Special Pay recommended for Paramilitary Personnel at par with Army
Special Pay recommended for Paramilitary Personnel at par with Army – Govt’s Proposal to 7th Pay Commission
As informed by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR), the detail of strength of CAPFs and AR is as under:
| Force | AUTHORISED STRENGTH | |||
| GOs | SOs | ORs | Total | |
| Central Reserve Police Force | 4,997 | 39,123 | 259,415 | 303,535 |
| Border Security Force | 5,034 | 34,341 | 212,684 | 252,059 |
| Central Industrial Security Force | 1,506 | 24,789 | 115,047 | 141,342 |
| Indo-Tibetan Border Police | 2,095 | 12,680 | 74,663 | 89,438 |
| Sashatra Seema Bal | 2,061 | 12,044 | 77,129 | 91,234 |
| Assam Rifles | 1,269 | 4,603 | 60,540 | 66,412 |
| Total | 16,962 | 127,580 | 799,478 | 944,020 |
A proposal for grant of Para Military Service Pay (PMSP) to Central Armed Police Force personnel at par with Army personnel has been referred to the 7th Central Pay Commission vide MHA O.M. dated 05.11.2014. The rate of Para Military Service Pay requested is @ Rs. 2,000/- per month to Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) and Rs.6,000/- per month to officers upto Dy. Inspector General of Police rank, based on the rates of Military Service Pay. State Armed Police Forces are under the administrative control of State Governments. As such, present proposal does not include State Armed Police Forces.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to Shri A.U. Singh Deo in the Rajya Sabha recently
Source: PIB

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