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Over 1 lakh vacancies in armed police forces, Centre tells Parliament
Updated On: 21 September, 2020 01:40 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Vacancies in CAPFs and Assam Rifles arise due to retirement, resignation, death, new raising, creation of new posts, cadre reviews, etc
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Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai. Pic/Twitter Nityanand Rai
Over one lakh posts are lying vacant in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the vacancies have occurred mostly due to retirement, resignation and deaths, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the BSF has the highest number of vacancies -- 28,926 -- followed by the CRPF at 26,506, the Central Industrial Security Force at 23,906, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at 18,643, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police at 5,784 and the Assam Rifles at 7,328.
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