ECHS

Government Approves Massive Expansion of Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
Government Approves Massive Expansion of Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme To provide equitable treatment to all eligible Ex-Servicemen and their dependents under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) and to enhance the scheme’s coverage, the Union Cabinet today approved Establishment of 199 new polyclinics including 17 mobile medical facilities and 15 new regional centres at a cost of Rs. 141 crores. With this, the ECHS facility will now be extended to those areas, where Ex-Servicemen population is below 2,500 by setting up polyclinics which are within reasonable distance from Ex-Servicemen concentrations.
The Cabinet also approved reorganization and strengthening the Central Organisation ECHS by suitably increasing the manpower. It has authorized additional manpower – 2263 in number on contractual basis, to man the additional 199 polyclinics.
It has also authorized 315 serving personnel – 60 officers and 255 PBORs, for proposed regional centres and seven officers and 15 PBORs for Central Organisation ECHS. Financial implications towards creation of infrastructure will be about Rs.141 crore.
This will entail a capital expenditure of Rs. 118.52 crore towards cost of land, construction and medical equipment. An amount of Rs. 22.25 crore of expenditure will cover purchase of furniture etc, and IT hardware.
On the recurring side, an expenditure of Rs.43 crore per annum is envisaged. It may be recalled that the ECHS was introduced on April 01, 2003 to provide comprehensive medical coverage to Ex-Servicemen pensioners, war widows and dependents by establishing 227 polyclinics at stations with Ex-Servicemen population above 2500 throughout the country.
106 polyclinics are at military stations and 121 polyclinics are at non-military stations. Where the Ex-Servicemen population is less than 2,500, the Ex-Servicemen face hardships in reaching polyclinics because of the distance. There are over 30 lakh ECHS beneficiaries now.
On an average 60,000 Servicemen retire every year and this results in a further addition of 60,000 Ex-Servicemen and 1,44,000 dependents to the list of beneficiaries each year. Over 7 lakh Ex-Servicemen, who retired prior to April 01, 2003 have not opted for the scheme primarily due to non-availability of polyclinics near their places of residence.
There are also insufficient number of regional centres to monitor the polyclinics. Following is the list of additional polyclinics planned to be established:-
Jammu & KashmirBaramulla, Doda, Poonch, Baribrahmna (Jammu), Kargil, Nagrota (Kathua) Himachal Pradesh Rampur (Shimla), Nahan (Sirmaur), Shahpur (Kangra), Palampur (Kangra), Kullu, Dera Goppipur (Kangra), Jogindernagar (Mandi), Chamba, Ghumarwin (Bilaspur), Sarakaghat (Mandi), Barsar (Hamirpur),
Punjab
Mohali, Ajnala (Amritsar), Tarantaran (Amritsar), Beas (Amritsar), Nawansahar, Suranassi (Jalandhar), Uchi Bassi (Hoshiarpur), Abohar (Ferozpur), Jagraon (Ludhiana), Batala (Gurdaspur), Srigovindpur (Gurdaspur), Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala), Phagwara (Kapurthala), Samana (Patiala), Barnala (Sangrur), Nabha (Patiala), Doraha (Ludhiana), Samarala (Ludhiana), Mahalpur (Hoshiarpur), Talwara (Hoshiarpur)
Haryana
Gohana (Sonepat), Mehan (Rohtak), Sampla (Rohtak), Loharu (Bhiwani), Kosli (Jhajjar), Bahadurgarh (Jhajjar), Gurgaon, Nuh (Gurgaon), Charki Dadri (Bhiwani), Mahendragarh, Narwana (Jind), Palwal (Faridabad), Hansi (Hissar), Dharuhera (Rewari), Narayangarh (Ambala), Kharkhauda (Sonepat)
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Shakurbasti, Timarpur, Khanpur, Preetvihar
Rajasthan
Neem Ka Thana (Sikar), Shergarh (Jodhpur), Dausa, Sanganer (Jaipur), Bhuwana (Jhunjhunu), Bhilwara, Suratgarh (Hanumangarh), Dungarpur, Rajsamand, Rajgarh (Churu), Chirawa (Jhunjhunu), Behror (Alwar)
Uttar Pradesh
Bagpat, Gonda, Basti, Jaunpur, Greater Noida (GB Nagar), Lakhimpur, Moradabad, Bijnaur, Rampur, Hardoi, Banda, Roberts Ganj (Mirzapur), Barabanki, Unnao, Hathras
Uttarakhand
Joshimath (Chamoli), Dehradun, Vikas Nagar (Dehradun), Tehri, Rudraprayag, Ranikhet, Almora, Bageshwar, Banbasa (Champavat), Rudrapur (Udham Singh nagar), Dharchula (Pithoragarh), Lansdowne (Paurigarhwal), Uttarkashi, Ramnagar (Nainital)
Bihar
Bhagalpur, Kathiar, Motihari, Siwan, Samastipur, Madhubani, Buxar, Vaishali, Sasaram (Rohtas) Khagaria, Munger, Sitamarhi
Jharkhand
Deoghar, Gumla, Chaibasa (West Singhbhoom), Daltonganj (Palamu), Dhanbad Madhya PradeshSatna, Ujjain, Amla (East Nimar), Pachmarhi (Hoshangabad) ChhattisgarhJagdalpur (Bastar), Bilaspur, Raigarh
West Bengal
Berhampore (Murshidabad), Baruipur (South 24 Pargana), Bankura, Howrah, Raiganj (North Dinajpur), Cooch Behar, Kalimpong (Darjeeling), Binaguri (Jalpaiguri)
Assam
Lanka (Naugaon), Bongaigaon, Tinsukia, Tezpur (Sonitpur), Misamari (Darrang), Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Dhubri, Lakhimpur
Manipur
Chura Chandpur NagalandMokokchung MizoramLunglei
Arunachal Pradesh
Tezu (Lohit), Along (West Siang)
Orissa
Puri, Sambalpur, Koraput, Angul, Bhawanipatna (Kalahandi), Dhenkanal
Andhra Pradesh
Srikakulam, Anantapur, Karnool, Cuddapah, Nellore, Karimnagar, Eluru (West Godavari), Secunderabad (Rangareddy), Khammam, Mehbubnagar
Tamil Nadu
Erode, Sivagangai (Sivaganga), Kumbhkonum (Tiruvallur), Chennai, Ramanathapuram, Tambram (Kanchipuram)
Kerala
Mavelikara (Alleppey), Kanhangad (Kasargode), Kalpetta (Wayanad), Thodupuzha (Idukki), Thiruvananthapuram, Changanacherry (Kottayam), Moovattupuzha (Ernakulum), Iritti (Kannur), Kunnamkulum (Trichur), Kottarakara (Kollam), Ranni (Pathanamthitta), Killimanur (Thiruvananthapuram)
Karnataka
Kolar, Tumkur, Hassan, Shimoga, Bangalore, Gulbarga, Bidar, Virarajendrapet (Kodagu) Maharastra
Beed, Nanded, Karad (Satara), Wardha, Navi Mumbai (Mumbai), Pune, Khadki (Pune), Yavatmal, Dhule.
Goa
Vasco – Da – Gama
Gujarat
Gandhidham, Surat, Rajkot
Pudduchery
Pudduchery
In addition to these polyclinics 15 regional centres will also be set up at Shimla, Jalandhar, Dehradun, Ambala, Hissar, Meerut, Allahabad, Ranchi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Vizag, Bangalore, Coimbatore & Trivandrum.

SPECIAL LTC PACKAGE

Central Govt. employees may get special LTC package for Jammu & Kashmir
Dear Para's & faujis,
A special incentive to boost tourism in Jammu and Kashmir is being finalised by the Centre ahead of the PM’s visit to the Valley next month.
Central government employees wanting to travel to Jammu and Kashmir on leave will soon be able to avail of a special LTC (Leave Travel Concession) package for Jammu and Kashmir. Proposed along the lines of a similar and hugely successful initiative for the Northeastern states, this will entitle Central government employees to fly to the state for a vacation along with their immediate family.
The proposal is being finalised by a Committee of Secretaries and is likely to be announced before the Prime Minister’s visit, sources said.
They said the incentive was aimed at encouraging more people to travel to Jammu and Kashmir and increasing people to people contact with the residents of the Valley.
The move is also likely to generate revenue for the state from tourism and result in some income for Air India.
The incentive would be valid for travel to any of the three regions of the state —-
Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
so pack your items and be ready

BRAVE HEART

OUR OWN BRAVE HEART

75 CRPF personnel scarified their lives in the Naxal attack in Dantewara District of Chhattisgarh yesterday.The Next of Kin of these deceased personnel will be granted the following compensation and pensionary benefits
Ex-Gratia by Central Government 15,00,000/-
CRPF from Risk Fund 10,00,000/-
Ex-Gratia by the State Government 3,00,000/-
Compensation by the State Government under Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (GPAIS) for anti-naxal operation 10,00,000/-
Central Welfare Fund (CWF) 60,000/-
Liberalized Pensionary Award (LPA) under EOFP Rules-Last pay drawn

3. In addition to the above, one eligible family member will be provided employment in CRPF on compassionate grounds as per rules.

4. The list of the martyrs

01-SATYAWAN SINGH DY.COMDT,DISTT-JHUNJUNU,(RAJ)
02-7115 SH. B.L.MEENA,ASSTT.COMDT,DISTT-JHUNJUNU,(RAJ)
03-830753112 SI/GD B.K.SHARMA,DISTT-ALIGARH(UP).NRS-ALIGARH
04-913246405 HC/GD ALI HASAN,DIST. MUZAFFAR NAGAR[U.P]
05-0752644484 CT/GD RAKESH KUMAR,BARAUT,DISTT- BAGPAT (U.P.)
06-913235678 HC/GD RAM KARAN MEENA,DISTT. JAIPUR (RAJASTHAN)
07-045265047 CT/GDVINOD PAL SINGH,DISTT- TEHRI GARHWAL U.KD.
08.-045266133 CT/GD TEEKAM SINGH,,DISTT. DEHRADUN (UKD)
09.-025261973 CT/GDBHUPENDER KUMAR,, DISTT. ALIGARH (U.P.)
10-903085231 HC/GDL.K. KALITA.- NAVGAON. ASSAM.
11-015264301 CT/GDMANAK CHANDRA SHARMA,DISTT. BULAND SHAHAR [UP]
12-025261278 CT/GD,NARENDER KUMAR,DISTT-GAZIABAD (UP),
13-025262043 CT/GD KHALIL KHAN,DISTT- GAZIABAD (UP)
14-91182614 CT/GD,VIRENDER SINGH,DISTT- BULANDSHAHAR (U.P.)
15-941183403 CT/GD,UDAIVEER SINGH,SMT.AUSHMIT KAUR (WIFE),DISTT- MEERUT
16-015265424 CT/GD,MAHENDER KUMAR,DISTT- MOORADABAD (U.P.)
17-025261349 CT/GD,TARA SINGH,DISTT-J.P.NAGAR (U.P.)
18,-025261536 CT/GD, AJIT SINGH,DISTT-BULANDSHAHAR(U.P)
19-020620119 CT/BUG,SANDEEP KUMAR,DISTT- BHIWANI
20-045264344 CT/GD,MANOJ NAUGAI,DISTT- NAINITAL
21-045264959 CT/GD,DHARAMPAL SINGH,DISTT BULANDSHAHAR (U.P.)
22-045023007 CT/GD,UDAI VEER SINGH,DISTT- MATHURA (U.P.)
23-045265813 CT/GD,BRIJA NAND,DISTT- UDHAMSINGH NAGAR (U.K.)
24-040080272 CT/GD,SACHIN KUMAR,DISTT-MEERUT (U.P.)
25-913218233 CT/GD,SATISH CHANDRA,DISTT- J.P. NAGAR (U.P.)
26-055260447 CT/GDRAJENDER SINGH RANA,DISTT- UDHAM SINGH NAGAR (U.P.)
27-065269084 CT/GD,LALIT KUMAR,DISTT-HARDWAR (U.K.)
28-031231182 CT/GD AMIT KUMAR SINGH,DISTT- MOORADABAD (U.P.)
29.-075342689 CT/BUG,PRADEEP KUMAR,DISTT- BHIWANI (HARYANA)
30-940820247 CT/DVR,SAMPAT LAL,DISTT-JHUNJUNU,(RAJ)
31-067260025 INSP/GD-PRAKASH KUMAR DISTT-PURVI CHAMPARAN (BIHAR)
32-057260016 INSP/GD ,JEETU ANAND,DISTT-LAKHISHARAI
33-810530661 SI/GD,BISWANATH RAI,DISTT-GOPALGANJ (BIHAR)
34-930210145 CT/GD BHUTAN YADAV,DISTT- WESTCHAMPARAN (BIHAR)
35-930210154 CT/GD,MOTI LAL RAM,DISTT-SARAN (BIHAR)
36-841171154 HC/GD,SURENDER RAI,DISTT- GOPALGANJ(BIHAR)
37-800110197 SI/GD,ZAMIRULHASAN,DISTT –BADAUN(U.P.)
38-80127007 SI/GD SHARVDEV SINGH,DISTT-GAZIPUR(UP)
39-820700193 SI/GD,BRIJESH KR TIWARI,FAIZABAD (U.P.)
40-911182213 CT/GD,VED PAL,,DISTT, BAREILLY (U.P.]
41-850842867 HC/GD,AWDHESH YADAV,DISTT-GORKHAPUR (U.P.)
42-015263002 CT/GD,SATRAJEET RAM,DISTT- GHAZIPUR (UP)
43-015265905 CT/GD,DEVENDRA YADAV,DISTT-BIJNOR (UP)
44-025021303 CT/G,JAMUNA PRASAD GIRI,DISTT-JAUNPUR (UP)
45-45261112 CT/GD,SANJAY KUMAR JALAUN, DISTT-BULANDSHAR (U.P.)
46-035023602 CT/GD,MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY ,DISTT-AZAMGARH (UP)
47-075267475 CT/GD,NAVNEET KUMAR, DISTT- BIJNOR (.U.P.)
48-075267193 CT/GD,ARENDER KUMAR,DISTT- EATAH (U.P.)
49-981180759 CT/GD,SURAJ KUMAR,DISTT-BALIA (U.P.)
50-005261122 CT/GD,VIJAY KUMAR ,DISTT-MARAJGANJ(U.P)
51-025021134 CT/GD ,RAMA NAND YADAV,DISTT- GORKHPUR(U.P.)
52-025020191 CT/GD,JITENDER KUMAR,DISTT-GORKHAPUR (U.P)
53-025021259 CT/GD,PRAVEEN KUMAR RAI ,DISTT- GORKHAPUR(U.P)
54-035183583 CT/GD,SATENDER SINGH YADAV,DISTT- FARRUKHABAD (U.P.)
55-035262642 CT/GDRANJIT KUMAR YADAV ,DISTT-PRATAPGARH(U.P.)
56-913261582 HC/GD,SHUSHIL KUMAR ,DISTT- UNNAO ,(U.P.)
57-060724208 CT/GD VINOD KUMAR ,DISTT- SULTANPUR,(U.P.)
58-085180388 CT/GD,RAJESH KUMAR ,DISTT- KANNUAJ,(U.P.)
59-065261731 CT/GD,INDER JEET KUMAR RAM ,DISTT BALIA (U.P.)
60-913217771 CT/GD,MAHESH SINGH ,DISTT- PITHOURGARH,(U.K.)
61-913153656 HC/GD,SHYAM LAL ,DISTT- RAMPUR(U.P.)
62-041611867 CT/GD YOGESHWAR NAIK,,DISTT- MAYURBHANJ (ORISSA).
63-913103907 HC/GD SHIVAPPA, DISTT- HASSAN ,STATE- KARNATAKA.
64-015242459 CT/GD,RAJESH K,DISTT- ERNAKULAM,KERALA
65-035102341 CT/GD,ASHISH KUMAR BHAGEL,DISTT BANKURA,(W.B.)
66-913123516 HC/GD,M.C.M. REDDY,DISTT- KURNOOL,(A.P.)
67-913046261 HC/GD,D.,DISTT- N.A.A. ,TAMILNADU
68-850825848 CT/GD,B.MOHAN RANGAN,DISTT-CHENGALPET,TAMILNADU
69-941181641 CT.GD,H.K. MALIK,DISTT- CUTTAK (ORISSA)
70-851180896CT/GD,LOES XESS , DISTT-RAIGARH (C.G)
71-951180904 CT/GD,RAJARAM EKKA ,,DISTT. RAIGARH (C.G)
72-913210738 CT/GD,K.VIJAY KUMAR ,DISTT- KANNYAKUMAR,TAMILNADU
73-041636559 HC/RO ,AMLE SOPAN,DISTT-JALGAON,MAHARASTRA
74-045023034 CT/GD ,NAHAR SINGH,DISTT- HATHRASH,(U.P)
75-075262623 CT/GD,NIRVESH KUMAR ,DISTT-AGRA (U.P.)
Let we all pray for these departed BRAVE HEART

NEW TAX SLABS

New Income Tax Slab for FY-2010-11
New Income Slab for Individual
Income Slab Tax
Income upto Rs 1,60,000 Nil
Income from Rs 1,60,001 to 5.0L 10 %
Income from Rs 5,00,001 to 8L 20 %
Income above 8,00,000 30 %

30 %(Tax exemption under Infra Bonds Rs.20,000 from FY 2010-11)
New Income Slab for Women
Income Slab

Income upto Rs 1,90,000 Nil

Income from Rs 1,90,001 to 5 L 10 %
Income from Rs 5,00,001 to 8 L 20 %
Income above 8,00,000 30 %
Income above Rs 5,00,000
30 %(Tax exemption under Infra Bonds Rs.20,000 from FY 2010-11)
New Income Slab for Senior Citizen
Income upto Rs 2,40,000 Nil

Rs 2,40,001 to 5,00,000 10 %

Income from Rs 5,00,001 to 8L 20 %

Income above 8,00,000 30 %

30 %(Tax exemption under Infra Bonds Rs.20,000 from FY 2010-11) CGHS subscription will be exempted u/s 80D

HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (CGEPHIS)
Government of IndiaMinistry of Health & Family welfareDepartment of Health & Family welfareNirman Bhavan, New DelhiDEMAND SURVERYCENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (CGEPHIS)
OBJECT OF DEMAND SURVEY –
Government of India is contemplating introduction of a Health Insurance Scheme for Central Government Employees and Pensioners and their dependent family members all over India. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare intends to assess the demand for the above Scheme from the prospective beneficiaries through this survey for taking further steps in this direction.
WHO CAN JOIN THE SCHEME –
All the personnel of the Central Government including All India Service officers, serving and retired, and others who are covered under the existing CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) and under CS(MA)Rules [Central services (Medical Attendance) Rules] Can join the Scheme. The Scheme is proposed to be implemented on voluntary basis for existing employees and pensioners and compulsorily for future employees and pensioners.
INSURANCE COVERAGE –
The scheme shall provide coverage for meeting expenses of hospitalization and surgical procedures for beneficiary members up to Rs.5.00 lakh per family per year subject to limits, in any of the network hospitals. The benefit to the family will be on floater basis i.e. the total reimbursement of Rs.5.00 lakh can be availed of individually or collectively by members of the family. Coverage of Pre-existing diseases: All diseases under the proposed scheme shall be covered from day one.
INSURANCE PREMIUM –
The beneficiary will have to pay an annual premium which will be determined after the formal introduction of the Scheme. It will vary according to the grade pay of the officer. The estimated annual premium for a standard family size will be in the range of Rs.8,000 to Rs.12,000 p.a. It is however proposed to be subsidized by the Government to a considerable extent.
The amount of premium shall be decided by the transparent process of bidding amongst the Insurance companies participating in the Scheme. In case of serving employees, the premium would be deducted by the Drawing & Disbursing Officer.
In the case of pensioners, they would be required to authorize the Band branch from which they are drawing their pension, to deduct the insurance premium.
FAMILY SIZE
a) In case of serving employees, self, spouse, two dependent children and dependent parents would be covered. New born will be covered as a part of insured family member during the currency of the policy.
b) In case of retired employees, self, spouse, two dependent children and dependent parents would be covered.
NOTE:1.
Additional dependent family member can be covered under the scheme by paying an additional premium per additional family member. The premium shall be borne by the beneficiary and there would be no govt. subsidy for the same.
2. The definition of dependent shall be as per guidelines issued by Central Government from time to time.Serving Central Government employees and Central Government pensioners, if interested in becoming a member of the proposed insurance scheme may send their details as per the format given below,
to the Additional Director / Joint Director in the following cities nearest to his place, where CGHS is presently functioning, not later than 15th Feb. 2010.
Ahmedabad - Guwahati - MumbaiAllahabad - Hyderabad - NagpurBangalore - Jaipur - PatnaBhubaneshwar - Jabalpur - PuneBhopal - Jammu - RanchiChandigarh - Kanpur - ShillongChennai - Kolkata - TrivandraumDelhi - Lucknow - JammuDehradun - Meerut
Alternatively they can also send their details at the following address:
V.P.SinghDeputy SecretaryMinistry of Health & Family WelfareRoom No.529-A, Nirman BhawanNew Delhi-110 108E mail : vijay.singh62@nic.in
FORMAT OF DEMAND SURVEY FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (CGEPHIS)
1. Name :2. Designation :3. Office Address :4. Mailing Address :5. e-mail id (if available) :6. Date of Birth :7. Age as on 01.01.2010 :8. Date of Retirement :(for pensioners)9. Whether CGHS beneficiary :(Yes / No)10. Nearest CGHS location :11. Family size :(Details including gender & age)
I am interested in joining the Health Insurance Scheme as and when it becomes operational.
Date:
Place:
Signature

NEW ACR RULES

Jan 8, 2010

Effect on modification/expunction of adverse remarks in the ACRs
NO. 2101 1/1/2005-Estt.(A)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsDepartment of Personnel and Training New Delhi, the 6th January, 2010
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Effect on modification/expunction of adverse remarks in the ACRs and upgradation / down-gradation of the overall grading in the ACRs prior to the period 2008-2009.
(1)The undersigned is directed to say that instructions were issued vide O.M. of even number dated 14'May, 2009 by which the complete APAR (previously known as ACR) including the overall grading and assessment of integrity shall be communicated to the concerned officer for representation if any, with effect from the reporting period 2008-09 which was to be initiated from 1.4.2008. Prior to that only adverse remarks in the ACR were required to be communicated for representation, if any.
(2)The then existinginstructions further provided that the overall grading in the ACR should remain unchanged even after modification or expunction of the entire adverse remarks. It was left to the DPC to re-determine the overall grading if it considered that the expunction of such adverse remarks had so altered the quality of the ACR.
(3) The matter has been further considered and it has been decided that in those cases where the reckonable ACRs prior to the reporting period 2008-09 are to be considered in a future DPC on which theadverse remarks of Reporting / Reviewing / Accepting Authorities have been expunged or modified by the Competent Authority, the "overall grading" in the ACR be kept blank for appropriate re-grading by the DPCs.
(4)The existing grading shall be blocked in such cases. It has also been decided that where the authority has upgraded / downgraded the overall grading without giving sufficient reasons, the DPC shall treat such an exercise as non-estlinvalid.
(5) General terms, such as "I agree or disagree with the Reporting Officer / Reviewing Officer" used by the Reviewing I Accepting Authority shall not be construed as sufficient reason for upgrading / downgrading the overall grading given by the Reporting Authority / Reviewing Authority.
(6) The proposals for the DPC where ACRs upto the reporting period 2007-08 will be taken into account should specifically bring out these guidelines.2. It is also made clear that past cases already decided will not be re-opened.

PAY AND PROMOTIONAL DISPARITY-CPOs

Pay and Promotional disparity in BSF/CPOs compared to Armed Forces
World's largest para-military organisation, Border Security Force (BSF) suffers from highest attrition for quite a while. Experts cite reasons like low promotional avenues along with pay disparity in relation to their armed forces counterparts after the implementation of the Sixth pay commission report for the high attrition rate in the BSF.
Every month at least 350-400 BSF jawans and officers seek premature retirement of which Rajasthan Frontier has not been far behind. A BSF source said the Centre does not realise the challenges our jawans and officers face every day while protecting the 7,000 km long border adjoining Pakistan and Bangladesh. "During 30-35 years of career, a BSF person could manage to stay not more than a few days with his family and the promotional avenues in comparison to the army personnel, it has been frustrating for them," said a source.
According to an available data more than 900 jawans and officers from the Rajasthan Frontier alone left the job during October 1, 2008 to September 30 ,2009. The data released by BSF headquarters at New Delhi reads that in 2008 alone at least 4,400 people left the job while till June 2009, it has crossed 2,600 at the all-India level from the organisation. As the data reveals most of the personnel leave the job after completing 20 years in service just to take post retirement benefits while almost 40% of them leave the organisation well before 20 years of service on account of low wages, promotional avenues and tough living conditions and service conditions.
A retired director general BSF, M L Kumavat, accepted the fact of high attrition rate in the BSF but said "The trend has been arrested after the implementation of the pay commission report." Kumavat believes that not only the service conditions and pay disparity have not been the reasons for high attrition. "People leave the job as they get lucrative offers from the private sectors and also family pressures and responsibility plays its role," added Kumavat.
Kumavat accepted the fact that a constable in the BSF takes at least 20 years to be promoted to head constable while a similar rank in the Army needs 7-8 years to reach that level. Similarly, a second command officer in the BSF have not been included in the pay band 4 (P4) while his counterparts Lt colonel has been included. Agrees P S Nayar, general secretary, All India Central Para Military Forces and Services Welfare Association, who said "The difference between the salary of a jawan in BSF and Army is of at least Rs 5,000 a month meanwhile the difference goes up to Rs 22,000 in case of higher ranks.
This disparity does more harm than good so far moral of BSF /other CPOs is concerned."