Government's big hiring drive to recruit over 62,000 constables

NEW DELHI: In one of its biggest recruitment drives, government has announced hiring of over 62,000 young men and women as constables in central paramilitary and police organisations this year.

The candidates will be hired by central forces like CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF, NIA and SSF as the Union Home Ministry launched the mega-drive of hiring workforce for these security organisations in the last about five years.

Apart from reservation for SC/ST and OBC candidates, relaxation of applicable age has been made for the children and dependents of the victims of 2002 Gujarat riots and 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

"This is one of the largest recruitment drives that is being held by the central government for hiring in paramilitary and other allied forces. The large-scale hiring is being conducted keeping in view an increasing role of these forces and growth in number of battalions sanctioned to these forces in the recent past," a senior Home Ministry officer said.

The examination in this context is being done by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on the directions of the Union Home Ministry, the official said.

Out of the total 62,390 posts on offer, about 16 per cent or a total of 8,533 are reserved for women candidates.

The most number of vacancies are desired in country's largest paramilitary-- Central Reserve Police Force-- at 24,588 followed by Border Security Force at 22,517.

A dedicated force of constabulary is also being recruited this time for the premier National Investigation Agency (NIA) which has 86 vacancies.

The SSC will hold a three-tier examination for these posts with the stages being physical tests, written efficiency and medical tests. Candidates, who have passed Class X and are between 18-23 years of age, are eligible.

The expected salary for those hired would be around Rs 20,200 apart from other salary benefits that the government extends to all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).

"The final recruitments will be done by October this year and it is expected that those hired would be sent for training to the respective forces by early next year," the officer said.

Apart from the two large forces of CRPF and BSF, the Central Industrial Security Force will hire 5,000 personnel, Sashastra Seema Bal has 6,224 vacancies, Indo-Tibetan Border Police at 3,101, Assam Rifles 600 personnel and the Secretariat Security Force has 274 vacancies.

All these forces, under the command of the Union Home Ministry, are mandated with rendering a variety of internal security duties in the country including border guarding, conducting anti-Naxal and counter-insurgency operations and securing vital assets and persons.