Budget: CAPFs, special forces under MHA get marginal hike, highest for ITBP at over 14%Union Budget 2026-27 allocated a three percent hike to Central Armed Police Forces, with the ITBP seeing over a 14 percent increase. The CR...
01 Feb, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
Centre grants 50% GST relief to central police canteens, says ex-paramilitary associationThe Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) under the ministry of home affairs (MHA) comprise the CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and the SSB. The servic...
11 Mar, 2024, 09.55 PM IST
Interim Budget: Over Rs 2 lakh crore allocated to home ministryBudget 2024: The interim budget 2024-25 allocated Rs 202868.70 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs, with the highest share of funds going...
01 Feb, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Income tax benefits to paramilitary personnel on ration money, hardship allowance likelyThe move, when implemented, is expected to benefit about nine lakh personnel of paramilitary forces -- CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and SSB.
03 Apr, 2019, 05.18 PM IST
Rs 78,000 crore budget for MHA; Rs 1,577 crore for Intelligence Bureau in Budget 2017Among the paramilitary forces, CRPF, deployed for internal security, action against Maoists and operations against militants, has been earm...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.34 PM IST
High-level meeting discusses measures to tackle NaxalsClose coordination between Central and state forces fighting Naxals, construction of rural infrastructure in Maoist-hit areas are among the...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.46 PM IST
Budget cut results in 21 % houses for paramilitaryDuring the last fiscal, government had planned 4,240 residential buildings for central armed police forces (CAPFs), elite commando units of...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.03 PM IST
Rajnath Singh tells officers to use 50 per cent of budget by SeptemberThe majority of the Home Ministry budget has been earmarked for paramilitary forces like CRPF and BSF, responsible for internal security an...
30 Aug, 2016, 10.29 PM IST
Budget 2016: MHA gets Rs 77,383.12 cr in 2016-17 budget, a 24.56 pc hikeJaitley announced an outlay of Rs 77,383.12 crore to the Home Ministry of which Rs 67,408.12 crore is under non-plan and Rs 9,975 crore und...
29 Feb, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
Muslims account for less than 5% of paramilitary personnelMuslims constitute less than 5 % of the total strength of the country's eight lakh paramilitary personnel, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
06 Aug, 2014, 04.39 PM IST
Congress demands 'One Rank One Pension' benefits for Para Military ForcesPartap Singh Bajwa said it was appreciable that the present government has carried forward the decision taken to this effect by the previou...
11 Jul, 2014, 06.30 PM IST
Home Minister for doubling police modernisation budgetRajnath Singh today met officials to discuss issues "which need to be addressed on priority" vis-a-vis central paramilitary and other polic...
17 Jun, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
Vote on Account 2014: Rs 11,000 crore budget for paramilitary forcesThe funds will be utilised "for providing state-of-the-art equipment and technology for the Central Armed Police Forces" like CRPF, BSF, IT...
17 Feb, 2014, 07.44 PM IST
BSF to upgrade firing systems, seeks Rs 100 crore budgetThe border guarding force, which has over 20 artillery regiments, exclusive with any paramilitary in the country, has decided to modernise ...
16 Feb, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
Centre earmarks Rs 10,000 crore for upgradation of border postsThe Centre has earmarked Rs 10,000 crore for construction of residential facilities andupgradation of border posts.
09 Apr, 2012, 04.30 PM IST
- Hefty allocation for defence is necessary: Chidambaram
Hefty defence budget due to hostile neighbours, Chidambaram said.
11 Apr, 2010, 10.51 AM IST
- Buddha firm on Chhatradhar arrest
West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told the state Assembly on Thursday that the police will arrest Chhatradhar Mahato, lead...
02 Jul, 2009, 10.06 PM IST