Cabinet approves raising of 17 Indian Reserve Battalions by J&K and other states
In 1971, the Government of India had introduced a scheme to raise Indian Reserve Battalions (IR Bns).
Following the approval from the Union cabinet, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and states that have been fighting left-wing extremism (LWE) will be able to raise IR Bns by recruiting local youths. If required, the states can also relax the age and educational criteria.
Five IR Bns in J&K, four IR Bns in Chhattisgarh, three each in Jharkhand and Odisha and two IR Bns in Maharashtra have been approved.
In J&K, 60% of the vacancies will be filled from the border districts of the state for the posts of constables and class IV.
For LWE states, 75% of the vacancies of constables will be filled up from 27 core districts under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme.
The Government of India has, so far, sanctioned 153 IR Bns to various states, out of which 144 IR Bns have been raised and one IR Bn in Jharkhand has been converted into Specialized Indian Reserve Battalion (SIRB) having two engineering companies and five security companies.
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