New Delhi, Jan 27(KNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the raising of five India Reserve Battalions in Jammu and Kashmir, for which youth from border districts will be preferred.
The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the raising of five IR battalions in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said in New Delhi.
The spokesman said that besides J and K, 12 India Reserve Battalions (IR Bns) will be raised by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States.
“It includes five IR Bns in the state of J&K, four IR Bns in Chhattisgarh, three IR Bns in Jharkhand, three IR Bns in Odisha and two IR Bns in Maharashtra,” he said.
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“In respect of the 5 IR Bns to be raised by J&K, 60% of the vacancies will be filled from the border districts of J&K for the posts of constables and class IV,” he said, adding, 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 introduced the scheme of Indian Reserve Battalions in 1971. 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. (KNS)