The Union Cabinet chaired
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
granted the Organised Group A Service status
to senior officers of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). This will ending
the years of legal battle and ensure better service benefits for the CAPF.
The cabinet approved the extension of benefit of Non-Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and
Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) to the group A service officers of these
paramilitary forces. The move comes after a Supreme Court order asked the
government to extend the benefit, which are already available to IPS, IAS, IRS
and IFS officers, to CAPF officers.
Organised Group A Service status Benefits:
The approval will benefit around 1,200 such
officers. This will grant NFFU to eligible Group
‘A’ Executive Cadre Officers of CAPF and would also benefit
Group ‘A’ Executive Cadre Officers of CAPF to avail the benefit of NFSG at an enhanced rate of 30% as per
guidelines.
The benefit would be availed by the group ‘A’ officers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ,
Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP), Border Security Force (BSF), Central
Industrial Security Force and the Sashastra Seema Bal.
Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF):
CAPF refers to a combination of seven security forces
in India. It functions under the authority of
Ministry of Home Affairs.
The 7 security forces are the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Assam
Rifles (AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF),
National Security Guard (NSG), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Sashastra
Seema Bal (SSB).
