The CRPF, the lead counter-terrorism and anti-insurgency paramilitary, has embarked on a mission to prepare a doctrine of the Force and codify a Unique selling proposition so as to capitalise on the strengths and replicate the same for repetition of successes in different operational areas.
Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) AP Maheshwari has articulated to senior officials of the Force that there is a need to prepare strategies and set agenda for the next year and where the paramilitary wants to see itself in the next two-three years.
While operating in multiple operational theatres, the CRPF has recorded a fair share of success stories and Maheshwari has sought a systematic study of the achievements to bring out the USP of the paramilitary, identify inadequacies, if any and measures to overcome them.
"The findings should be documented, duly codified, so that we can capitalize on strengths of the organization and replicate then to pave the way for repetition of such success stories," reads an order issued by the CRPF recently.
The CRPF is not only the largest paramilitary with over 300 operational battalions but also the oldest Force in the country and is engaged in counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir and anti-insurgency roles in the Northeast as also fighting the Naxals in the affected States. The anti-Naxal force Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) has in the last few months recorded significant achievements against the ultra-Left extremists, officials said.
Maheshwari has served in the CRPF as Inspector General (Operations) in the past and the move is aimed at streamlining the professional approach to minimize casualties in the operations, officials said.
As part of the proposed overhaul, there is a need to revive the existing training procedure by incorporating the latest equipment and technology.
The aim of the formulating the doctrine of the Force is to enhance operational synergy, revitalize organisational structure and combat preparedness.
The last vision document of the CRPF was prepared over two-decades back.
While Standard Operating Procedure of the Union Home Ministry has laid down that the paramilitary forces will chalk out their own operational strategies but the same is often ignored by the CRPF officers on the ground and they follow the deployment strategy of the local police, a senior paramilitary official said.