Preparations have been started by district administrations of regions selected by the Union Home Ministry for recruiting candidates for the new ‘Bastar Battalion’ of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
A joint meeting of Sukma district administration comprising District Collector Neeraj Kumar Bansod and CRPF DIG AK Singh and others senior officials of the force was held on Monday in this extreme insurgency infested district of Chhattisgarh.
The meeting was also attended by District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer of Sukma, Konta and Chindgarh besides Chief Municipal Officers and Panchayat Officers of Sukma, Konta and Dornapal.
It was informed in the meeting that the Sukma District Administration has already arranged for training of candidates before the exam to be held for recruitment who are also being given lodging facilities.
A total of 260 candidates are to be recruited from Sukma district in Bastar Battalion in which 174 would be men and 86 women.
Notably, the Tribal Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be raised by recruiting a total of 744 Scheduled Tribe (ST) youths from four insurgency infested districts of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, the Central government has informed.
The districts from where the tribal youths would be recruited for the new Battalion are — Bijapur, Dantewada, Narayanpur and Sukma.
The decision to set up a Tribal Battalion has been taken with a view to give more employment to the tribal youth keeping in mind their unique characteristics.