A proposal for 125 per cent enhancement in Detachment Allowance for the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel, deployed in left Wing Extremism (lWE) hit areas, has been sent to the Ministry of Finance for approval. The personnel deployed in 37 lWE hit districts, including 15 districts of Jharkhand, will be benefitted with this enhancement.
The information was shared by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, in Rajya Sabha in reply to a question asked by Parimal Nathwani.
The Minister communicated to the Upper House that the list of districts for enhanced rate of Risk Allowance is being revised from 35 to 37 districts by addition of 14 districts and deletion of 12 districts.
After revision as proposed, six districts of Jharkhand —Giridih, Ranchi (Rural), Simdega, Saraikela-Kharaswan, Khunti and Dumka — will be included and two districts —Ramgarh and Hazaribagh — will be excluded, said the Minister.
The Minster added that CAPFs personnel deployed have already been sanctioned Risk Allowance in lWE region in April, 2009.
The rates of allowance in lWE region have been enhanced in October, 2011 from Counter Insurgency (Ops) Modified Field Area Allowance to Field Area Allowance for 35 districts. Out of the 35 districts, 11 districts are of Jharkhand which includes Bokaro, Chatra, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Gumla, Hazaribagh, latehar, lohardagga, Palamu, West Singhbhum and Ramgarh.
Rijiju clarified that the State Governments have their own policy for financial allowance to the State police forces personnel deployed in lWE affected areas.
At present there is no Incentive Scheme for bureaucrats functioning in lWE affected areas.
A majority of Government employees serving in lWE affected districts are State Government employees.