Reported By: Ankur Sharma
Last Updated: February 12, 2024, 12:29 IST
A high-ranking official knowledgeable News18 that air courier companies face challenges as a consequence of coordination and monetary points throughout numerous areas. (Getty)
The Ministry of Home Affairs had authorised the entitlement of air journey on Delhi-Srinagar, Srinagar-Delhi, Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Jammu sectors to all of the personnel of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces
Air courier companies for the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are encountering difficulties, with jawans complaining in regards to the unavailability of seats on essential routes, together with Delhi-J&Ok.
In a current assembly chaired by DG CRPF Anish Dayal, the difficulty was raised alongside different issues concerning air courier companies on numerous routes.
According to the discussions, officers lamented the shortage of seats as a consequence of restricted capability on the Srinagar-Jammu-Delhi route. Similarly, it was famous that the Delhi-Kolkata-Aizwal route solely affords ACS service on Saturdays, posing constraints for jawans. Moreover, the air courier companies from Dibrugarh to Guwahati after which Delhi has stopped, inflicting inconvenience for jawans commuting from difficult areas, prompting the matter to be escalated to the Ministry of Home Affairs for service resumption.
Officials within the assembly additionally raised the difficulty of problem in different routes. Officials mentioned that jawans encounter difficulties on the Kolkata-Imphal-Kolkata route as a consequence of elevated drive deployment in Manipur, with ideas made to develop companies from three to 5 days to accommodate the demand.
A high-ranking official knowledgeable News18 that air courier companies face challenges as a consequence of coordination and monetary points throughout numerous areas, affecting not just one drive however a number of forces, prompting discussions on the highest ranges inside the ministry.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had authorised the entitlement of air journey on Delhi-Srinagar, Srinagar-Delhi, Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Jammu sectors to all of the personnel of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces. The choice instantly benefited roughly eight lakh personnel of the CAPFs within the ranks of Constable, Head Constable and ASI who had been in any other case not eligible earlier. This consists of journey on responsibility and journey on depart i.e. whereas happening depart from Jammu and Kashmir to dwelling and return.
This facility is along with the present air courier companies for CAPFs which were steadily prolonged in all sectors by the MHA to assist the jawans lower down on journey time throughout their journey backward and forward from dwelling on depart.
In Jammu and Kashmir Sector, it might be recalled that Air Courier Service for CAPF jawans was authorised for the Jammu-Srinagar-Jammu sector.
Subsequently, the Service was prolonged to cowl 1) Delhi-Jammu, 2) Jammu-Srinagar, 3) Srinagar-Jammu and 4) Jammu-Delhi sector in Dec 2017. The variety of flights was additional prolonged in December 2018. In addition, air help is offered from IAF as and when required.
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Source: www.news18.com
