Cabinet approved special allowance for the staff posted in Naxal areas
Bhopal, Aug 2: Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the cabinet meeting held in Mantralaya today sanctioned monthly anti-Naxal special allowance to the police personnel of the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) posted in the Naxal areas of the state and according to the period of working in the Naxal area in the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) which has been approved from the date of issuance of allowance.
Special anti-Naxal monthly allowance of 19 thousand to constable, 25 thousand to head constable and assistant sub-inspector, 34 thousand to sub-inspector and 38 thousand rupees to inspector will be given. An annual financial burden of Rs. 1 crore 4 lakh 88 thousand is possible on allowance approval. Out of the sanctioned 58 posts of various cadres for SIB in Naxal-affected areas, 33 government servants posted at present get Rs 91 lakh 80 thousand per annum as "Anti-Naxal Special Allowance" and 13 lakh 8 per annum as "Intelligence Special Allowance", in this way a total amount of Rs. 104 lakh 88 thousand will be payable. This will boost the morale of the government servants of SIB posted in Naxal affected areas and better anti-Naxal operations will be conducted by accurate assessment of the activities of Naxalites.
In the anti-Naxal operation, the Council of Ministers has also approved anti-Naxal special allowance and "Hawk Force Allowance" according to the period of service in Hawk Force, in addition to giving monthly pre-approved "Naxalite Operation Risk Allowance" to Hawk Force police personnel. Hawk Force allowance will be payable to the Hawk Force police personnel according to the period of deputation.
According to this, one thousand rupees per month to the policemen who complete the tenure of 12 to 24 months, 2 thousand rupees per month to those who complete the tenure of 24 to 36 months, 3 thousand rupees per month to those who complete the tenure of 36 to 48 months. 4 thousand rupees per month will be given to the police personnel who complete their tenure of 48 to 60 months. There will be an additional expenditure of 18 crore 77 lakh 80 thousand on anti-Naxal special allowance and Rs 5 crore 35 lakh 89 thousand on Hawk Force allowance, thus totalling Rs 23 crore 73 lakh 69 thousand. With this, 1045 police personnel currently working in Hawk Force will get allowances of about Rs. 33 crore 15 lakh per annum instead of Rs. 9 crore 78 lakh per annum. This will boost the morale of the duty policemen in Naxal areas and anti-Naxal operations will be implemented better.- Window To News
Source: MPInfo
