Indian Tribal News Service
New Delhi
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to relax the minimum educational qualification to recruit tribal youths from interior areas of Naxal-affected Bijapur, Dantewada and Sukma in Chhattisgarh as constables in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
The Union cabinet has approved a proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to relax requisite minimum educational qualification from 10th class pass to 8th Class for the recruitment of 400 candidates as constable (general duty) in the CRPF from three districts of south Chhattisgarh namely Bijapur, Dantewada and Sukma, an official release stated.
The Government said the 400 native tribal youths will be confirmed in service only after acquiring the prescribed minimum educational qualification of standard 10th pass, thus formal education will be given to these recruits and the CRPF would extend all possible support like providing study material, books and coaching assistance during their probation period, it said.
The probation period may be extended suitably, if required, to facilitate new recruits to acquire the prescribed education qualification. In order to facilitate them to take the 10th standard exam, these recruits will be registered with National Institute of Open Schools recognised by central and state governments, it said.
Apart from issuing advertisement in local newspapers and adopting all means for wider publicity of this rally in these interior areas of the three districts, the CRPF would subsequently impart formal
education during the probation period to these newly recruited trainees, the release maintained.
The CRPF is the largest Central Armed Police Force that is responsible for counter-insurgency operations, maintenance of law and order and internal security.
As many as 400 tribal youths from interior areas of these three districts will get employment opportunities. Appropriate relaxation in physical standards for recruitment will also be given by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the statement outlined.
The CRPF had in 2016-2017 raised one Bastariya Battalion by recruiting Scheduled Tribe candidates from four districts namely, Bijapur, Dantewada, Narayanpur and Sukma of Chhattisgarh. But it did not yield the desired results as the native youths from interior areas could not compete in the recruitment process due to non- fulfilling of requisite 10th pass educational qualification.
