After over twenty years, the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs has up to date the monetary authority of Director Generals of paramilitary forces and different intelligence companies relating to rewards for informers in operational zones, information company ANI reported. The monetary powers of the Director Generals of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Assam Rifles, the Nationwide Safety Guards (NSG), the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA), and the Nationwide Police Academy (NPA) have been elevated throughout varied classes.
Based on an order issued in June, Director Generals beforehand had the monetary authority to reward guides, interpreters, and informers in operational areas with Rs. 50 at a time, as much as a complete of Rs. 500 per yr. This quantity has now been raised to Rs. 3,000 at a time per particular person, with an annual ceiling of Rs. 30,000 per particular person, the ANI report stated. The earlier revision of this order was in 2002.
The order additionally revises the day by day upkeep expenditure for Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals from Rs. 15 per particular person to a most of Rs. 51.43 per particular person per day, overlaying breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The monetary restrict for entertaining distinguished guests, each international and Indian, for vital discussions has been elevated from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 50,000 yearly, topic to government-imposed restrictions. Likewise, the cap for printing and binding bills has been raised from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 2 lakh.
On July 24, Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit visited the Border Safety Power’s (BSF) Border Outpost (BOP) within the Amritsar sector. He met with senior BSF officers, acknowledging their efforts in combating cross-border crime. Purohit lauded the BSF’s initiatives to empower and reinforce Village Improvement Committees (VDCs), urging members to actively interact within the BSF’s anti-smuggling campaigns and different
