CAPFs armed forces of the Union to be included in Old Pension Scheme: Delhi High Court

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court of Delhi on Tuesday handed an order on the implementation of the previous pension scheme within the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), terming the forces because the “armed forces of the Union of India”.

In Srinivas Sharma v. Union of India, the courtroom recognised the central paramilitary forces as ‘armed forces of the Union of India’. The central authorities, in lots of circumstances, was not recognising the CAPFs as armed forces.

The case for petitioners was represented by Advocate Ankur Chhibber. Speaking to The New Indian Express he stated, “The Court held that the CAPFs are an Armed Force of the Union as prescribed within Article 246 Schedule 7 of Constitution of India and hence are not covered under the New Pension Scheme as provided in the notification dated 22 December 2003 and thus all employees of CAPFs to be governed by the Old Pension Scheme.”

Under their Acts, all of the CAPFs are termed because the “armed force of the Union”.

The New Pension Scheme (NPS) changed the previous System of Defined profit Pension System got here into operation w.e.f. 1.1.2004 and have become relevant to all new entrants to Central Govt. service besides to the three Armed Forces viz Army, Navy and Air Force. Under the NPS all Government servants have been making a contribution of 10% of their Basic Pay and Dearness Allowance (DA) which is deducted from their wage invoice each month and as well as 14% is contributed by the federal government. Once the OPS will get into software the personnel is not going to be required to make this contribution.

Ranbir Singh, General Secretary, Confederation of Ex-paramilitary Martyr’s Welfare Association (CoEpMWA) expressed happiness and termed it as a step, “which will motivate the CAPF personnel who serve in tough terrain and conditions and are deployed across locations.”

The Total Sanctioned Strength of CAPFs stands at 11,09,511 personnel which come beneath  Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) consists of, such because the Assam Rifles (AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG) and Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB). They operate beneath the executive management of the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi. Only within the case of the AR that it features beneath the executive management of the MHA, its operational management rests with the Ministry of Defence. Of the CAPFs, the AR, BSF, ITBP and SSB are Border Guarding Forces. The NSG is a commando-trained pressure for anti-terrorist operations.

The CISF supplies safety and safety to industrial undertakings and important installations. The CRPF is the lead inner safety pressure and can be deployed in assist of civil energy in issues regarding the upkeep of legislation and order and counterinsurgency.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court of Delhi on Tuesday handed an order on the implementation of the previous pension scheme within the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), terming the forces because the “armed forces of the Union of India”.

In Srinivas Sharma v. Union of India, the courtroom recognised the central paramilitary forces as ‘armed forces of the Union of India’. The central authorities, in lots of circumstances, was not recognising the CAPFs as armed forces.

The case for petitioners was represented by Advocate Ankur Chhibber. Speaking to The New Indian Express he stated, “The Court held that the CAPFs are an Armed Force of the Union as prescribed within Article 246 Schedule 7 of Constitution of India and hence are not covered under the New Pension Scheme as provided in the notification dated 22 December 2003 and thus all employees of CAPFs to be governed by the Old Pension Scheme.”

Under their Acts, all of the CAPFs are termed because the “armed force of the Union”.

The New Pension Scheme (NPS) changed the previous System of Defined profit Pension System got here into operation w.e.f. 1.1.2004 and have become relevant to all new entrants to Central Govt. service besides to the three Armed Forces viz Army, Navy and Air Force. Under the NPS all Government servants have been making a contribution of 10% of their Basic Pay and Dearness Allowance (DA) which is deducted from their wage invoice each month and as well as 14% is contributed by the federal government. Once the OPS will get into software the personnel is not going to be required to make this contribution.

Ranbir Singh, General Secretary, Confederation of Ex-paramilitary Martyr’s Welfare Association (CoEpMWA) expressed happiness and termed it as a step, “which will motivate the CAPF personnel who serve in tough terrain and conditions and are deployed across locations.”

The Total Sanctioned Strength of CAPFs stands at 11,09,511 personnel which come beneath  Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) consists of, such because the Assam Rifles (AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG) and Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB). They operate beneath the executive management of the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi. Only within the case of the AR that it features beneath the executive management of the MHA, its operational management rests with the Ministry of Defence. Of the CAPFs, the AR, BSF, ITBP and SSB are Border Guarding Forces. The NSG is a commando-trained pressure for anti-terrorist operations.

The CISF supplies safety and safety to industrial undertakings and important installations. The CRPF is the lead inner safety pressure and can be deployed in assist of civil energy in issues regarding the upkeep of legislation and order and counterinsurgency.