173 constables join combat ranks of ITBP

Tribune News Service

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Panchkula, December 16

About 173 constables, including BA, BE and MA degree holders, joined combat ranks of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) after a ceremonial passing out parade at the force’s basic training centre at Bhanu here today.

A senior ITBP officer said these male troops would now be deployed along the Indo-China border that runs from Arunachal Pradesh on India’s eastern flank to Ladakh. He said the basic requirement to apply for the post of jawan or constable in the ITBP was to be a Class X pass-out.

According to information, the constables who have now been formally inducted into the force include one BTech and B Pharma each, one with MCA, 41 BA degree holders, five BSc graduates, three BCom grads, two BEd degree holders, one each with BE and BCA degrees, four who hold MA degrees, two BBA degrees, and 93 have studied up to Class XII. Sixteen jawans have completed education up to Class X, which is the basic educational qualification required to apply for jawan rank in the CAPFs. CAPF stands for Central Armed Police Forces and apart from the ITBP, other such forces are the CRPF, BSF, CISF and SSB. They function under the command of the Union Home Ministry.

Chief guest ITBP Director General (DG) SS Deswal took the salute from the passing-out troops. The jawans, who entered the ITBP academy in December last year, have been trained for 44 weeks in battle craft, mountaineering, map reading, weapon handling, various internal security tasks, human rights, crowd control and border management.

The official said the maximum men hail from Uttar Pradesh (38), followed by Himachal Pradesh (28), Uttarakhand and Rajasthan (22 each), Haryana (19), Bihar (7), Jammu and Kashmir (3) among others.

Maximum men from UP

An official said the maximum men hailed from Uttar Pradesh (38), followed by Himachal Pradesh (28), Uttarakhand and Rajasthan (22 each), Haryana (19), Bihar (7), Jammu & Kashmir (3) among others.