Why IRB jawans are stuck in limbo despite merger nod
Merger aims at providing them better career opportunities
Karnal, Updated At : 06:01 AM Sep 18, 2025 IST
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Hundreds of jawans of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) of the Haryana Police have been waiting for their permanent absorption into the district police general cadre for the past over 15 months. It is even when the Haryana Cabinet had given its nod and a gazette notification was issued by the government. The merger, which is a longstanding demand of the IRB personnel, is aimed at providing them better career progression, parity in service conditions and opportunities in the district police. However, administrative delays have left the jawans, who are fulfilling the criteria, in a limbo.
