Lok Sabha Question No. 1558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Compensation to Families of Deceased CAPFsPersonnel
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1558

TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  THE  20 TH   SEPTEMBER,  2020/  BHADRAPADA 29, 1942 (SAKA)

COMPENSATION TO FAMILIES OF DECEASED CAPFs PERSONNEL

1558. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether it is a fact that a large number of paramilitary personnel have sacrificed their lives for the Nation during the last few years;

(b) if so, the number of personnel who died during the last three years in each Central Armed Police Forces such as CRPF, BSF, etc;

(c)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  considering  to provide more compensation to the families of the paramilitary personnel who died in the line of duty; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): The  number  of  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  and  Assam Rifles  personnel  who  sacrificed  their  lives  for  the  Nation  during  the last three years (August, 2017 to July, 2020)  is as under:-

| Name of Force   |   Nos |
|-----------------|-------|
| CRPF            |   119 |
| BSF             |    51 |
| CISF            |    07 |
| ITBP            |   244 |
| SSB             |    06 |
| AR              |    19 |

(c) & (d): The details of admissible benefits which are provided to the Next  of  Kin  (NoK)  of  such  Central  Armed  Police  Force  and  Assam Rifles personnel who die in the line of duty is given at Annexure.

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## Benefits  to  the  Next  of  Kin  (NoK)  of  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  (CAPFs) personnel who are killed on duty:

(i) Central Ex-gratia : The Central ex-gratia lump-sum compensation has been enhanced with effect from 01/01/2016 from Rs. 15 lakh to Rs. 35 lakh for death on active duty and from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 25 lakh for death on duty, as the case may be, to the NoK of the deceased CAPF & AR personnel.

(ii) Extra Ordinary Pension :  The NoK of the deceased are entitled to get Liberalized Family Pension (i.e. last pay drawn) under Central Civil Service (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules, 1939.

(iii) Service  Benefits :  All  service  benefits viz,  Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG), Leave Encashment,  Central  Government  Employees  Group  Insurance  Scheme  (CGEGIS),  General Provident Fund (GPF) etc. are admissible.

(iv) Force Level Welfare Schemes : Each of the force has evolved / set up force level welfare  schemes  for  the  employees/  Jawans  such  as  Benevolent  Funds,  Financial Assistance/Scholarship  to  the  children  for  education  and  Financial  Assistance  for daughter's/sister's marriage etc.

(v) Funds from 'Bharat Ke Veer ': 'Bharat ke Veer' is an online portal which enables people to donate voluntarily to the NoKs of CAPF personnel who sacrifice their lives.  Such contributions are made directly to the accounts of NoKs online.  In addition, funds received in Bharat Ke Veer corpus are also distributed to the NoKs of such personnel.

(vi)    ' Operation Casualty  Certificate' :  The  CAPFs personnel killed in action get 'Operational Casualty Certificate' on the line of 'Battle Casualty Certificate' as available  to  Armed Forces.  NoKs  are  entitled  to  certain  benefits  viz  Air  and  Rail  travel  fare  concession  and allotment of Oil Product Agencies etc on the line of benefits that NoKs of the Defence personnel get on being conferred 'Battle Casualty Certificate'.

(vii) Prime Minister  Scholarship  Scheme  (PMSS): Under PMSS, an amount Rs.2250/- per month  for  girls  and  Rs.2000/-  per  month  for  boys  is  released  to  the  wards  of  serving  /  ExCAPFs, AR and National Security Guard (NSG) personnel. The amount of Scholarship has now been increased from Rs. 2000/- per month to Rs. 2500/ per month for boys and from 2250/- per month to Rs.3000/- per month for girls from the academic year 2019-2020 onwards.

(viii) Provision of Ex-gratia compensation by the States/UTs: Many States/Union Territories have also made provision to pay compensation /assistance to NoKs as per their rules.

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