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Whoa, An All-Women Battalion To Fight Against The Stone Pelters In Kashmir Is In The Making!

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  •  April 29, 2017

 

The issue of stone pelting is very common in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. And to regulate it, the government is planning to raise an all-women unit of the India Reserve Battalion, J&K.

The India Reserve Battalion is a police force raised specifically for each state, from its own population. The exclusive contingent will be among the five IRBs the Centre has sanctioned for the state grappling with persistent violence.

A home ministry official has confirmed the plan linking the move to the (famous) day when many girl students fought with the security forces at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. The official said that the women battalion will be primarily deployed for tackling protesters. So far, a whopping 1,40,000 candidates have applied for 5,000 posts in the five IRBs.

Amazingly, the home ministry has decided to go for an ‘all-women battalion’ after discovering that about 6,000 applicants were women.

The IRBs are being raised with an aim to provide jobs to the local youths. The cost of raising each battalion is around Rs 61 crore, and 75% of the expenditure will be borne by the Centre. Personnel of India Reserve Battalions (IRBs) is normally deployed in their respective states but they can be sent elsewhere if there is a requirement. At present, there are 144 India Reserve Battalions in the country. In addition, four IRBs each are being raised in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 12 in Maoist-hit states, besides the five in Jammu and Kashmir.

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