BSF wants special pay for being 1st line of defence at borders

February 22, 2015 11:32

India's largest border guarding force, the Border Security Force has made a strong pitch for a special 'border service' pay for its men stating the troops are deployed well ahead of the Army along international borders and they face the "first brunt" of an enemy attack.

The 2.5-lakh strong BSF has sought the special allowance on the lines of what is being granted to army troops under Military Service Pay when deployed in hard and harsh border areas, like on the Indo-Pakistan border.

The BSF, in a report presented to the Union Home ministry and the 7th Pay Commission, said it meets the criteria for qualifying under this category like the army and other defence forces, as it is the'first line of defence on borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh and it faces the first brunt of enemy and has been defending the borders of India from the last 49 years'.

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