Process of sanctioning new China border battalions for ITBP in final stage: Nityanand Rai
The Hindu
The proposal for sanctioning new ITBP battalions and a sector headquarter in the northeast has been under the consideration of the Home Ministry for over two years now
The process to authorise new battalions for the Indo-Tiberan Border Police (ITBP), guarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China, is in the last stage and the government is determined to provide transport and logistical support to all security forces, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said on Sunday.
Addressing the 60th Raising Day event of the mountain-warfare-trained ITBP, Mr. Rai said the government had last year sanctioned 47 new border posts and a dozen staging camps (operational bases for troops undertaking border patrol) to the force.
"Deliberations for providing new manpower and battalions for the ITBP are in the last stages," Mr. Rai, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, said.