The Indo-Tibetan Border Police force, ITBP, has claimed the stress level in ITBP, which guards India's frontier with China and is also tasked for anti-naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, is not alarming and the force takes a number of steps to keep a check on stress-related issues. Stating this in New Delhi, the Director General, DG, of the force, Mr Ranjit Sinha has assured its soldiers about complete help and said ITBP has special medical and stress relieving classes and facilities. His comments came in the wake of reports that troopers in Paramilitary forces are overstressed due to long haul duties at troubled zones. .The ITBP DG said, the nature of duties that the paramilitary forces render are of a very special requirement and hence, the troops and officials are expected to perform long haul duties. He also said the forces are making all efforts to address family-related and other emotional issues of jawans and officers who are posted in far-flung areas from their homes.
In the backdrop of Home Ministry records stating that a number of troops and officers are opting for voluntary retirement and leaving the service, Sinha said this does not affect the forces as with the exit of serving personnel, young blood fill in the ranks.
AIR correspondent reports, there are six paramilitary and central police forces under the command of Home Ministry which include ITBP, CRPF, BSF, CISF, SSB and NSG. They render a variety of internal security duties including select security assignments for Indian assets abroad.