The government has said the number of personnel opting for Voluntary Retirement Service (VRS) in central paramilitary forces rose to around 450% in year 2016-17 as compared to previous year. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju cited personal and domestic reasons, among others, for personnel going on VRS. <br/><br/>The Minister stated that 2016-17 saw the maximum number of personnel, 9065, going for VRS in the last three years from forces like CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF, SSB and Assam Rifles. While in 2014-15, a total of 5,289 personnel of these forces had taken VRS, the figure had come down to 2,105 in 2015-16. The maximum cases of VRS in 2016-17 were reported from the Border Security Force 4,274 followed by the Central Reserve Police Force 3,280 and the Central Industrial Security Force 765.