Women to constitute 33% of constables in paramilitary

Government took an important step to improve gender equality in the paramilitary by approving reservation of 33% women at the constable rank in two major central paramilitary forces CRPF and

CISF and also setting a 15% quota in the border forces BSF, SSB and ITBP.

About CRPF:

• Founded in: 1939
• Headquarter in: New Delhi
• Present DG of CRPF: K. Durga Prasad

About CISF:

• Founded in: 1969
• Headquarter in: New Delhi
• Present DG of CISF: Surender Singh