Report Card of Ministry of Home Affairs for November 2011

Ministry of Home Affairs30-November, 2011 18:09 IST

The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram presented the Report Card of the Ministry of Home Affairs for November, 2011 here today.  Following is the text of his statement: “I present the report of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the month of November, 2011.             On November 1, 2011, I held a bilateral meeting with the Interior Minister of Israel on the issues related to security.             On November 12, 2011, MoU on Combating International Terrorism, Illicit Drug Trafficking and Enhancing Bilateral Cooperation in Capacity Building, Disaster Management and Coastal Security was signed between India and Maldives at Male.              On November 19–21, 2011, the Joint Working Group meeting between India and Bangladesh and 12th India-Bangladesh Home Secretary Level talks were held.  Issues related to security, border management and enhancement of cooperation were discussed.

Around 51,000 men to be recruited for central police forces

From The Times Of India

TNN Nov 26, 2011, 05.53AM IST

NEW DELHI: The government will recruit nearly 51,000 constables and riflemen in central police forces next year. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will conduct a single common recruitment test for six central police forces like CRPF, ITBP, BSF, CISF, SSB and Assam Rifles. It is expected to publish the schedule and the notification for this recruitment on December 3 and the recruitment will be completed by October next year.

The home ministry has projected the requirement of constables in these forces as -- Assam Rifles (8,724), BSF (16,484), CISF (2,500), CRPF (10,240), SSB (5,864) and ITBP (7,180). The total posts on offer are 50,992.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-26/india/30444165_1_recruitment-ssb-itbp