[1]Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday batted for continuing effective and 'intelligence-based' operations in Naxal-hit states as he announced over 800 fresh posts for the crucial snoop unit of BSF.
He also asked the force to deploy its 'skills and tactics' for anti-Maoist offensives which it has developed over the years in anti-insurgency operations.
"I would urge the BSF to continue to upgrade their skills and tactics that have been developed over years of experience in counter-insurgency operations and to adapt them in ongoing anti-Naxal operations," Chidambaram said while addressing jawans and officers of the force during their 46th Raising Day celebrations here.
"I am sure the BSF, with its proven capabilities, is ideally equipped and trained to undertake important intelligence-based operations to achieve success," he said after he reviewed the Border Security Force (BSF) parade at its camp in South-west Delhi's Chhawla.
The BSF is in the process of inducting close to 2,000 additional personnel (two battalions), adding to existing ten battalions, for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh and Orissa.
"I am happy to say that this year the government has approved major proposals for strengthening the BSF...1,520 posts for augmenting the training capacities, 450 additional posts for engineering (wing) and 825 posts for the BSF 'G' set up," the Home Minister announced.
The 'G' branch of the BSF acts as the backbone for conducting precision operations and it is being replicated by the CRPF at present for its anti-Naxal operations.
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