BSF DG reaches Jammu Frontier to celebrate R-Day with troops

BSF Director General K K Sharma today reached out to his troops here to celebrate the Republic Day with them in the most sensitive frontier of Jammu, departing from the tradition of attending ceremonial functions in New Delhi.
The Director General (DG) also announced a chain of initiatives including guest houses at battalion headquarters for families of jawans to be built at a cost of Rs 184-crore, cadre review of all ranks for promotions and free online coaching for the children of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel.
"Rather than attending the ceremonial functions in New Delhi, the DG BSF decided to celebrate the Republic Day with his troops at the most sensitive Jammu Frontier," a senior officer of the border-guarding force said.

This is for the first time that any DG has chose to celebrate R-Day with troops at the borders, the officer said.
In this high-alert situation and inclement weather, the DG visited the forward Border Out Posts (BoPs) in Arnia and Samba sectors of Jammu to boost the morale of jawans and to show solidarity with them during the tough times, he said.
He further apprised them that "the government recognises their contribution towards national security and is always eager to address their concerns".

He announced that Rs 184 crore have been sanctioned for construction 15-room guest houses at all the battalion headquarters to accommodate the family members of jawans who intend to visit them.

Noting that being away from family, BSF jawans are unable to give proper parental guidance to their children, the DG announced that free online coaching has been started for wards of the force's personnel to address their education-related concerns.
Laying emphasis on the physical fitness, he pointed out the benefits of yoga and asked everybody to include it in their daily physical training schedule.
Stating that the BSF is a "highly-disciplined" force and has an "established and time-tested system" to address any kind of problem or grievance, he asked the troops to raise issues, if any, through various platforms available in the force instead of going to social media.

The DG during his interaction with the troops said cadre review of all ranks in BSF is in the final stage which, after the approval of government, will improve the promotional aspects of jawans.
He also assured all the jawans of leave as per their requirement and plan, the BSF official said.
He also had lunch with the jawans on a BoP, during the course of which, he had an informal interaction with them to know about their well-being.