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Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force is planning to raise 16 battalions in the next four to five years. While there was a proposal previously to induct eight battalions in Arunachal Pradesh, the home ministry has further given the approval ‘in-principle’ for eight additional battalions - taking the count to 16 now. Apparently, the new director general (DG), Krishna Chaudhary, raised the issue of increasing the strength with the home minister Rajnath Singh, few weeks after he took charge as the DG. The main intention of these additional forces is to enable rest and recuperation for the troops that are deployed in the tough and inhospitable high altitude regions.
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