New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- The Centre has issued an order granting special allowance to personnel of paramilitary forces engaged in the protection of people with Z+ and Z+ (Advanced Security Liaison) security.
According to a government order issued on Thursday, the security personnel will receive an additional allowance of 20% of basic pay. To be sure, the special allowance will not be availed by personnel protecting people with other lower security categories such as X, Y, Y+, and Z.
Similar special allowance is currently provided to Special Protection Group (SPG) and National Security Guards (NSG) personnel.
"The proposal of the MHA for granting Special Security Allowance (SSA) at 20% of the basic pay to CAPF personnel engaged in VIP securi...