India, Feb. 27 -- New Delhi: Despite a written standing government order from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), calling for reservation in paramilitary forces, including CRPF, CISF, BSF, SSB and ITBP, during the recruitment process, the same is yet to be implemented by the Border Security Force (BSF).

The MHA on 5 January 2016 vide its order number 45015/16/2015/pers.1, which had the subject "Enhancement of representations of women in CAPFs" had issued a direction "to reserve 33% posts at constable level for being filled up by women in CRPF and CISF to begin with and 14% and 15% posts at Constable level in border guarding forces i.e BSF, SSB and ITBP. This reservation would be horizontal".

However, the said order was not implemented b...