Question 1646

Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the "____________" web-portal in New Delhi, will enable online registration and allotment of residential quarters to eligible personnel of CAPFs and Assam Rifles.

Answer

CAPF eAwas

Why?

​The correct answer is 'CAPF eAwas' . Key Points Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the "CAPF eAwas" web-portal in New Delhi on 1 st September. Ministry of Home Affairs said that increasing the Housing Satisfaction Ratio for CAPFs personnel is one of the priority areas of the Government. In order to operationalise the revised policy of allotment and to also bring transparency to the allotment process, a common web-portal 'CAPF eAwas' has been developed. The web-portal will enable online registration and allotment of residential quarters to eligible personnel of CAPFs and Assam Rifles. Additional Information Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) is the collective name of central armed police organisations of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). These are technically paramilitary forces, formerly grouped as Central Para-Military Forces (CPMF), since 2011, India officially use the term "central armed police forces". These forces are responsible for internal security and guarding the borders. CAPF is further classified into three: Border Guarding Forces—Assam Rifles(AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB); Forces for Internal Security—Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF); and Special Task Force—National Security Guard (NSG).