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Centre sanctions Rs 4.54 crore for CRPF winter gear at high-altitude bases
Centre sanctions Rs 4.54 crore for CRPF winter gear at high-altitude bases
The Union home ministry has sanctioned a special fund of over Rs 4.54 crore for CRPF troops stationed at high-altitude Temporary Operating Bases (TOBs) in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources told PTI.…
The Story in Brief
The Union home ministry has sanctioned a special fund of over Rs 4.54 crore for CRPF troops stationed at high-altitude Temporary Operating Bases (TOBs) in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources told PTI. The money, cleared a few weeks ago, will buy extreme cold weather clothing developed by DRDO, snow boots, sleeping bags, goggles, gloves, tents and rescue bags for about 600 troops.
The CRPF set up 55 TOBs above 6,000 feet after the April 2025 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. In July, the home ministry fully authorised a CRPF proposal for the equipment to support long reconnaissance patrols and combat in higher reaches. One such TOB was used in July 2025 to eliminate the three Pahalgam attackers during Operation Mahadev.
The Indian Opinion
Special funds for troops fighting in freezing heights sound good, but numbers tell a thinner story. Rs 4.54 crore for 600 men works out to about Rs 75,667 per soldier, barely enough for one full DRDO cold-weather kit, let alone tents and rescue gear. The plan has been under discussion since 2022-23, yet only the Pahalgam massacre made it operational. That is the pattern: funds follow headlines, not foresight. Watch whether fresh procurement actually reaches dhoks before next winter, or stays a press release.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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