{"id":89400,"date":"2025-07-17T00:40:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=89400"},"modified":"2025-07-17T00:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:10:55","slug":"mha-approves-20-new-crpf-battalions-for-jammu-kashmir-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/mha-approves-20-new-crpf-battalions-for-jammu-kashmir-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"MHA Approves 20 New CRPF Battalions for Jammu &#038; Kashmir Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, July 16, KNT: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given in-principle approval to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to raise 20 new battalions, adding over 20,000 personnel, for deployment in Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the CRPF had sought approval for 35 battalions, but the Ministry has sanctioned 20 as an immediate measure, following the April 22 Pahalgam militant attack and subsequent &#8216;Operation Sindoor&#8217;. The Finance Ministry has already cleared the proposal, and Union Cabinet approval is expected soon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicated the new battalions will be equipped with enhanced operational capabilities, tailored to J&amp;K\u2019s terrain and security needs. With a shift in focus from Naxal-affected areas to counter-militancy efforts in Jammu and Kashmir, the move is seen as part of a broader strategic recalibration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additional CRPF companies are expected to be deployed across the Union Territory shortly, with senior officials forecasting significant security restructuring to assist local police in law and order and anti-militancy operations. [KNT]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, July 16, KNT: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given in-principle approval to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to raise 20 new battalions, adding over 20,000 personnel, for deployment in Jammu and Kashmir, reports said. &nbsp; Initially, the CRPF had sought approval for 35 battalions, but the Ministry has sanctioned 20 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89402,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jammu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89401,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89400\/revisions\/89401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}