8th Pay Commission for Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB) and Assam Rifles
How the 8th Pay Commission could change pay for Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB) and Assam Rifles: the pay level of common posts, with starting pay today and at a fitment factor of 1.92, and the allowances that are specific to this department.
How many people work here
- Sanctioned strength 10,45,751 and present strength 9,50,118 on 1 July 2024. Sanctioned (present): CRPF 3,30,851 (2,98,033); BSF 2,65,808 (2,55,663); CISF 1,86,924 (1,51,925); ITBP 98,858 (90,000); SSB 97,774 (91,922); Assam Rifles 65,536 (62,575). Source
| Post | Level | Today | × 1.92 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constable (GD) / Rifleman (GD) | 3 | ₹21,700 | ₹41,700 |
| Head Constable (GD / Ministerial) | 4 | ₹25,500 | ₹49,000 |
| Assistant Sub-Inspector (GD / Steno) | 5 | ₹29,200 | ₹56,100 |
| Sub-Inspector (GD) | 6 | ₹35,400 | ₹68,000 |
| Inspector | 7 | ₹44,900 | ₹86,200 |
| Assistant Commandant | 10 | ₹56,100 | ₹1,07,700 |
| Deputy Commandant | 11 | ₹67,700 | ₹1,30,000 |
| Commandant | 13 | ₹1,23,100 | ₹2,36,400 |
Allowances specific to this department
- Risk and Hardship Allowance (field and counter-insurgency areas): Monthly rates from 1 July 2017 (Level 9 and above / Level 8 and below): CI Ops Allowance in field areas and Highly Active Field Area Allowance in cell R1H2, ₹16,900 / ₹9,700; Field Area Allowance and CI Ops Allowance in peace areas in R2H2, ₹10,500 / ₹6,000; COBRA Allowance in R1H1, ₹25,000 / ₹17,300. The Government accepted these without change in the 2017 resolution. CI Ops Allowance in modified field areas at 77% of R1H2, ₹13,013 / ₹7,469 (MHA OM of 22 February 2019); some upgraded J&K and anti-Naxal areas are paid at R1H1 rates since that date. The 7th CPC said the rates rise 25% each time DA rises by 50%; after DA reached 50% on 1 January 2024 that gives R1H2 ₹21,125 / ₹12,125, about ₹16,266 / ₹9,336 at 77% of R1H2 in modified field areas, R2H2 ₹13,125 / ₹7,500 and R1H1 ₹31,250 / ₹21,625 (worked out from this rule; confirm the current rate with your unit's pay office). Source
- High Altitude Allowance: For Defence and CAPF personnel in high-altitude areas (per month, Level 9 and above / Level 8 and below): Category I in R3H2, ₹3,400 / ₹2,700; Category II (above 15,000 ft) in R3H1, ₹5,300 / ₹4,100; Category III in R1H1, ₹25,000 / ₹17,300. These are the 1 July 2017 rates; by the 7th CPC's 25% rule they become ₹4,250 / ₹3,375, ₹6,625 / ₹5,125 and ₹31,250 / ₹21,625 after DA reached 50% on 1 January 2024 (worked out from this rule; confirm the current rate with your unit's pay office). Source
- Ration Money Allowance: Paid to non-gazetted CAPF personnel. The 7th CPC recommended that they draw it wherever they are posted, except while they draw Detachment Allowance (para 8.17.106). MHA revises the rate from time to time; your unit's accounts branch has the current rate. Source
- Dress Allowance: ₹20,000 a year for officers and ₹10,000 for other ranks of CAPFs, Assam Rifles and NSG from 2017, credited with the July salary. It rises 25% each time DA rises by 50%, which gives ₹25,000 and ₹12,500 after DA reached 50% on 1 January 2024 (worked out from the rule in the order; confirm the current rate with your unit's pay office). Source
- Additional HRA in the Kashmir Valley: CAPF personnel posted in the Kashmir Valley who keep their families at their last place of posting, and have not retained government accommodation there, get additional HRA at the Y-class rate: 20% of basic pay (Rajya Sabha reply, 22 July 2026). Source