Pulwama Attack Aftermath: MHA Approves Air Travel For Security Forces on Srinagar-Jammu And Other Routes

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday approved the entitlement of air travel for security forces on the Delhi-Srinagar, Srinagar-Delhi, Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Jammu sectors with immediate effect, in wake of the Pulwama terror attack.

The MHA says this decision will benefit nearly 7,80,000 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in the ranks of constable, head constable and ASIs- who were not eligible for air travel earlier. This facility will now include journey on duty and leave (While going on leave from Jammu and Kashmir and on return)

This development comes a week after Jaish-e-Mohammad engineered a dastardly terror attack in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel. A 78-bus convoy was travelling on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway on February 14, when an explosive-laden SUV rammed one of the buses and killed all security personnel on-board.

This new addition will enhance the existing air courier service for the central paramilitary force- which is used to ferry security personnel from Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast to Delhi and back.