New Delhi : In a sudden reversal of stand, Defence forces have been allowed by the government to procure jammers for operational use under a new policy aimed at checking random proliferation of jammers.
Defence forces, who were last month excluded from the list of agencies eligible to procure jammers, have now been included, in addition to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
“Jammers can be procured only by Defence Forces, CAPFs, state police and jail authorities,” the revised policy issued by the Cabinet Secretariat said.
Defence forces use jammers along the international border and Line of Control (LoC) to block wireless and telecom signals to check infiltration from across the border. The new policy surprisingly excludes both internal and external intelligence agencies–Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)–from procuring jammers.
