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BREWING ANGER AND FRUSTRATION The single most critical factor for efficient and effective functioning of any uniformed fighting force is morale. That the morale of the troops is at its
lowest is evident in a reply by the Home Ministry in Parliament, indicating that the rate of voluntary retirement in the force has gone up by 450 percent since 2016. Even after 51 years of
existence of the BSF, IPS officers continue to occupy top positions, and the very transient nature of parachuted leadership they provide, prevents them from developing any vested interest in
familiarising themselves about organisational ethos and operational philosophy. It is to the BSF’s credit that the cadre officers, who are continuously deployed at the BOPs (Border Out
Posts), are sensitive towards the problems of jawans, with the result that the organisation retains the distinction of being the only uniformed force in the country that has never gone on
strike. We are, however, sitting on a tinderbox because this cadre of officers is becoming restive and demoralised due to double jeopardy of not only being deprived of promotion, but also of
rightful financial benefits.