The scheme comes into force at a time, when CRPF personnel are at receiving end of stone pelters and hostile crowds in Kashmir Valley. Also Read: At the receiving end of stone-pelters in valley, CRPF orders body protection suits 2) 1051 CRPF personnel injured in stone pelting. This decision comes in backdrop of tension in Kashmir Valley, where at least 3600 people have been injured in clashes between security forces and civilians. Category B: Rs 25000 for grevious injuries leading to hospitalisation.

Source: India Today July 25, 2016 14:03 UTC