A CRPF statement on Sunday said the “process” for paying the allowance “for this month is in progress”. Referring to the arrears payment, the home ministry’s “clarification” said: “On account of the revision of ration money allowance made by MHA on 12.7.2019, Rs 22,144 per head ration money (arrears) was paid to around 2 lakh CRPF personnel who are drawing RMA. Such was the haste with which the ministry issued the statement that its figure of arrears did not match that of the CRPF. The CRPF, in a statement issued on Sunday after the home ministry statement, echoed the figure mentioned by this newspaper and put it at Rs 22,194. The home ministry said the arrears were paid to 2 lakh CRPF personnel but sources said the actual figure was 3 lakh.

Source: The Telegraph September 29, 2019 21:00 UTC