The new lot of 59,000 bullet proof jackets being procured for the paramilitary forces will ensure enhanced protection from bullets fired from AK series rifles and enable troops operate better even in humid conditions. Central forces like the Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force, Border Security Force, Sahastra Seema Bal, National Security Guard and Assam Rifles have been sanctioned the new protective gear by the Home Ministry after it floated tenders carrying enhanced specifications last year.
"The jackets will allow better mobility to the troops. These have been kept light weight and are better resistant to humidity as the paramilitary personnel undertake both static and patrolling duties," a top officer in the Bureau of Police Research and Development - an organisation entrusted with the task of modernisation of police forces - said. The extreme weather conditions in the country have been kept in mind while procuring the new jackets, which will be light in weight and provide better fitting to a 6 ft tall jawan, Anurag Tripathi, spokesperson for the Kanpur-based
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