Archive · 25 Jan 2026
EFR Delegates Raise Concerns Over Recruitment and Restructuring
The Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) is a group of soldiers that has been around since 1907.
They have fought in many important wars and helped keep the country safe.
Recently, some people from the EFR met with a local leader named Raju Bista.
They told him that the EFR has not hired any new soldiers since 2010, even though there are over 2,000 jobs that need to be filled.
They are also worried because the government in West Bengal wants to combine three groups of soldiers into two.
This could make the soldiers less effective.
Meanwhile, another leader, Sukanta Majumder, gave job letters to 25 new soldiers and said that the central government's hiring process is fair and free from corruption.
He also mentioned that 61,656 people got job letters across the country.
EFR representatives met with Darjeeling MP Raju Bista to discuss prolonged vacancies and restructuring.
No new recruitment in the EFR since 2010, with over 2,000 riflemen posts vacant.
West Bengal government plans to merge three battalions into two, raising concerns about morale and effectiveness.
Raju Bista highlighted the EFR's historic role in various wars and internal security.
Union minister Sukanta Majumder criticized West Bengal's recruitment process, claiming central government recruitments are corruption-free.
- Who
- Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) representatives and Darjeeling MP Raju Bista
- What
- Concerns over prolonged vacancies and restructuring of the EFR
- When
- A day ahead of the nationwide Rozgar Mela
- Where
- Darjeeling, West Bengal
- Why
- To address issues of recruitment and restructuring
- Organization
- Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR)
- MP Met
- Raju Bista
- Vacant Posts
- More than 2,000
- Last Recruitment
- 2010
- Battalions Merged
- Three into two
- Rozgar Mela Locations
- 45
- Appointment Letters Issued
- 61,656
- BSF Radhabari Appointments
- 267