The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), on July 25, ordered deployment of 100 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in Jammu and Kashmir, which will be used to strengthen the Counter Insurgency (CI) Grid and maintain law and order situations in the State, reports Daily Excelsior. Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh said that additional 100 companies of para-military were being deployed across the Valley including North Kashmir, Road Opening Parties (ROPs) and for further strengthening security of ongoing annual pilgrimage of Shri Amarnath Ji shrine besides general law and order duty across the State. “We had sought 200 additional companies of CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force], from the Union Home Ministry. However, today, they agreed to give 100 additional companies. We are quite confident to get another 100 additional companies for the State soon to further beef-up security arrangements and give boost to the Counter-Insurgency Grid,” Dilbag said. One CAPF battalion has about 1,000 personnel. The UMHA order came a day after National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval concluded his two-day visit to Kashmir. An official order of the MHA revealed that the Centre has approved 50 additional companies of CRPF, 10 from the Border Security Force (BSF), 30 of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and 10 from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).