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Story summary
- CRPF is considering restoring the Lance Naik and Naik ranks.
- The ranks were abolished on October 10, 1997, when Home Affairs merged them with constable and head constable.
- Constables wait 22–25 years for first promotion, prompting two new intermediate ranks and a plan to attract retiring Army Agniveers.
- A senior CRPF commandant said the change must preserve battalion discipline and efficiency, not be cosmetic.