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State of Jammu and Kashmir is set to get five new police battalions.

Reports reaching here said that the Home Ministry of India has moved a proposal for raising five new police battalions for Jammu and Kashmir. Each of the battalions will comprise 1,100 recruits.

Local youth shall be recruited to raise such battalions. The recruitment process will concentrate on insurgency prone areas. Reports added that each battalion shall cost around Rs 61 Crore of which 75 per cent will be provided by the union government.

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