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West Bengal National Volunteer Force

Introduction

West Bengal National Volunteer Force comes under the department of Civil Defence Act 1949, Amendment Act 1950, the assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazetted of the 5th November 1950

 All regular/staff are bound by the rules of W.B.S.R. (W.B.S.E.R).

There are two parts of the West Bengal National Volunteer Force :

  • One covers the regular Government Employee.
  • The other covers the casual worker (“No work, No Pay” basis).

The force is under the Command and Control of the Directorate, which is situated at Kalyani, District Nadia; headed by State Commandant.

The main function of the Malda District Battalion of W.B.N.V.F. is to deploy its trainee effective volunteers to the different departments for Law and Order duty, any emergency duty, security guard duty, etc. to assist the Police and other departments as and when needed by them.

Organization of District Battalion, Malda 

The District Magistrate, Malda is the Chief District Commandant of the District Battalion, Malda. The Company Commander is the head of the W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion  Office, and supervises the work/function of the office of the Company Commander.

Assistant Company Commander (GD & Trg.) is in charge of the General section of W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion, Malda.

There are five platoons in this District supervised by the platoon Commanders as follows Sadar/old Malda platoon, Kaliachak Platoon, Habibpur / Baishnab Nagar platoon, Chanchal platoon and Gazole platoon respectively.

Staff Strength

  1. Name of Post: Company commander (GD & Trg.)

    • Sanctioned strength: 01

    • Present Strength : 0

    • Vacant : 0

    • Remarks : Asstt. Coy. Commander (GD & Trg.) Sukanta Tarafder is in addl. Charge of Company Commander

  2. Name of Post: Asstt. Coy. Commander (GD & Trg.)

    • Sanctioned strength: 01

    • Present Strength: 01

    • Vacant : 0

    • Remarks: Asstt. Coy. Commander (GD & Trg.) Sukanta Tarafder is in duel charge

  3. Name of Post: Asstt. Coy. Commander (Clerk)

    • Sanctioned strength: 01

    • Present Strength: 01

    • Vacant : 0

    • Remarks: Company Commander’s office

  4. Name of Post: Platoon Commander (GD & Trg)

    • Sanctioned strength: 5

    • Present Strength: 01

    • Vacant: 04

  5. Name of Post: Orderly Peon

    • Sanctioned strength: 01

    • Present Strength: 01

    • Vacant : 0

  6. Name of Post: Orderly

    • Sanctioned strength: 02

    • Present Strength: 00

    • Vacant: 02

Recruitment  of Volunteers

  • The fresh recruitment of Volunteers ceased with effect from July 1978.
  • However, the recruitment of died-in-harness and Medical ground cases is being done regularly. So far 30 volunteers have been enrolled on that basis for the year 2019.

Recruitment of Volunteers (Ladies)

                 So far 31 (thirty-one) ladies volunteers have been recruited in W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion, Malda against Died-in-harness and on Medical Ground cases up to  01st December 2019.

Deployment of effective Volunteers 

                   The platoon Commander concerned deploys the effective volunteers against the requisition made by the various authorities with the approval of the District Magistrate and Chief District Commandant, W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion, Malda. The effective volunteers are mobilization on a “No work, No. Pay” basis.

Correspondence

  1. Letters received from March 2019 to 1st December 2019 =190.
  2. Letters issued from March 2019 to 1st December 2019 = 392.

Inspection / Visit of Superior Officers of the department 

The last annual inspection was held on 03.11.2017, Shri Utpal  Naskar IPS, the  State Commandant of W.B.N.V.F. Directorate, Kalyani, Nadia ,Visit the unit.

Disposition of effective Volunteers

The effective strength of volunteers of this District Battalion Malda is 223 as of 01.12.2019.

Deployment details of N.V.F Volunteers as on 01 December 2019

  1. Name of the Borrowing Authorities: Superintendent of Police, Malda
    • No. of Volunteers deployed: 161
  2. Name of the Borrowing Authorities: Superintendent of Railway Police, Siliguri Division, G.R.P. Darjeeling
    • No. of Volunteers deployed: 20
  3. Name of the Borrowing Authorities: Malda Zilla Regulated Market Committee, Malda
    • No. of Volunteers deployed: 13
  4. Name of the Borrowing Authorities: Divisional Manager, (O & M) Division, WBSEDCL Rabindra Avenue, Malda (South and North)
    • No. of Volunteers deployed: 13
  5. Name of the Borrowing Authorities: Executive Engineer, PHE, Dte. Malda Division Arsenic Area, Malda,
    • No. of Volunteers deployed: 04
  6. Name of the Borrowing Authorities: The Superintendent- cum-vice-   principal, M.M.C. & Hospital
    • No. of Volunteers deployed: 05
  7. Name of the Borrowing Authorities: Absent / Casualty/Police case/proposal for S.O.S
    • No. of Volunteers deployed: 07

Total No. of Volunteers deployed: 223

​​​​​​​Administration

Deputy Magistrate and Deputy collector Sri Sanjay Thatal, WBCS (Exe.) is the Officer-in-Charge of W.B.N.V.F. District Battalion, Malda.

Reports and Returns

  1. Monthly ‘B’ Statement of Accounts.
  2. Forces Report and Returns monthly.
  3. Administrative Report monthly.
  4. Yearly Expenditures balance report.
  5. Time-to-time deployment of NVF Volunteers.
  6. Payment of One Time Ex-gratia for Ex-Volunteers.
  7. Recruitment of Volunteers on Died-in-harness and Medical Ground proposal sent to the Controlling  Authority.
  8. Welfare work of W.B.N.V.F. Volunteers and their families:-
    1. Tailor Made group insurance.
    2. Swasthya Sathi enrolment.
    3. Supply the Kit and Uniform to the volunteers through the S.P. Malda.
    4. Education grant and other grants from W.B.N.V.F. relief and Welfare society.

Conclusion

The W.B.N.V.F. Volunteers have been doing a commendable job whenever they have been deployed in guarding Government Offices and for performing Law and Order duties. They are a well-disciplined and trained force.