Shri Syed Mohammad Hasnain
IG (Comn & IT),CRPF
IG's Message
1st Battalion of Crown Representative’s Police was raised on 27/07/1939 at Neemuch with its four service and one Hqr Company. To facilitate communication of newly established battalion with Force Headquarter and lower formations, Ajmer state provided few operators and wireless equipments on loan to the unit. Platoon no. 16 of Hqr Coy 1st Bn CRPF used to be wireless platoon. Its strength was 51 with a breakup to SI-1, HC-2, Radio mechanic (civilian)-2, Radio fitter (civilian)-1, NK/LNK/CT Operator-41, CT(Orderlies)-2, Cook/Water carrier-2.
After independence, force was renamed as Central Reserve Police Force and it started growing rapidly and by 1957-58 there were seven Battalion of CRPF having presence in all over India. By that time it was felt to have a centralised specialised agency to monitor the functioning of wireless elements and a post of Police Radio Officer (PRO) was sanctioned at Neemuch in 1957 to supervise the matters related to communication. Shri Karam Singh, Dy S.P. of erstwhile Ajmer state was appointed first Police Radio Officer of CRPF.
Executive battalions and their detachments used to communicate directly with their DIG Headquarters and Bn Headquarters respectively. The communication system was based on the vintage radio sets of world war-II origin.
VINTAGE RADIO SETS
Subsequently, Bharat Electronics Ltd. had started supplying new generation radio equipments to CRPF i.e RX RA-538, SAFI, RFT, WS-62 and HM-30 radio sets. On a later state GE-524, TX-RX-100W, LHP-219 and 228 sets were supplied in HF range and in VHF range supply were mainly of model GH-650, GV-650, GH-750 and GV-750 etc. First time during 1969-70 High Power radio sets of 400 watts (Siemens) were procured from BEL and RTTY communication of long range throughout India was introduced.
Presently, we are using state of the art HF and VHF radio sets for voice and data communication.
CHRONOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION SECTOR
1944
First Signal Platoon was raised when the strength of the Force was only 1 Executive Battalion.
1957
Post of Police Radio Officer was sanctioned at Neemuch to supervise the matters related to communication. Shri Karam Singh Dy S.P. of erstwhile Ajmer State was appointed first Police Radio Officer of CRPF.
01/12/1965
1 Signal Battalion raised at Neemuch and later shifted to GC Jharoda Kalan Campus, on 01/10/1973.
01/09/1968
2 Signal Battalion raised at Rampur and later shifted to GC Hyderabad campus in AP on 28/02/1971.
01/06/1969
3 Signal Battalion raised at Rampur and later shifted to Kolkata on 04/01/2000.
1969
Post of Wireless Advisor was sanctioned, Brig. S. R. Khurana was appointed as first Wireless Advisor for look after of communication setup.
1970
Raised as SGC/CTC (T) at Neemuch, shifted to Ranchi in 1986 as SGC/CTC (T). In 2006, SGC abolished and CTC (T) was re-designated as CTC (T&IT).
01/10/1972
Creation of EDP CELL in Directorate for computrisation of payrolls of Non-Gazetted personnel of 20 Battalions.
13/08/1976
The post of Wireless Adviser renamed as Deputy Director (Communication).
30/07/1985
4 Signal Battalion Raised at Neemuch.
23/08/1988
5 Signal Battalion raised at New Campus at NWS, Mohali Punjab.
24/08/2008
Signal Range started functioning at Kolkata.
April 2011
CIT, as Adhoc institution established in Bengaluru.
11/07/2016
Post of IG (Comn & IT) sanctioned.