Section 20 in Bihar Anti Terrorist Squad Rules, 2014
20. Miscellaneous.
(1)The State Government has declared the duty charter enjoined upon the personnel of the Squad as extremely High-Risk, who shall therefore, be entitled for special risk allowance as notified by the State Government.(2)Secret Fund and Fund for Professional and Special Services shall be disbursed to the Squad on priority.(3)The personnel and members of public shall be suitably rewarded for their efforts in controlling the menace of terrorism or for apprehending terrorists, anti national elements, etc. in accordance with the relevant orders in this regard.(4)For the purpose of deciding the matters of gallantry, a confrontation or direct engagement with terrorists shall not be the lone criterion, and in addition, the risk involved in intelligence gathering and measures taken for preempting acts of terror shall also be considered for a gallantry reward.(5)The personnel of the Squad shall not ordinarily be required to wear uniform, except when they are engaged in activities such as training, overt operation and strategic observation, attending to the duty at Headquarters, ceremonial drill, etc.(6)The personnel will not be permitted to use their I-Card except for official purposes. They shall carry identity cards even when deployed in plain clothes, however, not at the time of under-cover operations under the command of the supervisory officer.(7)The personnel of Squad will maintain absolute confidentiality about their campus and establishment.(8)ATS will not display any visible insignia or logo or banner, however, the Training Centre shall be an exception.(9)The vision of the Anti Terrorist Squad is to set the standards of excellence in counter terrorism measures in a holistic manner, i.e. intelligence, tactics, investigation and coordination.(10)The threat of terrorism may increase or decrease or may remain the same and the type of terrorism and location are difficult to predict. However, the Anti Terrorist Squad is expected to constantly work upon the technological project of designing flexible Anti-terrorist systems based on an array of scenarios for the State of Bihar.
