Section 53 in The Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955
53. Financial powers .-The financial powers of the Commandant as well as of Officer Commanding Detachments are given in Appendix B.
[53-A. Rewards.-The following principles shall govern the grant of rewards to the members of the Force: Rewards shall be granted only to officers and men of and below the rank of Subedar (Inspector) for--(a)doing outstanding work requiring special courage, skill or initiative such as recapture of an escaped prisoner or life convicts, the arrest of a wanted criminal or in connection with the securing of information leading to the arrest of hostile elements or in an encounter with hostile elements or criminals, etc.;(b)doing work of a less outstanding nature but requiring prompt, honest and intelligent observance of, and obedience to, orders so as to be of material assistance in any manoeuver or operation;(c)extra hard work in connection with a big operation against hostile or lawless elements; and(d)in exceptional cases, for smartness diligence, praiseworthy attention to the public or for any other purpose which in the opinion of the officers competent to grant the reward is calculated to promote the efficiency of the Force.Notes .-(i) "General good work" shall not be a ground for the grant of reward;(ii)Orders sanctioning reward should indicate the reasons for which they are granted. The clause or clauses of this rule under which they are granted should also be mentioned in the order sanctioning the rewards;(iii)Rewards shall not be sanctioned on request.]
