Round-the-clock movementand pitched battles with terroists in adverse conditions have given our para-military troops the highest rate of stress in the world. The severity of stress is such that cases of hypertension, depression, ulcers, diabetes and even suicides are skydrocketing in all forces. Including the CRPF, the BSF and the ITBP. Fighting militants in inhospitable terrain in the Manipur of patrolling landmine-infested tracks of Kashmir in sub-zero temperatures a job in the para-military forces highly hazardous and stressful. But there are other reasons too. Over-deployment, inadequate pay, no leave, long separation from family, frequent transfers and few promotions.