GURKHA CONTINGENT

Parliament of Singapore · 12 July 1996 · 8th Parliament

Official Report, 12 July 1996, Vol 66, Issue 5 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Low Thia KhiangWong Kan Seng
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Mr Low Thia Khiang asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what are the functions of the Gurkha guards; (b) how many of them are employed by the Government; and (c) what is the annual expenditure needed to maintain the Gurkha contingent.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: The function of the Gurkha Contingent is to guard selected key installations and locations in Singapore. These include the Istana, the penal institutions, the drug rehabilitation centres and the premises of the Board of Commissioners of Currency.

The Gurkhas belong to the Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force. Its present strength is 1,177 men, comprising 36 senior officers and 1,141 junior officers.

The operating budget for the Gurkha Contingent in FY 96 is $40.22 m. This comprises $34.25 million in manpower costs, and $5.97 million in other operating expenditure.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 12 July 1996. Republished on SGParliament.