Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (June 9) announced that 10 professional commando battalions will be formed to sternly deal with emerging crimes in the state.
Addressing the day-long conference of the Superintendents of Police at Kaziranga, CM Sarma said that the deliberations were held to discuss ways of modernising the police force in the wake of new types of crimes detected by the police.
“For this purpose 10 professional commando battalions will be formed to sternly deal with these emerging crimes,” Sarma said.
He also said that two shifts duty at all police stations to be introduced to reduce the workload on police personnel.
23,000 civil police personnel and 12,000 commando police personnel will be added to the system”, he said.
Taking into consideration the welfare of police personnel, police quarters will be constructed, he said.
Recruitment rules for appointment in the police forces will be modified to bring in more professionally qualified and skilled manpower into the system, Sarma said.
The chief minister also said that two conferences will be held annually, one each for SPs and DCs, to enable them resolve different issues.
Seven forensic laboratories will also be set up in the state.
CM Sarma also said that one-month special leave will be given to police forces living in battalions in different stations to stay with their families.
Compulsory free health check-ups will be arranged for police personnel once in a year, he said.
“Assam Police to show zero tolerance towards cow smuggling and drug trafficking. All SPs have been directed not to allow their districts to be used as transit routes,” the chief minister said.
Sarma further said that it was a meaningful day of constructive deliberations on policing and how to make Assam as among the best states in internal security.
The meeting was attended by the Director General of Police, all Superintendents of Police and senior officials of the state government.
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