Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta inaugurated newly constructed office of Superintendent of Police Bhopal North at Shahjahanabad here on Saturday. Gupta said that apart from offices, 4,000 houses will also be constructed every year till every police personnel gets a house.
He said that it is the responsibility of the government to provide facilities to the police, but the police personnel should also function in a manner through which common people get security and a sense of fear is created among criminals. Gupta said that attitude of the police with people should be friendly so that victims can visit police stations without hesitation.
Gupta further said that constant efforts are being made to ensure promotion of police personnel and improve police housing colonies. Now, work of repair of houses has been entrusted to Police Housing Corporation instead of Public Works Department. MlA Arif Aqeel also spoke on the occasion. 10 thousand recruitments in police force this year
The Home Minister said that process of filling up about 11 thousand posts in police force is nearing completion. He informed that 10,000 posts will be filled up in police force this year. Apart from addition of new courses in training, police training centres’ capacity has also been increased from 1500 to 3000. A new police training centre has been constructed at Bhaunri near Bhopal. Gupta informed that barracks of SAF and Home Guards are also being improved.
DGP Nandan Dube said that construction of this building will facilitate administrative works. He informed about police reforms and facilities being provided to police force. Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation Chairman SS lal informed about corporation’s works. He informed that this building was constructed at a cost of Rs 50 lakh in 7 months.