Additional Director General of Police (CID) R K Vij has informed Superintendents of Police (SPs) of all the districts of the State that a Senior Citizen Cell has been established in Police Headquarters (PHQ), Naya Raipur from October 3, 2017, under the joint aegis of NGO- "HelpAge" and PHQ, Naya Raipur.
Key objective of Senior Citizen Cell is to provide relief and security to neglected and destitute senior citizens of the society, he said. Under this Senior Citizen Cell established in Police Headquarters, each police personnel is being sensitized about grievances of senior citizens, and family counseling/senior citizen cell help desks are being established in each police station, the ADGP said. Vij has issued letter to the SPs of all the districts, and instructed that each police personnel should contact minimum of 10 senior citizens residing near their jurisdiction area/area/police station/beat area, take detailed information about them and meet them from time to time to create the environment of security for them.
This work should be completed by the end of June and report of the same has to be submitted to Station In-charge/line In-charge/ Head Clerk of respective SP office, he said.