Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta laid foundation stone for cement-concrete road at STF 25th Battalion here today. The Home Minister has sanctioned `7 lakh from his MlA's fund for the road, which will be 130 meter long and 3.25 meter wide. He said that police personnel always work facing difficulties. He said that constant efforts are being made to increase facilities for police force.
The Home Minister said that about 36,000 posts have been filled up during last 4 years. He said that it has been ensured that personnel recruited as constable gets minimum 2 promotions during service. It has been decided to construct 4000 houses every year to remove housing problem of police force. These houses will be constructed till all employees get houses.
He said that police personnel are gripped by health problems due to working in adverse conditions. He said that state government has decided to provide treatment facility upto `8 lakh per annum per employee under Madhya Pradesh Police Health Security Scheme. Now, employees will not have to do rounds of offices to get medical bills clear. Gupta said that a policy is also being formulated for personnel of Special Armed Force.