Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur has said that police officers and jawans should undertake regular patrolling and stay overnight at one village or locality in a month. This will help them understand people’s sentiments and law & order situation will be strengthened.
Strict action should be taken against criminal elements. The Home Minister said that the action plan for good housing facility to police personnel should be implemented. The Home Minister gave these directives to senior departmental officers at a meeting at Mantralaya here
on Monday.
Gaur directed to depute women police personnel in every police station. Women’s desk system should be made more effective. He said that condemned vehicles kept on premises of police stations should be shifted elsewhere and police stations be given a
better look.
The Home Minister said that housing facility is available for only one-third police personnel at present. Number of houses needs to be increased and houses should be constructed with quality. The Home Minister directed to take up this work on priority. The meeting also considered use of half-sleeve shirts by police personnel during summer, one holiday every month and gym facility. Principal Secretary Home BP Singh, DGP Nandan Dube, DGP Jails Surendra Singh, ADG Aruna Mohan Rao, Sudhir Saxena, Rajiv Tandon, Home Secretary DP Gupta and other officers attended the meeting.