Haryana will have a Disaster Reserve Battalion (DRB) for providing immediate assistance in times of disasters in the state.
“The Police Department has sent a proposal to the State Government for constituting DRB. DRB is proposed so that the jawans of the battalion could provide immediate help in times of disasters,” said Haryana Director General of Police, B.S. Sandhu while interacting with mediapersons after honouring four sportspersons of Haryana Police who have brought laurels to the state and nation at recently concluded Commonwealth Games.
The DGP also said that the recruitment to 6,647 posts of constables and 463 posts of Sub-Inspectors in Haryana Police would be made mainly on the basis of written examination whereas the physical test would only be of qualifying nature.
The marks of physical test would not be included in finalising the merit list and this recruitment process would soon be completed, said he.
Sandhu said that passing out parade of 4,300 newly recruited constables, who were under training, would be held in the first week of May 2018.
As many as 1,000 Special Police Officers (SPOs) have also been recruited and 500 SPOs would soon be recruited for traffic management in Gurugram and Faridabad cities, he added.
The DGP informed that 600 new vehicles would be purchased by the Police Department under the dail-100 project in next three months so that each police station would have at least two vehicles.
These vehicles would be connected with Centralised Police Control Room, he added.
While replying to a question, he said that e-challan system would soon be started in the state and for this, a proposal has been sent to HARTRON for purchasing machines.