For smooth and effective working of Haryana Dial-112 project, the State Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday directed the officers concerned to recruit 1500 Drivers as
SPOs (Special Police Officers) and 2000 SPOs (Ex-Servicemen Military and
Paramilitary) in the State Police department.
The Chief Minister was presiding over the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee
of Haryana Dial-112 Emergency Response Support System (ERSS). During the
meeting, it was apprised that the average response time of Dial-112 was around 15
minutes in May and has also gained 94.88 percent customer satisfaction in the last
month which is the highest since its launch.
On the occasion, the Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said in the meeting that people's
faith has substantially grown in the Dial-112 project. He said that over the first 10
months since the launch, 43 lakh calls landed in the Call Centre out of which 5.5 lakh
calls were required to dispatch the police vehicle to the spot. Around 17,600 calls are
being attended on a daily basis at the Dial-112 Call Centre during May, 2022. Vij further
said that the Government is dedicated to resolving the public issues in minimum time.
Rs 2,600 crore approved for project funding from Japan International Cooperation
Agency
In another meeting, Khattar gave approval to Rs 2,600 crore funding from Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to create horticulture value chain in the State
which will directly benefit the farmers in near future. He said that this project in
collaboration with JICA will strengthen the supply chain of fruits and vegetables in the
domestic market along with ensuring adequate exports. He added that this project will
envisage horticulture 3.0 for security, farm sustainability and rural prosperity through
direct employment along with nutritional security and delivery of safe food to
consumers.
It was apprised during the meeting that through this project 3 lakh farmers will be
benefited in various ways. Along with this 10-15% reduction in the post harvest losses
will be achieved within the project timeframe. It was apprised during the meeting that in
order to meet the future requirements, Haryana requires 1695 of packhouses, 3.05 lakh
MT of Onion Storage along with expansion of cold storage capacity & other related agri-
based infrastructure which will be accommodated with this project in collaboration with
JICA keeping in mind the future requirements.