Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Monday announced that Home Guard personnel in the State would be given wages at par with Police personnel.
Apart from this, the State Government has also urged the Central Government to set up an Army recruitment office in Jhajjar to provide maximum opportunities to the youth of the State.
The Chief Minister was speaking at a function on the occasion of birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Rohtak.
Paying rich tributes to the revolutionary freedom fighter, Manohar lal said that Netaji still held a special place in the hearts of the youth.
He said that while 7,000 police personnel were recruited last year, an equal number of police personnel would also be recruited this year.
About 2,800 police personnel would be recruited within next month and these would include 1,000 each in Rohtak and Sonepat, 500 in Jhajjar and 300 in Panipat. The State Government is also making concerted efforts to strengthen Home Guard force, he added.