Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday attended the convocation ceremony of new Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) of State Police Service Cadre at Chhattisgarh State Police Academy in Chandrakhuri, near Raipur.
He took the salute at the parade and later announced the establishment of a ‘Composite in-service training centre at the State police academy.
Singh also gave away the certificates to new DSPs on the occasion.
Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra, MP Ramesh Bais, Parliamentary Secretary of Home Department labhchand Bafna, Aarang MlA Naveen Markandey and State Director General of State, AN Upadhyay were also present.
The Chief Minister in his address said, “Police force plays an important role in maintaining internal security of society, State and nation.” He expressed hope that the officials trained here are ready to face all the challenges and live up to their duties and responsibilities.
Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra and Director General of Police AN Upadhyay also addressed the convocation ceremony. Home Minister said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Raman Singh, police force is being equipped with all the necessary resources for ensuring security of people in the State.
The number of police personnel has exceeded 70,000. The police force has significant contribution in peaceful development of the State.
Director General of Police AN Upadhyay said that policing is a service to society and nation as a whole. He added that State police officials and personnel are fulfilling their duties with dedication. In-charge Director State Police Academy, Sonal V Mishra informed in the report that training of 18 trainee DSPs had begun in April 2016 in the sixth session of academy, which completed today in the convocation ceremony.
On September 30, last year, State Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra had stated said that Chhattisgarh Police has progressed significantly in this era of communication revolution. “Our police force have gone hi-tech. Chhattisgarh has favourable environment of peace and security, and credit of this goes to police forces. Because of this peaceful, harmonious and secured environment in the State, Chief Minister Raman Singh has recently invited investors in World Investors’ Meet held at New Delhi for capital investment in Chhattisgarh,” he said.
Paikra was addressing convocation ceremony of 80 new officers trained in Chhattisgarh Police Academy in village Chandkhuri near Raipur.
The Minister earlier took salute of convocation parade of 17 Deputy Superintendents of Police and 63 Sub-Inspectors and Platoon Commanders.
In his address, Paikra was pleased that BSNl has connected Chhattisgarh Police Academy with rest of the world for exchange of information through dedicated line.
He said that ever since Chhattisgarh State was constituted, its police force has expanded three folds in the span of 16 years.
The State Government always makes effort to provide best of the facilities to police personnel and officers, which are required for them to fulfill their challenging responsibilities, he said. Director of the Academy Anand Tiwari administered the oath to police officers and later read out the report of the institution.
The Director also informed that BSNl has laid a dedicated line connecting the Academy to the world for exchange of information. In this way, the problem of weak mobile and internet connectivity has been resolved. Soon e-Classrooms will also be introduced in the academy.
DGP said in his address that each and every work of the oath taken by the trained officers holds great significance.
Emphasising on the practical training he said that while doing self-assessment, one should focus more on the dedication and satisfaction through service instead of materialistic gains like promotion etc.