Govt committed to empower Maharashtra police force; over 7,200 posts in dept to be filled: Ajit Pawar

The Maharashtra government is committed to empower the police force Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Sunday adding that recruitment process for 7231 posts in the department will be carried outSpeaking at the passing out parade of the 119th batch of cadets at the Maharashtra Police Academy MPA here he also announced that as many as one lakh houses will be built for the police personnel in the state in the near futureThere will be no compromise in strengthening the home department Provision of Rs 737 crore in the 202122 budget and of Rs 802 crore in this years budget has been made to provide houses to the police personnel Besides that Rs 1029 crore have been allocated for strengthening the police force and the government is committed for the empowerment of its personnel he saidState Home Minister Dilip ValsePatil Food and Civil Supplies Minister and Nashik district guardian minister Chhagan Bhujbal Additional Director General of Police Training and Special Squad Sanjay Kumar MPA director Rajesh Kumar and other officials were present on the occasionRecruitment for 7231 posts will be made in the police force and timebound promotion has been structured in such a manner that a police personnel who has been recruited as a sepoy will certainly become a subinspector at the time of his retirement 30 years later Pawar saidA decision has been taken to repair and renovate old police station buildings and construction work of 87 police stations has already begun he said adding that the decision of reducing the duty time of women police personnel to eight hours has already been takenAs many as one lakh houses will be built for the police personnel in the state in the near future the senior NCP leader addedMaharashtra police has a glorious history Brave officers such as J F Ribero who tackled terrorism in Punjab and 2611 Mumbai attacks martyr Tukaram Ombale have earned fame for the state police force There is no doubt that you will certainly increase the glory and fame of the forceOur commitment should be with the Constitution of India rules and laws We should take care that caste religion religious books political social and religious views and intellectual commitment should not have a place in public life Follow your personal beliefs inside your homes Avoiding public display of personal beliefs will help in the progress of the nation Pawar addedAll 309 officers including 12 women of the119th batch of MPA will serve the state well in future he saidWalse Patil said All of you have the responsibility to create a modern influential and sensitive police service system You will have to keep this and the honour of the police uniform at the top of your mind while making your moves in future Your behavior with the citizens should be cordial Give them respect and take cognizance of their complaintsWhile working as the protector of people you should give justice to the victims and the deprived Your positive attitude will enhance the respect for khaki among people the minister addedPawar later inaugurated a new administrative building hostel and canteen complex of the Crime Detection Training College in the cityThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever