Retired defence officers to train Haryana Police personnel

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, SEPT  17

The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, today sought the  services of retired defence officers to impart training to Haryana Police personnel so as to further improve their efficiency.

          Mr Hooda, who interacting with General Bikram Singh, Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army,  at his residence here today urged him to help Haryana in further improving the skill of the police force. This, he said, would not only strengthen the functioning of Police Department, but would also further infuse in them the spirit of dedication to duty.

          General Bikram Singh said that he would make every possible effort to provide best retired defence officers for this purpose. He said that keeping in view the interest of the people, he would hand over a list of retired engineers, able IT professionals and retired experts from all other fields to the state government. He wished that a welfare housing project should be prepared for the families of defence personnel so that houses could be provided to them at affordable prices. He urged the Chief Minister to provide land at reasonable rate for this purpose.

He also urged the Chief Minister to set up an airbase at Chandimandir to provide training to the newly appointed pilots. While appreciating  the proposal put forth by Mr Bikram Singh, Mr Hooda said that with the setting up of an airbase at Chandimandir, not only people of the state, but of entire country would be benefitted. He said that  as scheme to provide housing facility at affordable prices is already being implemented by the state government, the proposal to provide residential facility to the defence personnel would also be considered positively. He said that ten per cent reservation is being given to the defence personnel in the defence colonies being set up at Rewari, Dadri and Mahendergarh.

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