Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the police is performing its role well in maintaining peace and order. I am proud of the police and sons and daughters of the state. I am the head of your family, I will stand by you whenever you need it.
A weekly holiday has been arranged in the state so that the police personnel can spend time with their children and family, he said.
The state government has started several schemes and programmes for the welfare of the police personnel, so that they can work better by staying stress-free, he said.
Every month amount for 15 liters of petrol will be deposited in the accounts of the police personnel. Soon 25 thousand houses will be built so that one can get a house to stay, he said.
Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the reception and felicitation programme of 64 officers and employees, two other dignitaries and their family members who received President’s Medals for Gallantry, Distinguished Service and Meritorious Service Medals from the Police, Home Guard and Jail Department at his residence today, he said.
Chief Minister Chouhan’s wife Sadhna Singh, Director General of Police Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Director General Home Guard Arvind Kumar, Director General Jail Rajesh Chawla and other police officers-employees and their families were present.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that I do not run the government, I run the family, you are also a member of the same family. Chief Minister Chouhan said that the police personnel fight against criminals, murderers, Naxalites and terrorism. Be tougher than a thunderbolt for criminals and more gentle than a flower for the public. Keep contributing continuously in taking the state to the heights of development.
Director General of Police Sudhir Kumar Saxena said that we are feeling proud of the achievements of the police. The police will try to live up to the expectation of all-round development of the state. He congratulated the medal winners and their families as well as the police personnel involved in the state level Independence Day Parade held at Lal Parade Ground today.
Saxena said that such a programme is not held for the police at the Chief Minister’s residence in any state.
Chief Minister Chouhan considers everyone as his family. He said that several steps have been taken for police welfare in the state. Health care scheme, construction of police houses and recruitment on vacant posts are going on continuously. Attractive presentations focused on patriotism were given by the police personnel in the programme.
