Himachal Pradesh Publicizes 180-Day Maternity Go away For Dwelling Guards

Shimla:

Girls Dwelling Guards can be supplied 180 days of maternity depart whereas the every day allowance for Dwelling Guards throughout deployment outdoors the State can be elevated from Rs 60 to Rs 500, mentioned Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday.

Presiding over the 62nd State-Degree Elevating Day celebrations of the Himachal Pradesh Dwelling Guards and Civil Defence right here, he mentioned that the federal government would fill 700 vacant Dwelling Guard posts to strengthen the drive.

He additionally introduced institution of drone stations in any respect district headquarters to boost catastrophe administration capabilities and sanctioned a brand new landline quantity on the State Catastrophe Response Power (SDRF) Management Room to facilitate the folks, a press release issued right here mentioned.

Emphasizing the dedication to modernizing the SDRF with superior tools and allocating adequate funds for this objective, he mentioned that presently, SDRF was outfitted with drones able to lifting as much as 5 kg and this drive would quickly obtain drones with increased payload capacities to satisfy operational calls for.

Moreover, funds can be allotted for the development of the SDRF headquarters in Palampur and the Kangra Unit campus and to boost communication, he added.

The occasion witnessed a splendid parade, led by Parade Commander Vinay Kumar, comprising 17 contingents. Platoon commander Lata Rahi led the ladies contingents, whereas varied contingents from districts of the State displayed their abilities below the management of their respective commanders.

Demonstrations of catastrophe administration methods on the theme “Surakshit Himachal” was a spotlight. A Battle March Previous by the Dwelling Guard Jawans and a musical efficiency by the Dwelling Guard band added grandeur to the occasion.

Extending his greetings on Dwelling Guards Elevating Day, Sukhu lauded the exemplary efforts of Dwelling Guards, Hearth Division personnel and SDRF throughout final 12 months’s monsoon catastrophe by which over 500 folks have been killed and over 15,000 turned homeless. “It was one of the crucial devastating disasters in our lifetime, leading to important lack of life and property, ” he mentioned .

He mentioned that to boost catastrophe preparedness the State plans to coach one p.c of its inhabitants as Civil Defence volunteers over the subsequent 5 years. The Dwelling Guards have already carried out roughly 31,000 rescue and aid operations over the past decade, saving 3,600 lives and defending properties price over Rs. 10,000 crore, he knowledgeable.

The CM mentioned that the federal government was enhancing the SDRF’s infrastructure, designating the Dwelling Guards as First Responders throughout pure disasters and integrating them below the SDRF for sooner response. He mentioned that the 74 firm workplaces and 12 coaching centres of the Dwelling Guards throughout the State have been designated as Catastrophe Response Facilities to bolster catastrophe readiness.

The state authorities has established 4 new hearth stations in Nadaun, Deha, Indora and Kotkhai over the past two years and 240 posts of varied classes have been created within the Hearth Companies Division and approval has been granted to obtain eight hearth autos to strengthen the working of the division, the assertion added.

The CM additionally inaugurated Dwelling Guards Division buildings price Rs. 15.05 crore.

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