The state government has announced the sanctioning of Rs. 1 crore for the Police Welfare Fund.
The announcement was made by Home Minister P Sabitha Indira Reddy, while she spoke at the Police Commemoration Parade at Goshamahal Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.
She said that the government would take all steps necessary for the welfare of police personnel in the state.
She announced that all police personnel would be entitled for a complete medical check-up once every 2 years.
Also, one government doctor will be deputed on a permanent basis, for police personnel, at all district headquarters.
The Home Minister announced that the Amberpet police training schools would be upgraded soon. She recalled measures recently taken up by the state government for the welfare of police forces.
She paid tributes to the police who had laid their lives while discharging their duties. She stated that the state and the general public could simply not ignore the sacrifices that the police make for society.
Speaking on the occasion, Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy claimed that Andhra Pradesh has emerged as a role model in implementing measures for police welfare.
He announced that 22,000 personnel would be recruited in the police force next.
The DGP hoped that the existing force would be de-stressed once the new recruits join the forces.
Earlier, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy laid a wreath at the Police Memorial and paid tributes to the police martyrs. However, he did not attend the Commemoration Parade, in view of his Anantapur tour.
Meanwhile, the Home Minister, DGP, City Police Commissioner A K Khan and other IPS officials made personal contributions towards the Police Welfare Fund. (INN)
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