Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that 2,790 temporary Home Guard jawans rendering services during Simhastha will be included in regular service of the Home Guard. A decision in this regard was taken at the Cabinet.
These jawans will be paid a salary of Rs 20,700 per month. Rs 75 crore will be spent on them annually. The Chief Minister was addressing the Home Guard Sainik Sammelan organized at the CM House today. Home Minister Bhupendra Singh was present in the programme.
Extending his best wishes to the jawans for their bright future, CM Chouhan said that they should resolve to serve the people of Madhya Pradesh better. They should contribute in building a new Madhya Pradesh with full force and dexterity. Whatever work they get, they should do it with full dexterity and justification. They should create new history with their service. The contribution of Madhya Pradesh Police in conducting Simhastha in a systematic manner has been incomparable. Homeguard sainiks have also worked selflessly in it.
Director-General Home Guard Mahan Bharat Sagar read out the felicitation letter during the programme.
Home Guard jawans presented the Chief Minister with a felicitation letter and welcomed him by adorning him with a ‘safa’ (turban). Senior police officials including Additional Chief Secretary, Home KK Singh and Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla and a large number of homeguard jawans were present at the programme. IG Homeguard KV Venkateshwar Rao proposed the vote of thanks.