Guwahati: The Assam cabinet, in its first sitting of the New Year on Saturday, took key decisions to downsize the chief minister’s motorcade by 50%, reduce number of police personnel used to guard political leaders and others and discontinue providing government house and security cover to all prospective ex-CMs from now onwards.
The cabinet adopted a policy to reduce the mammoth number of 4,224 police personnel deployed as personnel security officers (PSO). More than half of them, 2565, are deployed to guard political leaders, 854 with civil officers, 546 with judicial officers, 167 with businessmen and student leaders, 40 with tea garden managers and 52 with former militants.
“The chief minister’s convoy at present comprises 22 vehicles. The cabinet has decided that this number will be brought down to seven or eight. We will continue to attempt to reduce it further to move towards an ideal situation when the chief minister can move without any security. But for that we need some more rounds of negotiations for peace to return completely,” said chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Sarma currently has Z cetgory of security cover with CRPF perosnnel.
The cabinet adopted a policy to reduce the mammoth number of 4,224 police personnel deployed as personnel security officers (PSO). More than half of them, 2565, are deployed to guard political leaders, 854 with civil officers, 546 with judicial officers, 167 with businessmen and student leaders, 40 with tea garden managers and 52 with former militants.
“The chief minister’s convoy at present comprises 22 vehicles. The cabinet has decided that this number will be brought down to seven or eight. We will continue to attempt to reduce it further to move towards an ideal situation when the chief minister can move without any security. But for that we need some more rounds of negotiations for peace to return completely,” said chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Sarma currently has Z cetgory of security cover with CRPF perosnnel.
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