Shillong, Feb 16: Governor CH Vijayashankar on Monday said the recruitment process to fill up 3000 vacancies in the police department is in its final stages.
“We are committed to strengthening our police force, recruitment for almost 3,000 vacancies is nearing completion,” Governor Vijayashankar said while addressing the Assembly’s budget session.
“The primary objective of the government is to promote peace, security, and wellbeing of our citizens. During the last year, the overall law and order situation in the State has remained peaceful,”he stated while adding that all festivals, including National Day celebrations, and State festivals were conducted peacefully.
Vijayashankar said staffing and housing for police are being ramped up. “We are committed to strengthening our police force—recruitment for almost 3,000 vacancies is nearing completion,” he said.
In the past year, the Governor said the various proposals to strengthen police infrastructure have been taken up under the Police Infrastructure Renovation Fund.
The construction work of 14 police housing projects is progressing swiftly which will strengthen the overall efficiency of the police force across the State, he added.
