HM Amit Shah visits CRPF headquarters in New Delhi
Shah appreciated the relentless work of the force and adviced on focusing on personnel's health and welfare
New Delhi, December 26
Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Headquarters in New Delhi.
The Home Minister met senior officers of the force and had a comprehensive review of the operations and administrative efficiency of the CRPF. Several senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), including the Union Home Secretary were present in the meeting.
During the meeting, Director General, CRPF, Anish Dayal Singh, apprised the Home Minister about various welfare schemes being implemented for the families of martyred jawans of the force, including compassionate appointments in CRPF.
HM Shah said that CRPF is playing an important role in ensuring internal security and peace in the country and has done a commendable job in tackling Naxalism and restoring peace and stability in the North-Eastern states and Jammu & Kashmir.
Shah emphasized the importance of promoting Hindi in the daily functioning of the force to strengthen linguistic unity. Along with emphasizing on the use of more and more 'Shri Ann' (Millets) for better health of the soldiers, the Home Minister also called upon the soldiers to extract the benefits of Ayurveda and participate in 'Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyan' to get health insights as per individual’s Prakriti, fostering wellbeing and better health.
The visit of Union Home Minister underlines the government's recognition of the CRPF's commitment to national security and its multifaceted contribution to nation building.
