Guwahati: Assam cabinet on Monday approved Rs 839.95 crore for the formation of five new Commando Battalions in the state.
Reportedly, theThe battalions will be deployed in sensitive areas where the security situation is tense and this unit will constitute a key component of counterinsurgency operations.
''Besides, the new battalion will also play a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of the Assam police in tackling crime,'' said Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah while briefing the media after the cabinet meeting.
The five battalions will be set up in the districts of Hailakandi, Karbi Anglong, Sivasagar, Biswanath, and Tinsukia.
Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to inform us that this move happened to be one of several other decisions taken at the cabinet meeting pertaining to the creation of new battalions, developing of new ropeways, setting up Assam Complex in Maharashtra, promoting forensic education, easing norms for EWS candidates, protection of tenure of ward commissioner, etc.
In June last year, the Assam government decided to raise 10 new commando battalions on the lines of the National Security Guard (NSG) in order to give more muscles to the cops in combating crime.
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