A Correspondent
Rangia: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday dedicated Rangia Police Station under MOITRI (Mission for Overall Improvement of Thana for Responsive Image) scheme to the service of the people at a function held at the police station campus at Rangia today. The Rangia Police Station was set up during pre-independence period and has been upgraded under MOITRI.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sonowal said that Government of Assam has adopted MOITRI scheme to make the police stations people friendly so that 70 thousand police forces can imbibe people-friendly and responsive approach to instil a sense of security among the people. He said that State government has adopted a three-pronged approach for the development of the State in different fields namely education, culture and sports. His government has also drawn an exhaustive roadmap for the development of education culture and sports in order to channelize the vibrant human resources into a meaningful dimension.
Giving a background of MOITRI, Chief Minister Sonowal said that scheme is credited to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s direction which he gave in the year 2015 during the conference of the DGPs at Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati. He said that the blueprint of the development of all the police stations of the State under MOITRI is a part of executing Prime Minister Modi’s smart police concept. On the occasion, the Chief Minister Sonowal also called upon the people to take a pledge for the plantation of saplings to increase the green cover of the State and avoid the single-use of plastic bags to achieve State government’s avowed agenda of zero pollution.
It may be noted that Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal before inaugurating Rangia Police Station participated in a plantation drive in the premises of the police station. He also asked DGP Kuladhar Saikia to pass an order to start plantation drive in all police stations of the State. Giving a snapshot of all the developmental programme of the State government, the Chief Minister said that Rangia is an important part in the State government’s scheme of things as the subdivision is a part of state capital region which the State government has already notified. He also said that a large water treatment plant will be set up along the bank of River Borolia for Rangia, the foundation of which will be set up very shortly.
He also said that for the socio-economic development of the farmers, his government has taken a series of steps like Mukhy Mantrir Krishi Sa-SajuliYojna, Chief Minister’s Samagra Gramya Yojana, Ghare Ghare Pukhuri Ghare Ghare Maas, etc to achieve doubling of farmers’ income by 2022. Minister of State for Revenue and Disaster Management Bhabesh Kalita, MP Pradan Barua, DGP Kuladhar Saikia also spoke at the programme which was attended by MLA Narayan Deka, Chief Minister’s Legal Adviser Santanu Bharali among others.