Insurance coverage for Assam police & frontline staff: Sarbananda Sonowal

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said that in addition to Rs. 50 lakh insurance coverage announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Health sector workers, the Assam government will also bring the policemen and all other frontline officials of departments directly engaged in the fight against coronavirus in the State under the insurance coverage. The Chief Minister said this after reviewing the law-and-order situation of the State along with taking stock of the COVID-19 scenario at a meeting with the police officials held at Assam Police Head Quarters here on Sunday.

Saying that Assam Police has played a very proactive role in ensuring lockdown in the State and appreciated the service rendered by the force in helping all other departments to maintain availability of essential commodities during this time of crisis. Assam police has been able to win the trust and goodwill of people of Assam with their exemplary service, the Chief Minister said.

At the meeting, DGP Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta and other top officials of Assam Police apprised the Chief Minister of various steps taken by the police department to maintain law and order during coronavirus outbreak. They said that till today 446 cases of lockdown violations have been registered in the State and 1,074 people were arrested. A total of Rs. 15,53,900 had been collected as fines and 4,293 vehicles were confiscated, they informed. The Chief Minister was also apprised about various steps taken by Assam Police to check the spreading of misinformation and rumours on social media and 200 complaints had been registered by police against posting of provocative statements on social media while 120 such objectionable posts had been removed.

The police officials also informed the Chief Minister that more than 1,500 quarantine facilities had been kept ready at 47 places where 16 doctors, 17 nurses, 10 midwives along with 340 police nursing staff were posted. Assam Police has kept a stock of 50,000 bottles of hand sanitizer, 30,000 masks, 2,000 N-95 masks, a huge quantity of bleaching powder and disinfectants, 500 spraying machines to fight COVID-19 outbreak, a press release said.

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