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DEHRADUN: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday attended the 62nd Raising Day function of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Dehradun during which he emphasised on development of villages along the India-China border. Shah said migration of residents from these border villages is a “major issue and a challenge for ITBP“.
“It is important that villages near the border, which are the country’s ‘first villages’, become first in facilities too.Our government is committed to this and have accordingly raised the budget for border areas to Rs 12,000 crore from Rs 4,000 crore in 2014. In a year’s time, we’ll ensure road connectivity to 168 border villages,” Shah said.
He added: “ITBP is responsible for securing the India-China border and the force will also act as the nodal agency for development works in border villages under the Vibrant Village initiative. We’ve already discussed this with the respective district administrations.”
Shah said the government has approved seven new battalions for ITBP of which, four are going to be raised in Arunachal Pradesh. “This would take the total number of battalions of the force from 60 to 67. To facilitate ITBP personnel, the government has approved a certain reservation quota for them in train and flight travel on the lines of those from the armed forces,” he said.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, state ministers, officials, ITBP officers, including the force’s director general, Anish Dayal Singh, were present at the event at Dehradun’s ITBP Seemadwar base.
Nine ITBP officers were awarded the ‘Police Medal for Gallantry’ for 2022 while eight received the ‘President’s Police Medal for Exemplary Service’ for years 2022 and 2023.
“It is important that villages near the border, which are the country’s ‘first villages’, become first in facilities too.Our government is committed to this and have accordingly raised the budget for border areas to Rs 12,000 crore from Rs 4,000 crore in 2014. In a year’s time, we’ll ensure road connectivity to 168 border villages,” Shah said.
He added: “ITBP is responsible for securing the India-China border and the force will also act as the nodal agency for development works in border villages under the Vibrant Village initiative. We’ve already discussed this with the respective district administrations.”
Shah said the government has approved seven new battalions for ITBP of which, four are going to be raised in Arunachal Pradesh. “This would take the total number of battalions of the force from 60 to 67. To facilitate ITBP personnel, the government has approved a certain reservation quota for them in train and flight travel on the lines of those from the armed forces,” he said.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, state ministers, officials, ITBP officers, including the force’s director general, Anish Dayal Singh, were present at the event at Dehradun’s ITBP Seemadwar base.
Nine ITBP officers were awarded the ‘Police Medal for Gallantry’ for 2022 while eight received the ‘President’s Police Medal for Exemplary Service’ for years 2022 and 2023.
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