Hyderabad, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said that the state government is taking concrete steps to check new challenges to policing, including narcotics and cybercrimes.
Along with SHE teams working to ensure women’s safety, the government also launched the ‘Stand With Her’ initiative to foster a greater sense of social responsibility in supporting women, the CM said. Government employees are also on leave during the Dussehra vacation. But, police personnel are on duty to ensure law and order.
Highlighting the police welfare measures initiated by the government, he said the ex-gratia amount has been increased to ₹ one crore from ₹ 45 lakh for Head Constables and ASIs.
Highlighting the growing challenges of narcotics and others, Reddy said Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently appreciated the efforts of the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement Force set up by the state government to check the supply of narcotics. Expressing concern over rising road accidents, the CM said the state government has set up the Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau to coordinate traffic management, highway patrolling, accident investigation, and road safety measures. He said TG SAFE is taking tough measures against food adulteration. The government would intensify the efforts to ensure the quality of food is served in the hotels, he said. The government has appointed transgenders as traffic assistants as a measure to enhance their self-respect and dignity in society, the CM said. Observing that it is not easy to work in the police department, he said many people travelled to different places.
