Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (April 30) said that voluntary retirement will be offered to several police officers who are “habitual drinkers” and their bodies have been damaged by excessive consumption of alcohol. He further said that the process of retirement has already started and fresh recruitment will be done to fill the vacancies.
300 officer jawans habitually drink alcohol
“Around 300 officers and jawans are addicted to alcohol, and excessive consumption of alcohol has harmed their bodies. The government has made provision for Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for them. “It is an old rule, but we did not implement it earlier,” Sarma, who also holds the Home Ministry, told reporters on the sidelines of an event.
The Chief Minister said that he is also working on decentralization of governance and has started the process of opening offices in all the 126 assembly constituencies with the powers vested in the office of first Deputy Commissioners.
“We are trying to ensure that people do not have to travel to the district headquarters for work in the DC office, and that the DC’s office is available in each LAC area. The DCs will look after law and order, and will be given different responsibilities,” said Sarma.
(With PTI inputs)