CRPF to get 12 storeyed new headquarters building

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Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for new CRPF headquarters building.

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) , the leading force for the maintenance of internal security in India, will get its new headquarters building in CGO Complex area in New Delhi. Purposed building is adjacent to the CBI headqarters building and a furlong away from its existing headquarters. Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of CRPF building today. Being constructed in 2.23 acre land, 12 storeyed this building will cost Rupees 277 crore.

Welcoming the guests CRPF Director General Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar expressed the hope that its construction will complete by March 2022. With built up area of 45675 square feet, new building will have all modern facilities and green amenities, besides effective control and command system with modern training modules for 3.5 lakh strong force to enhance their operational capability.

Home Minister Amit Shah.

State Home Minister Nityanand rai , Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba, Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Special DG of CRPF S N Srivastav, DG of CPWD Prabhakar Singh alongwith officers and other staff were present during the foundation stone laying ceremony. Shri Singh gave a detailed audo visual presentation about the upcoming project. After completion this building will enable its different branches like Rapid Action Force (RAF), Northern Sector, CoBRA, Training , Medical , Works , recruitment and communication, under one roof. Presently these branches are scatered in different areas in Capital.CPWD is the nodle agency for executing the project.

Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing the gathering said that, CRPF had played an important role in wiping out terrorism from Punjab and Tripura in the decades of 80’s and 90 ‘s and to restore complete peace in the border States. He said that neighbouring countries tried to foment terrorism in the two States by misleading the youth to dismember the country but all their efforts were neutralised by CRPF. Shri Shah said that whether it is a Naxal theatre or a riot situation, or for conduct of peaceful AmarnathYatra in Jammu and Kashmir or providing security ring to India’s Parliament, CRPF jawans always remain at the forefront.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment for the welfare of paramilitary forces, the Home Minister said that by August-September, 2020, all such schemes will be given a final shape, the prominent among them would be a measure that all jawans should remain at least 100 days out of 365 days with their family members. A Committee is working on this and suggestions sought from DGs of paramilitary forces to implement this scheme soon.

Shri Shah said, Ministry of Home Affairs is working with AIIMS to provide electronic Health Cards to family members of jawans for health check-up and facilities. Expansion of Air Carrier facilities for travel and transportation, creation of over 35,000 vacancies for faster promotion, announcement of new awards and more administrative and financial powers to DG, CRPF are steps in that direction, he added.