ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Home, RD and PR Minister Takar Marde on Friday said his Ministry was aware of the insurgency problem in Tirap and Changlang districts and adequate steps had been initiated by the state government to address the problems in right earnest.
Mr Marde, who paid an extensive official tour to insurgency-hit Tirap district, said Rs 80 crore had already been sanctioned by the Home Ministry for establishment of new police stations, upgradation of the existing ones and for creation of infrastructure.
He, however, urged the Deputy Commissioner and the public leaders to make sufficient land available to implement the central package at the earliest.
Mr Marde announced that a mass police recruitment drive for the youth of Tirap-Changlang in various categories of posts will be held in the September this year and urged the youth, including the girls, to take full advantage of the great job opportunity offered by the Ministry.
He assured the people that the recruitment process would be free and fair and interview board will be headed by the Tirap SP. He also told the people that educational qualification had been relaxed from Class X pass to Class VIII pass for Tirap-Changlang. He further urged the youth who had chosen the wrong path by joining various insurgency groups to participate in the police recruitment rally.
The Minister passionately appealed to the parents, intellectuals and civil societies to make sincere efforts to wean away the misguided youth from going astray. (UNI)