Rajasthan
Home Guards’ Contract Period Extended From Five Years To 15 Years | Jaipur News
Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced to increase the contract renewal period of Home Guards from 5 to 15 years, fulfilling their long-standing demand.
He made the announcement while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the new administrative building of the directorate of home defence at Vidhyadhar Nagar in the city.
The state government has been committed to making the Home Guard a strong and efficient organisation from the very beginning, said the chief minister.
He said a committee under the home secretary will study the facilities given to home guards in other states and the feasibility of implementing them in the state as part of Mission 2030.
The manner in which Home Guards have served shoulder to shoulder with doctors, health workers, and police as “Corona warriors” in the difficult times of the pandemic is commendable, Gehlot said.
He said many important decisions have been taken by the state government to strengthen the Home Guard department. The CM said besides increasing the honorarium of Home Guards by 15 percent, the state government is also giving assistance of up to Rs 2 lakh from the welfare fund for small businesses to volunteers who are not in the service after attaining the age of 58 years.tnn
He made the announcement while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the new administrative building of the directorate of home defence at Vidhyadhar Nagar in the city.
The state government has been committed to making the Home Guard a strong and efficient organisation from the very beginning, said the chief minister.
He said a committee under the home secretary will study the facilities given to home guards in other states and the feasibility of implementing them in the state as part of Mission 2030.
The manner in which Home Guards have served shoulder to shoulder with doctors, health workers, and police as “Corona warriors” in the difficult times of the pandemic is commendable, Gehlot said.
He said many important decisions have been taken by the state government to strengthen the Home Guard department. The CM said besides increasing the honorarium of Home Guards by 15 percent, the state government is also giving assistance of up to Rs 2 lakh from the welfare fund for small businesses to volunteers who are not in the service after attaining the age of 58 years.tnn
