Mann called upon the newly inducted cops to play a proactive role in wiping out the menace of drugs from the state.He said that Punjab is fighting the nation’s war against drugs and the Punjab Police has always acted as a barrier for checking its supply. He also stated that since 2022, more than 10,000 youngsters have been appointed in the Police force to update the force.Mann expressed that the state government has also decided to recruit 10,000 new cops in Punjab Police for which necessary clearance will be given by the cabinet soon.He said that the state Government has launched the first of its kind initiative in the country, a dedicated Sadak Surakhya Force to ensure enhanced security and to save precious lives on the state and National Highways.He said that specially trained, freshly recruited 1597 personnel including women, are acting as the backbone to this forceHe shared that they have been provided with the latest, fully equipped 144 vehicles and since its launch in February last year, and the state has witnessed a 48.10 per cent reduction in casualties due to accidents.Mann said that force has been deployed all along 4200 km of the Highways, prone to traffic accidents.He also shared that even the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had hailed this initiative of the state government in the Parliament.
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