Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says Student Police Cadet scheme will be extended to all schools in the State
The Hindu
Pinarayi Vijayan lauds the contributions of the scheme to the State’s cultural and educational sectors. He also highlights the role played by the cadets in checking drug and substance abuse among students
The Student Police Cadet (SPC) scheme will be extended to all schools in the State, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. He was speaking after virtually inaugurating the extension of SPC units to 165 more schools here on Friday. With this, the number of schools where the SPC functions has gone up to 968.
Mr. Vijayan said the scheme would be expanded to all schools in a phased manner. From 100 schools in 2010, the scheme is now operational in nearly 1,000 schools. This is a huge achievement, he said.
The Chief Minister lauded the contributions of the scheme to the State’s cultural and educational sectors. He also highlighted the role played by the cadets in checking drug and substance abuse among students.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.