New police recruits will undergo specialised training to handle law and order situation: Manipur CM

Manipur Chief Minister ensures specialized training for newly recruited police personnel to enhance safety and security across the state.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Thursday (December 26, 2024) said the newly recruited personnel of the 10th and 11th India Reserve Battalion (IRB), who recently concluded training in Assam, would undergo specialised exercise so that they can be deployed for highway protection and handling the law and order situation.

During a visit to Manipur Police Training Centre at Pangei in Imphal East district, the Chief Minister said the recruits would undergo specialised training at this centre before being deployed across the state.

"They will undergo specialised training at Pangei where they will be taught how to handle law and order situation. If the personnel are deployed in various police stations now, their morale may be down. So, we decided to keep them at one place and use their services wherever and whenever needed," the Chief Minister said.

"Some of them will be used for highway protection, while others will be used to tackle law and order situation," Mr. Singh added.

Mr. Singh also said many of the police personnel will undergo refresher courses, and arrangements for procuring new gear for mob control have been made.

The CM said construction and maintenance work at the battalion headquarters of 10th and 11th IRB at Nungba and Saivom are also going on currently, he said.

"Police are the backbone of society and cannot be demoralised. Many of them will undergo refresher courses to improve their physical fitness and mob control with full gear. Their identity needs to be protected also," Mr. Singh added.