Home Guards Have Made Madhya Pradesh Proud Across the Country: Bachchan
At the Home Guards and Civil Defence Foundation Day ceremony, Home and Jail Minister Bala Bachchan said the jawans who rescued 80,000 people during the recent severe floods had performed outstandingly even in adverse conditions.
Bhopal. Home and Jail Minister Shri Bala Bachchan has said that Home Guard jawans have performed outstandingly even in adverse conditions. During the recent severe floods they rescued 80,000 people and brought them to safety.
He praised the commendable work done by the Home Guards. Shri Bala Bachchan was addressing the Home Guards and Civil Defence Foundation Day ceremony here. At the ceremony the minister honoured 89 talented children of Home Guard personnel, and presented certificates to students who scored more than 85 per cent in Class 10 and 12, including vocational courses.
It was announced on the occasion that the annual fees of students pursuing vocational courses in government colleges will be borne by the Home Guard headquarters. The students will also be given their course books and an incentive of ₹10,000. Likewise, meritorious students of Class 12 and Class 10 will receive incentives of ₹7,500 and ₹5,000 respectively.
Minister Bala Bachchan congratulated the students and wished them well. He posed for a group photo with the children, who also took selfies with him. At the start, the Home Minister inspected the parade, and seven parade contingents performed a march-past. Principal Secretary Shri S.N. Mishra, Director General Shri Ashok Dohare and Additional Director General of Police Shri D.C. Sagar were present.
