Dehradun: The Foundation Day of Provincial Guard Dal (PRD) was celebrated on Wednesday. On this occasion, Cabinet Minister Rekha Arya also made several announcements for PRD jawans. In which the government will help 50 thousand in the marriage of daughters of PRD jawans, vocational training to PRD jawans on retirement was talked about.
The Foundation Day of PRD was celebrated with great pomp at Youth Welfare Directorate Ground Nanurkheda. Cabinet Minister Rekha Arya, who reached the event of the Riti Parade, first inspected the parade by riding in an open vehicle. After this, the parade saluted the Cabinet Minister while walking fast in front of the stage. On this occasion, Cabinet Minister Rekha Arya said that earlier the Foundation Day of Provincial Guard Dal was not celebrated regularly, but under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, our government decided from 2022 that the Foundation Day will be celebrated every year. From the stage itself, he instructed the officials of the department to organize Foundation Day in every district. He said whether it is elections or Char Dham Yatra, or there is a law and order problem anywhere, PRD jawans have participated enthusiastically everywhere.
On this occasion, Cabinet Minister Rekha Arya also provided cheques of up to Rs 1.5 lakh to the dependents of the deceased and injured PRD jawans in various incidents. A total amount of Rs 15 lakh was distributed in this item. On this occasion, MLA Umesh Sharma Kau said that the tenure of departmental minister Rekha Arya has been historic for PRD jawans. He hopes that she will take big decisions in the interest of the jawans in future too. On this occasion, Special Principal Secretary Amit Sinha discussed the facilities available to PRD jawans in the amended Act.
Injured PRD jawan shared his experiences in Vanbhoomipura
On the occasion of Foundation Day, the Cabinet Minister provided cheques of assistance amount of Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh to the dependents of the deceased jawans who sacrificed their lives in various incidents. Apart from these, cheques of assistance amount of Rs 50,000 each were also given to the jawans injured in various incidents. Those who received assistance included Pooja Thapa, Darshani Devi, Meena Devi, Vikra Devi, Suman Devi, Rajni Devi, Lalit Singh, Parvati Devi, Rajendra Prasad, Harish Chand, Gautam, Suresh Manwal, Gagandeep Singh and Renu. Gagandeep Singh, who was injured in the communal violence in Haldwani Banbhulpura, spoke to ETV Bharat. He said that PRD jawans always stand shoulder to shoulder with the police. He said that when violence broke out in Haldwani, he was also deployed there. He became a victim of heavy stone pelting and violence.
