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Hindustan Times
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
SSPs, CPs in Punjab face performance review in anti-drug campaign
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Punjab Police will conduct an appraisal of the performance of all senior superintendents of police (SSPs) and commissioners of police (CPs) based on their achievements in the first 50 days of the ongoing anti-drug campaign, 'Yudh Nasheyan Virudh'. Launched by the Aam Aadmi Party-led Bhagwant Mann government on March 1, the campaign is positioned as a decisive war against the drug menace in Punjab. According to senior officials, all district police chiefs and commissioners have been asked to fill a detailed four-page self-appraisal proforma. This document requires officers to report their achievements under various heads, including the number of FIRs registered under the NDPS Act, arrests made, and quantities of heroin and other drugs recovered. The proforma also demands data on hawala operators apprehended, drug money recovered, arrests of listed suppliers, distributors and peddlers, as well as properties seized or demolished under the drive. Additionally, the officers must provide an in-depth analysis of drug hot spots in their jurisdiction, detailing the number of identified hotspots, raids conducted, cordon-and-search operations carried out and addicts admitted to de-addiction centres. One of the most crucial aspects of the appraisal is the geographic breakdown of the district in terms of drug availability. Officers are required to indicate areas where drug availability is nearing zero, where it has significantly declined, and where it remains relatively high. A percentage-based variation in drug prevalence is also to be included. Sources said that the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), under the direction of director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, will cross-verify all claims made by the officers. The findings of this performance appraisal will play a significant role in the upcoming reshuffle of district police chiefs, expected in the first week of May. In a recent meeting with CPs and SSPs, DGP Yadav said that the effectiveness of officers would be assessed based on results and adherence to the strategic goals of the campaign. CM seeks support of panchayats for anti-drug drive Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday sought support of village panchayats for his government's ongoing anti-drug drive 'Yudh Nasheyan Virush' and announced financial assistance for villages declared as 'drug free'. Mann also announced to hike honorarium for sarpanchs (village heads) to ₹2,000 per month. A village that will declare itself 'drug-free' will be given financial assistance worth ₹1 lakh, besides other ultra-modern facilities, Mann said.
Hindustan Times
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Punjab: Mann seeks support of panchayats for anti-drug drive
Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday sought support of village panchayats for his government's ongoing anti-drug drive 'Yudh Nasheyan Virush' and announced financial assistance for villages declared as "drug free". Mann further promised to develop these villages into model villages and also announced to hike honorarium for 'Sarpanchs' to ₹2,000 per month. He was addressing a gathering during the state-level function to mark 'Panchayat Diwas' here. A village that will declare itself "drug-free" will be given financial assistance worth ₹1 lakh, besides other ultra-modern facilities, Mann said. Drug free villages will be developed as model villages and no stone will be left unturned to give fillip to their development, he said. He asked village 'Sarpanchs' to play a proactive role in this noble cause so that the scourge of drugs is wiped out from the state with active public support. Mann said the state government will not sit idly and watch smugglers bloom at the cost of bodies and pyres of drug victims. The state government has already snapped the supply line of drugs and big fish involved in this heinous crime have been put behind bars, the chief minister said. For the first time, the property of the drug smugglers acquired illegally is being destroyed by the state government so that it acts as a deterrent for others, he added. Meanwhile, Mann announced that Sarpanches would be given an honorarium worth ₹2,000 per month starting from the day they were elected. Earlier his predecessors had promised ₹1,200 as honorarium but that decision never saw the light of the day, he said. Village panchayats are the most significant organ of the democratic system which has been instrumental in transformation of the rural areas. They are known as 'foundations of democracy' and play a major role in implementing the policies of the state government at the ground level. He reiterated that the state government is committed to extend all possible support and cooperation to the Sarpanchs as they played a pro-active role in the process of overall rural development. They are the real eyes and ears of the state government as they are well connected with the masses at ground level, he said. He said that it is very unfortunate that several works in villages are jeopardised due to widespread groupism in the villages. Sarpanchs must accord top priority to abolish groupism in villages.
