Doungel rebuts Home Guards’ claim on allowance

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Aug 26

Additional Director General of Police (HG), Chr. Doungel clarified that the Supreme Court did not give direction to increase Home Guard salary. The court has given only guidelines, he added.

Briefing media persons today at Manipur Police head quarter, Babupara, Imphal, Doungel said that the matter of increasing the home guard allowance has been taken up in the state Home department but the Centre has not sanction any extra budget for the home guard.

He said that the contention of the home guards personnel that 90 percent of their salary will be given by central government is wrong. The Centre has sanctioned only Rs. 4500 as monthly allowance for each personnel, he said, adding the state alone has to bear the financial responsibility if in case the allowance is to be increased.

Speaking on the matter of home guard personnel who never attended their duties, he said that an enquiry will be conducted very soon and action will be taken up. The monthly allowance of the home guard personnel is delivered through their bank account from the year 2012, so there will be no cases of corruption in giving their monthly allowance, said the additional DGP.

He further said that such guidelines given by the Supreme Court is still not implemented in any states of the country.

Regarding the matter of keeping separate battalion for women home guard Doungel said he will discuss the matter with other officials in order to implement it.