ITANAGAR, Nov 6:Director General of Assam Rifles, Lt General Shokin Chauhan called on Governor BD Mishra at Raj Bhavan today.

In the meeting, the Governor emphasised on promoting sense of security amongst the people in the border and disturbed areas through model conduct and appropriate employment of the Para Military forces.

While acknowledging the need for relaxation in the height standard for indigenous people to enable them to enrol into the military service and allotment of additional vacancies to Arunachal Pradesh for recruitment in Assam Rifles to balance the SC vacancies given to each State as there are no of SCs in the State, the Governor assured to take up the issues with the Ministry of Home Affairs.

He appreciated the suggestion of the DG for revival of road communication to Vijoynagar in Changlang District and assured the DG that he would take it up with the appropriate authority.

Earlier, the DG briefed the Governor on the mission of the Assam Rifles and overall security environment in the Eastern part of the State.

Brig. DK Singh, DIG HQ, 25 Sector, Col Anirudh Saha, Col MS and Major Mandeep Singh, SO accompanying the Director General and Secretary to Governor Vinod P Kavle, were also present in the meeting.

Later the Director General also called on Chief Minister Pema Khandu and held a meeting on issues concerning the state. 

The Chief Minister informed the General on proposal of the state government for three new Sainik Schools in the state, which got in-principle approval from the defence ministry recently. He said the people of Arunachal are patriotic and he expressed his wish to see more number of people from the state in the ranks of officers in the Indian Armed Forces.

The Chief Minister also discussed on having proper facilities for Assam Rifles personnel stationed in Vijaynagar in Changlang district, which has no proper road connectivity. Further issues regarding misuse of free movement regime (FMR) along the Indo-Myanmar border by insurgents and smugglers were discussed.

Khandu informed that he is likely to visit the three eastern districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding early next year and during the visit expressed to meet the Assam Rifles personnel on the ground stationed in these three districts.  

General Chauhan said he is keen to make Assam Rifles more North East specific. He said since North Eastern states consist of mainly tribals, the job quota under scheduled caste is filled by people from outside the region. He therefore expressed concern over limited entry of tribal people in the paramilitary force.

The meeting also discussed the progress of highway along the Changlang-Khonsa route that will make communication easy by bypassing Assam.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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