Dimapur, May 13: Parliamentary Secretary of Home Guards and Sericulture, EE Pangteang Konyak, has apprised the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on the problem faced by the Home Guard Department in the State.
While apprising the Union Minister on the activities of the Home Guards and Village Guards in the state, the Parliamentary Secretary requested the Union Minister for enhancement of Duty Allowance for the Home Guards as per the Supreme Court Judgment order. He also requested the Union Minister to look into the matter of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) refunding to the state. He mentioned that out of 965 members, only 670 were taken care till date by the central while 295 were pay by the State.
He also submitted a proposal for introduction of a special scheme viz, “Modernization of Home Guards in Nagaland” on the line of the scheme for “Modernization of Police”.
Director General of Police, Lungriading, accompanied the Parliamentary Secretary during the meeting.