RAIPUR: In Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh, cops fighting the Maoist menace can now draw 15% more salary.
Emboldened by the success of joint operation with Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra against Maoists, the Raman Singh-led BJP government in Chhattisgarh on Thursday announced a 15% increase in basic pay of cops posted in Naxal-infested areas.
Under the special drive, a joint police team headed by anti-Naxal force 'Greyhounds' of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday got a major success when they killed 17 Maoists in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
State Home Minister Ramvichar Netam said an order increasing the salaries of the cops was issued on March 14.
It would benefit thousands of state policemen and personnel of the eight battalions of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force posted in Maoist-hit areas.
Friday, March 21, 2008
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