A big news related to Provincial Guard Dal (PRD) volunteers has come to light in Uttarakhand. Due to lack of budget, the services of about 2900 PRD soldiers deployed in police stations and traffic system have been terminated from this month. Due to this, a large number of volunteers are facing employment crisis.
It is being told that during the Chardham Yatra in the year 2024, extensive deployment of PRD volunteers was made in various districts for security, traffic and system management. A budget of about Rs 32 crore was approved for this. However, now this budget has ended, due to which the concerned soldiers have been removed from duty.
Instructions issued to all districts
On behalf of the Directorate of Youth Welfare and Provincial Guard Team, instructions have been issued to all the District Youth Welfare Officers in this regard. It has been clarified in the instructions that due to non-availability of budget, it is not possible to continue the services of additionally deployed PRD soldiers.
more than 10 thousand PRD jawan registered
Talking about the current situation, a total of more than 10 thousand PRD volunteers are registered in the state, out of which currently 7514 volunteers are working on duty in various departments. The services of these volunteers are being taken in many government departments including Secretariat, Assembly, Excise Department, RTO, Mandi Committee, Jal Sansthan, Education Department and Technical Education Department.
These 7514 PRD volunteers on duty include about 6608 men and 908 women. However, due to the end of duty of 2900 soldiers removed from police stations and traffic, it is feared that the departmental work and financial condition of the volunteers will be affected.
PRD organization can agitate
There is also resentment among PRD volunteers regarding this entire matter. A meeting of the Provincial Rakshak Dal Interest Organization is proposed today, in which further strategy and options like agitation will be decided. The organization says that for a long time PRD soldiers have been serving with limited honorarium and Budget It is injustice to them to be removed from duty in the name of termination.