175 recruit constables pass out from police training centre

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, August 22

As many as 175 constables passed out from Uttarakhand Police Recruit Training Centre at Dehradun today. Of these 141 are women constables.

Reviewing the passing out parade at the Police Lines, CM Trivendra Rawat expressed happiness over rising number of women in the state police force. “It is a matter of honour for the state that percentage of women in the police force is more than 11 percent, while the national average is seven percent.”

Rawat said Uttarakhand was among five states in the country that have good representation of women in the police force. The CM asserted that faith of the people in the state police had increased. 

DGP Anil Kumar Ratudi said all the 175 recruits were trained for nine months under the guidance of a team of 27 senior police officials. Women constables, Kavita and Anjana, and male constable, Ankit Bisht, were awarded for their performance.