Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday, December 19, directed the officers of the police and excise departments to work in direction of making the state narcotics-free. Throughout a evaluate assembly of the Excise and Particular Enforcement Bureau (SEB) held in Amaravati, he stated that other than narcotics, the police ought to pay particular consideration to curbing of illicit liquor and bettering the efficiency of policewomen.

Jagan pressured the necessity for a extra coordinated manner to make sure efficient functioning of Disha Act and App for the security of girls, in keeping with an official launch from the CMO. Greater officers within the police division ought to meet each Thursday to conduct a video convention with the district SPs (superintendents of police) on narcotics and illicit liquor, amongst others, it additional stated.

In addition to that, focus must be laid by the officers on bettering the efficiency of 15,000 policewomen and making certain the implementation of Disha Act extra successfully, Jagan stated. The police division ought to collaborate extra with the Excise and SEB in making the state narcotics-free. For this, a coordination assembly must be held each Tuesday to evaluate the measures taken by the SEB and Excise authorities towards illicit liquor and curb cultivation of ganja. Together with SEB’s toll-free quantity, giant hoardings must be erected in any respect schools and universities inside a month to manage narcotics use amongst college students, he stated.

In the meantime, the Chief Minister stated that 1.15 lakh households within the state have been given Recognition of Forest Rights (RoFR) certificates for two.82 lakh acres and directed the officers to present a report on the measures taken in relation to the event of these lands.

In the course of the assembly, the officers defined to him concerning the steps taken to manage illicit liquor, destruction of ganja vegetation, and measures taken towards the growers and registration of instances. Deputy Chief Minister (Excise) Ok Narayana Swamy, State Dwelling Minister Taneti Vanitha and DGP KV Rajendranath Reddy have been amongst those that participated within the assembly.