New Delhi. The Civil Defense Department has played an important role in maintaining peace, harmony and security in the society. At present, civil defense units are formed in 27 districts of the state. Keeping in view the importance and utility of Civil Defense, it is necessary to extend it to all 75 districts. Civil defense units should be reorganized on the basis of all the urban bodies of the state. In this way more than seven and a half hundred civil defense units will be functional in the state. Necessary action in this regard should be completed as soon as possible in coordination with the Home Department. Necessary financial incentives will be provided by the state government for the smooth implementation of new units.
The state cabinet has recently approved its new jail manual. This will be a significant effort towards prison reforms. We have to make concerted efforts to establish prisons as better centers of reform. “Open Prisons” and “High Security Prisons” can be useful in this regard. In this regard, mark the place and prepare a proposal duly. In all the jails of the state, a list of prisoners lodged for more than 14 years should be prepared and made available. The list should also contain separate details of sick, minor and female and handicapped prisoners. We all have experienced the usefulness of the fire department in case of fire. The service spirit of the fire department personnel is inspiring. Keeping in view the need of the future, there is a need to establish the fire department as a disaster management and emergency service. The State Model Fire and Emergency Bill should be prepared on the lines of the Central Government’s Model Bill on Maintenance of Fire and Emergency Service, 2019.
In multi-storey buildings, there should be adequate fire safety arrangements in every case. As per the policy of Ease of Doing Business, self-certification system should be implemented by the owner at every six months interval, provision of fire safety officer according to the type of buildings and system of annual third party audit should be implemented. Efforts should be made to establish a special fund for the safety of fire fighters and for the availability of high quality fire fighting equipment. At present, the security system of cities has become smart with the Integrated Traffic Management System installed under the Smart City Project. Efforts will have to be made to make more and more cities safe cities by doing financial management through convergence with inter-departmental coordination. Prepare and submit the necessary proposal in this regard.