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News India Live, Digital Desk: Jharkhand High Court’s Decision: The Jharkhand High Court has given an important decision to strengthen security system in the state and increase monitoring in rural areas. The High Court has directed the state government to appoint ‘Chaukidar’ at all district levels. This order will not only help ensure security in rural and remote areas, but will also create new employment opportunities for thousands of youth.
Why did the High Court give this instruction?
The High Court has given this decision while hearing on PILs. These petitions expressed concern over the increasing number of crimes in rural areas, lack of police force and lack of basic monitoring in villages. The court found that an effective system of chowkidars at community level in the state can be very helpful in collecting crime control and information in rural areas.
Role and benefits of Chowkidars:
- Village Security: The appointment of chowkidars at the district level will strengthen the security system at the primary level in the villages. They can monitor at night and monitor suspicious activities.
- Source of Information: Chowkidars are the first sources of local information and problems, which can give the police important inputs in stopping and solving crime.
- Employment generation: This order will create employment opportunities for a large number of local youth, especially for those who live in villages and are looking for work despite less education.
- Police force cooperation: The watchmen will act as an assistant for the police force, so that the workload on the police will be reduced and they will be able to focus on more serious crimes.
The state government will now have to formulate an action plan to implement this order, in which the recruitment, training and duties of chowkidars will be defined. This decision is a positive step towards improving law and order situation in Jharkhand and promoting community policing.