{"id":4412,"date":"2025-04-20T14:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2025-04-20T14:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:15:39","slug":"cm-sukhu-vows-modern-tech-upgrade-for-fire-services-and-home-guards-announces-recruitment-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4412","title":{"rendered":"CM Sukhu Vows Modern Tech Upgrade for Fire Services and Home Guards, Announces Recruitment Drive."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h1><strong>CM Sukhu Vows Modern Tech Upgrade for Fire Services and Home Guards, Announces Recruitment Drive.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Shimla:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced significant steps to modernize Himachal Pradesh&#8217;s fire services and Home Guards while presiding over the closing ceremony of <strong>Fire Service Week<\/strong> at the <strong>State Fire Training Centre in Baldeyan<\/strong>, Shimla.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the government\u2019s commitment to strengthening disaster response, the Chief Minister announced that <strong>recruitment of 700 new Home Guards<\/strong> will begin soon. He also <strong>flagged off 13 new fire-fighting vehicles<\/strong> to improve the department\u2019s emergency response across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Paying tribute to fire personnel, the CM visited the <strong>Shaheed Smarak<\/strong> and declared <strong>Rs. 5 lakh financial assistance<\/strong> each for the families of <strong>Martyrs Joginder Pal and Ghanshyam<\/strong>, who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2009 in Nalagarh, district Solan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtecting life and property in extreme conditions is not just duty, it&#8217;s noble service,\u201d Sukhu said while praising the bravery and dedication of fire, police, and home guard personnel. He especially acknowledged their critical role during the <strong>2023 monsoon disaster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The CM said efforts are underway to <strong>equip fire and Home Guard services with modern technology<\/strong>, keeping in view the state&#8217;s vulnerability to natural disasters. He also inspected an exhibition by the fire department and took the salute during a ceremonial parade led by Nitin Dhiman.<\/p>\n<p>CM Sukhu stated that despite facing political challenges and natural disasters, the government is working hard to make the state self-reliant. He claimed that over <strong>Rs. 2200 crore in additional revenue<\/strong> was generated by closing corruption loopholes left by the previous BJP government.<\/p>\n<p>He further revealed that <strong>education and health reforms<\/strong> are on the cards, including plans to introduce the <strong>CBSE curriculum in 100 government schools<\/strong> and enhance <strong>healthcare services across the state<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Services Director Satwant Atwal welcomed the Chief Minister and shared insights into the department\u2019s work. The event was attended by <strong>Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi<\/strong>, <strong>Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh<\/strong>, <strong>Shimla Mayor Surender Chauhan<\/strong>, CM\u2019s OSD Gopal Sharma, and senior officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CM Sukhu Vows Modern Tech Upgrade for Fire Services and Home Guards, Announces Recruitment Drive.\u00a0 &nbsp; Shimla: &nbsp; Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced significant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" data-url=https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4412><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[1466],"class_list":["post-4412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-himachal-news","category-latest-news","tag-cmsukhu-fireserviceweek-himachalfireservices-homeguardsrecruitment-disasterpreparedness-publicsafety-himachalnews-modernizationdrive-selfrelianthimachal-governmentreforms"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CM Sukhu Vows Modern Tech Upgrade for Fire Services and Home Guards, Announces Recruitment Drive. - The Eagle News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4412\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CM Sukhu Vows Modern Tech Upgrade for Fire Services and Home Guards, Announces Recruitment Drive. - The Eagle News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CM Sukhu Vows Modern Tech Upgrade for Fire Services and Home Guards, Announces Recruitment Drive.\u00a0 &nbsp; 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