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Chandigarh:  Punjab Directs Sooner Coaching on SC/ST Act Implementation and Strengthens Monitoring Mechanism Chandigarh: On the twenty eighth Full Fee assembly of the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Fee, Chairman Sardar Jasvir Singh Garhi issued key directives to make sure the efficient implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. He instructed the Punjab Police to speed up the coaching course of for officers concerning the SC/ST Act to assist cut back police-related complaints obtained by the Fee.

The Chairman additionally directed the Social Justice Division to conduct correct coaching for roster-related committees on reservation factors and the upkeep of roster registers. The Basic Administration Division was instructed to nominate an ADC-level officer as a nodal officer in each district to expedite the disposal of instances registered beneath the SC/ST Act, following the mannequin adopted by the Punjab Police.

In the course of the assembly, senior officers from the Police, Native Authorities, and Social Justice Departments introduced standing reviews on instances registered beneath the Act. The Fee reviewed compliance with instructions issued within the earlier assembly, together with the institution of a particular helpline quantity and the deployment of safety guards at Bhuriwale Gurgaddi (Garib Dasi custom) Dham Shri Ram Moksh Dham at Khurda Tapparian (Nawanshahr), in addition to for Gaddi Nashin Acharya Shri Chetna Nand Ji Maharaj. Safety preparations at Faucet Asthan Shri Khuralgarh Sahib and Charan Chhoh Ganga Shri Khuralgarh Sahib had been additionally reviewed.

The Social Justice and Empowerment Division was directed to expedite the development of Ambedkar Bhawans in Barnala, Fazilka, Malerkotla, Pathankot, and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. The Ambedkar Bhawan in Tarn Taran is predicted to be accomplished by March 2026. A proposal has additionally been despatched to the federal government to extend the capability of Ambedkar Institute, Mohali, from 50 to 100 college students. Moreover, the division was instructed to finish investigations into 59 pending instances of faux Scheduled Caste certificates in a time-bound method.