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Rajnath Singh inaugurates CRPF training centre in Jodhpur

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Press Trust of India Jodhpur
Last Updated : Mar 06 2019 | 8:30 PM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday inaugurated a training centre of the Central Reserve Police Force at Paladi Khinchiyan village here.

He inaugurated it remotely from New Delhi.

Spread over 175 acres, training can be provided to 1,600 security personnel at the centre every year.

The land had been sanctioned for the centre at Paladi Khinchiyan village in 2011 by the Rajasthan government to the home ministry, and a budget of Rs 73 crore had been allotted for its construction in two parts in 2015 and 2016, officials said.

Since September 2014, the centre was operating from a temporary facility in Suratgarh and so far, 5,439 personnel have completed their training. Now, the centre has a permanent facility, they said

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First Published: Mar 06 2019 | 8:30 PM IST

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