Maharashtra Govt. To Discontinue Police Guard Of Honour To Ministers , Officials

19 April,Mumbai

Maharashtra government has decided to discontinue the colonial-era practice of according police guard of honour to ministers and top officials during their district-level visits. A senior official said in Mumbai that the directive will apply to all ministers and senior state officials.

Terming it as a waste of time and resources, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked the state police to discontinue the practice of giving the guard of honour to a visiting VVIP in every district in order to ensure that more personnel are available for active policing. Soon after being sworn in as the chief minister on 31st of October last year, Mr Fadnavis had spoken of discouraging the ‘VIP culture’ in the state.