GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, June 2, said that the recruitment process of five new Commando Battalions of the Assam Police will be completed by August 2022.
The announcement came after taking part in a campaign rally for the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council poll in the Dhansiri area in the Karbi Anglong district of the State, ANI reported.
While speaking to the media, the CM informed that out of five new Commando Battalions, one Battalion will be deployed at Dhansiri.
ANI quoted a senior official of the State Home Department saying that the new Commando Battalions will come up in Karbi Anglong, Hailakandi, Sivasagar, Biswanath, and Tinsukia districts of Assam.
Further, the strength of each Commando Battalion will be around 800 posts.