Overview
- At the ceremony, Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi said police have a “free hand” to act against criminals, citing over 45 drug-trafficking convictions in 90 days.
- Sanghavi inaugurated and laid foundations for police welfare and infrastructure works in Gandhinagar totaling Rs 273 crore.
- Budget-2026 underpins the push with a plan for more than 20,400 residential units for police families and a Rs 1,500 crore allocation to the Police Housing Corporation.
- New builds include an InfoCity urban police station with 36 Type-B quarters, a 280-unit Sector-27 housing project with amenities, and the Rs 158.58 crore Bhadkodara jail complex with district, high-security and open facilities.
- Eleven neonatal ambulances were added to the 108 emergency service, to be stationed across districts including Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Patan, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Junagadh and Rajkot.