Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Charu Sinha, who was posted as Inspector General (IG) in the Srinagar sector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), have been transferred to Hyderabad. She will be always remembered here for the success of an initiative ‘Love You Zindagi’, a course which changed the life of many in CRPF. Charu Sinha , an IPS officer of Telangana cadre has completed her two and a half year tenure in Srinagar and was given farewell from Srinagar sector on Monday.
IPS Charu Sinha took charge of Srinagar sector in September 2021. Prior to this, she was the IG of Jammu and Bihar sector. Charu Sinha has now been given the charge of CRPF’s Hyderabad-headquartered South Sector. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are part of it.
Charu Sinha, a 1996 batch IPS of Telangana cadre, is the first woman IPS to be posted as IG in Srinagar sector of CRPF. Apart from being affected by terrorism and adjacent to the Pakistan border, working in Srinagar Sector of CRPF is a challenging task. One has to work here in collaboration with the army and the local police force. Such conditions, cold weather and work in difficult hilly and rural areas present different challenges for CRPF in this sector. Therefore, the problems of CRPF jawans here are also complex. Now IPS Ajay Kumar Yadav has been given the command of this challenging sector of CRPF.
In 2021, when Charu Sinha (ips charu sinha) took over the position in Srinagar, the statistics of that year show that 58 jawans committed suicide in India’s largest central police force, CRPF. The main reason for this was that many times the jawans were not able to withstand the pressure arising out of different types of family, social, economic, personal and professional circumstances. In such a situation, despair and depression used to increase so much that under pressure, jawan used to take terrible steps like ending his life. Charu Sinha, who had worked in Bihar in 2018 to create awareness on the problems arising due to gender discrimination in the force, studied and assessed the above circumstances after coming to Srinagar. She also took the support of ‘Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’ and ‘ People for Parity ‘ . They designed a course which was given the name ‘Love You Zindagi’. CRPF is the only force in the world to conduct such courses among paramilitary forces.
40 trainers from these both institutions first trained the master trainers. They further trained more trainers who taught course to other jawans. Through this seven-day course, CRPF jawans are taught and explained how to find out the problems arising out of all kinds of pressures and how to solve them. The great mantra of the course is – Happy jawan, Happy family, Happy force.
CRPF Assistant Commandant Monica Salve, who has been working as the coordinator since the inception of the ‘Love You Zindagi’ course, says that till now 27000 jawans have participated in the ‘Love You Zindagi’ course. There are 2 master trainer officers in each unit. In all, the course now has 50 master trainers and 550 frontline trainers. Along with teaching how to be depression-free and happy, this course also motivates Jawans to change their patriarchy and male-dominated society and empower the women in their families. For this also, they are taught easy-to-implement methods.
According to a press release, IPS Charu Sinha, during her tenure in Srinagar Sector, has displayed tireless efforts in creating harmony in the local community and creating an environment of security and peace in the area. Her efficient leadership and efforts increased the trust of CRPF among locals. In a brief conversation with Rakshak News over the phone , during the journey from Srinagar to Hyderabad, IPS Charu Sinha said that her Srinagar tenure in particular was very valuable in terms of learning. She said that we are proud of the achievements made in the last two and a half years. We have been able to win the trust and cooperation and support of the people of the area during this period.
IPS Ajay Yadav posted in Srinagar Sector :
1996 batch officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre Ajay Yadav has been appointed IG of Srinagar sector in place of Charu Sinha . Prior to this, Ajay Yadav was posted as IG (Provision) at CRPF Headquarters in Delhi. The Union Home Ministry had decided to transfer Ajay Yadav to Srinagar earlier this month itself.
