5 Days Security Guard Training Program Commences at PU

Chandigarh November 9, 2021

The Department of Defence and National Security Studies and Centre for Police Administration in collaboration with Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) is organising a “Five Days Capacity Building Training Programme of Security Personnel of Panjab University from 9th – 13th November, 2021 at Seminar Hall, Centre for Police Administration. 

Dr Jaskaran Singh Waraich Chairperson, Department of Defence and National Security Studies and Dr Kuldeep Singh, Centre for Police Administration are the coordinators of the training program. In the Inaugural session of the programme Dr Jaskaran Singh Waraich gave the introduction of the five-day course and delivered the welcome address. He also highlighted the importance of training program to the security personnel to keep University campus safe.

 Prof Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University in his inaugural address, motivated participants and also encouraged them to do their duty sincerely. He  also highlighted that Security is at the top of his priority list and during his tenure resource allocation to the security department has increased drastically. Prof. Kumar said that he is aware of all the hardships faced by the security guards while performing their duties and he assured that in near future their problems will be resolved. He added that new equipments will be provided to the security department and recruitment will also be done at the earliest. PU VC highlighted that such training programs should be conducted on regular basis and resource persons from different fields should be engaged and activities like yoga, meditation and skills development should be made part of such programmes. He also added that security department played a very important role during covid-19 pandemic time with limited resources which is commendable. 

Other dignitaries who were present at the inaugural session were Dr.Jayanti Dutta, Deputy Director, UGC-HRDC,Prof. Anil Monga, Chairperson Centre for Police Administration, Prof Rakesh Datta, Department of Defence and National Security Studies, Sh. Vikram Singh, Chief of University Security, Panjab University.

Sh. Vikram Singh said that training programme is very helpful to the security guards. He also advised the security guards to perform their duties sincerely and honestly.

Prof Jayanti Dutta in her concluding remarks shared her views that University employees are like a family because they serve in the university for twenty to thirty years and they are the real stake holders of the university. She also highlighted that the training programme will give positive mindset to the participants and advised the participants to learn as much as possible from this training programme and she also added that growth of university and its stake holders is interdependent.

Capt. Kashmir Singh was also present at the event who will be the Chief Instructor of this five-day training program.The focus of the training programme will be on overall professional development of the participants from the University Security.

The inaugural session ended with formal Vote of Thanks by Dr Kuldeep Singh.