NEW DELHI: In a first, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) officers posted in the headquarters here or at Sector and Frontier headquarters will travel to far-flung areas of Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan border to celebrate the Republic Day on Thursday.
The initiative has been taken by SSB DG Archana Ramasundaram and officers of the rank of the deputy commandant and above will celebrate the 68th Republic Day along the border in Nepal and Bhutan besides Jammu and Kashmir and Naxal-affected States.
On this occasion, the officers will also convey the message of DG, SSB to the force personnel and public present at the functions.
The DG also said that this occasion will help in establishing a healthy relationship with the border population. This national festival shall be celebrated in a manner that better relationship could be ensured between border population and SSB to strengthen integrity and unity of the country, said a statement released by the SSB.
The idea behind this initiative is also to establish direct communication between the officers of headquarters and the jawans posted at remote locations on the borders. This endeavour will also ensure that senior officers appreciate the problems of jawans and instil confidence in them that the DG and the forces headquarter is sensitive towards their problems and making all out efforts to provide them better facilities, the statement added.
Ramasundarma also called upon the force personnel to follow the motto of SSB “Service, Security & Brotherhood” and strive for the security of the border population and keep the national flag flying high and achieve new heights.