On the request of  Sh. Rakesh Gupta President JCCI, Sh. M.K. Sinha, IPS Inspector General of Police Jammu range visited Chamber House and was the Chief Guest  at a function organised by JCCI for fund raising initiation ceremony for the De-Addiction  centre cum felicitation ceremony.

Sh. Sujit Kumar, IPS DIG Jammu-Kathua Zone, Sh. Tejinder Singh, IPS, SSP Jammu, Sh. Vinay Sharma, KPS SP South, Ms. Sheema Qasba,IPS, ASP and Dr. Ruveda Salam,IRS Dy. Commissioner Income Tax  were Guests of Honour on this occasion.

After welcoming the dignitaries the Chamber President in his address to the members and Presidents of various affiliated Associations stressed and explained on the  need of De-Addiction centre in Jammu considering the massive rise in drug menace among various sections of the society. He appealed to all the members to donate liberally for effective running of the De-Addiction centre to be run by the J&K Police Department.

Mr. Sujit Kumar,IPS DIG Jammu –Kathua range gave a digital presentation to make one and all aware about the rise in demand and supply of drugs through an index showing the growing drug abuse every year and number of registered  cases against drug peddlers every year.

Mr. Tejinder Singh, IPS SSP Jammu on this occasion spoke and explained that how aggressively the Police department was fighting against the menace of drugs and apprehending many drug peddlers. He reiterated that the J&K Police department is working sincerely and is committed to eradicate this social evil at any cost.

Addressing the gathering Sh. M.K.Sinha IPS, Inspector General of Police Jammu range explained and stressed upon the role of parents to teach their Children to inculcate and imbibe healthy life style and habits. He also referred to many quotes from Sanskrit & English explaining how to lead a selfless life and help others to get rid of this drug menace and also explained various reasons among  youth who were falling  an easy prey to drugs.  This was followed by a felicitation function wherein Sh. M.K.Sinha, IPS,  Chief Guest and Sh. Rakesh Gupta President JCCI recognised  the dedicated, sincere and outstanding performance of  the Police Department that included  Inspector Parvej Sajad Ahmad,  Inspector Chanchal Singh, Inspector Sunil Jasrotia, Inspector  Gurnam Choudhary,  Inspector Rajesh Jasrotia.

Dr. Ruveda Salam, IRS Dy. Commissioner Income Tax and Ms. Sugandha Mahajan,KPS were honoured and they  spoke on the occasion and shared their experience in the Police Department before shifting to Income  Tax Department  and teaching profession respectively  and suggested few measures to control the rise in demand and supply of drugs. Ms. Sheema Qasba,IPS and  Dr. Sunniya Wani,KPS were also honoured on this occasion and they also spoke about the numerous challenges being faced by the Police Department in curbing the drug menace.

The function concluded with the Chamber President announcing JCCI’s contribution and other respectable members who voluntarily announced their contribution amounts for the effective running of the De-Addiction Centre.

The other Office Bearers of JCCI present on the occasion include Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Sr. Vice President, Sh. Rajeev Gupta. Jr. Vice President, Sh. Manish Gupta, Secretary General, Sh. Gaurav Gupta, Secretary and Sh. Ashu Gupta, Treasurer