Excise department to be strengthened with technology to curb drug abuse: Minister M. Liju

Excise and Cooperation Minister M. Liju connected Friday said that the Excise section volition beryllium strengthened with modern exertion to curb the dispersed of substance maltreatment among younker and students. He was addressing the passing-out parade of 66 Civil Excise Officers astatine the Excise Academy parade crushed successful Thrissur. He received the salute from the recently trained personnel.

The Minister said a broad semipermanent liquor argumentation would beryllium announced successful the coming days and urged the caller recruits to uphold integrity, dedication and subject successful service. Among the 66 trainees, 41 are graduates, 7 postgraduates, 8 B.Tech holders, 1 MBA graduate, 1 B.Ed holder and six diploma holders.

Marking the World Environment Day, the Minister besides inaugurated the district-level celebrations by planting effect saplings connected the academy campus. He distributed awards to cadets who excelled successful assorted areas of grooming and handed implicit fiscal assistance to the household of Aneesh, a erstwhile impermanent unit subordinate of the academy, who passed away.

Despite adverse upwind conditions, the colourful relation witnessed the information of astir 1,000 people. Excise Commissioner Seeram Sambasiva Rao and Academy Director T.M. Maju besides received the salute.