Srinagar, Sep 27: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is mulling to start out classes on well being and psychological consciousness to cut back stress of its personnel.

The transfer comes after efficiently holding “Love U Zindagi” from 2020 for the properly being of the CRPF personnel in Kashmir.

A high official informed Greater Kashmir that the “Love U Zindagi” initiative was very efficient for welfare and betterment of the CRPF personnel.

“The initiative was run successfully for almost two years and was put on halt, but we have received the directions to start it again,” the highest official stated.

Notably, the Love U Zindagi initiative was acknowledged by the CRPF Srinagar sector in 2020 whereas the classes of psychological well being consciousness are prone to be began by CRPF Kashmir Operation sector in numerous items

“We are about to conduct sessions about mental health awareness in our Units. Each session will be of one or two hour duration,” the official stated. He additional stated that the programme was in “planning stage.”

“Deliberations are being held to chalk out the modalities. The initiative is being started for the mental wellbeing of soldiers,” the official stated. Notably, the goal of the Love U Zindagi  programme was to affect psychological well being and cut back the potential of suicides in CRPF in Kashmir.

“The CRPF  had customised the Love U Zindagi programme as per need of CRPF personnel,” the official stated.

The programme was held in three phases and college from Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham, Coimbatore had been roped in to launch the conduct of Love U Zindagi programme in October 2020.

Under this programme, a platform was offered for wholesome discussions below which the personnel had been inspired to raised perceive one another’s wrestle and promote a greater working and dwelling atmosphere in items.

“A group of personnel would sit and discuss their personal lives, once a week at their locations. Since the personnel were distant from each other and did not know each other due to lack of bonding and fraternity, there was a marked lack of understanding of each other’s struggle too,” the official stated whereas briefing in regards to the idea of the programme.

“The initiative was halted but we would start it again,” he stated.

Such initiatives are being taken amid the stories of suicide circumstances of CRPF and different CAPF personnel in the course of the earlier years.

As per the official figures, 53000 Personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have give up their jobs whereas 658 personnel ended their life over the last 5 years.

Around 47000 CAPF personnel give up their jobs by giving voluntary retirement whereas 6336 resigned from their jobs.

“These 658 CAPF personnel including 230 personnel of CRPF have ended their life from 2018 to 2022,” the official figures reveal.