Archive · 28 Dec 2025
Odisha CM Inaugurates SOG Training Centre
The Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, opened a new training center for the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Chandaka.
This center can train up to 400 police officers at the same time.
The Chief Minister also opened 16 new police stations and 70 new police quarters in different districts.
He announced that SOG officers will get extra money for their risky jobs, with the highest allowance being Rs 25,000 per month.
The government is also setting up new police units and creating thousands of new police jobs.
The Chief Minister said the government is serious about fighting violence and asked Maoists to surrender and join the mainstream.
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated a new SOG training centre in Chandaka.
The centre can train up to 400 personnel simultaneously.
16 new police stations and 70 police quarters were also inaugurated in 16 districts.
Risk allowances for SOG and other anti-Naxal personnel were announced, ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 per month.
The government is setting up new police battalions, units, and creating 15,326 new police posts.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
- What
- Inaugurated a new SOG training centre and other police infrastructure
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Chandaka, Odisha
- Why
- To strengthen operational capabilities of the State’s elite anti-Maoist force and improve police infrastructure
- Location
- Chandaka, Odisha
- Inaugurated By
- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
- Training Capacity
- 400 personnel at a time
- Risk Allowance for SOG Officers
- Rs 25,000 per month
- Risk Allowance for Constables
- Rs 16,000 per month
- New Police Stations
- 16
- New Police Quarters
- 70
