India News | Indore Police's Banana Order Withdrawn Due to Lack of Funds
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An order to provide bananas with the aim of giving a nutritious diet to 1,500-odd policemen of west Indore in Madhya Pradesh has been withdrawn as there was no fund allocation for this initiative, an official said on Sunday.
Indore, Aug 29 (PTI) An order to provide bananas with the aim of giving a nutritious diet to 1,500-odd policemen of west Indore in Madhya Pradesh has been withdrawn as there was no fund allocation for this initiative, an official said on Sunday.
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The order to provide two bananas each in the morning and evening during the head count of personnel at units was issued by Superintendent of Police (West) Mahesh Chandra Jain on August 25.
However, there is no provision in the government budget to buy plantains, though it can be provided to the force at a personal level, Jain said on Sunday.
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