New Delhi, Dec 4:
Over five lakh posts are vacant in police forces in various States, Government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
“The sanctioned strength of the total police force as on January 1, 2011 is 20,64,370 and the actual strength is 15,63,301 with a vacancy of 5,02,420,” Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran said.
He said at present there are 131 policemen per one lakh population, against 173 policemen per lakh population, which is the norm prescribed by the Bureau of Police Research and Development.
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Comments:
Here is an opportunity for governments, both central and states, to create job opportunities for both rural and urban youth. Why not they plunge-in and claim job creation before the next election? Since policing is becoming all the more critical for citizens' life and safety day by day, why not the governments put aside cost-benefit on the side lines and provide the required man power to the policing forces? Hope the economies of all governments can some how accommodate as these are already existing vacancies. Even otherwise, people won'd mind paying some extra taxes for maintaining effective policing.
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