Days after Assam Police introduced that it’ll provide VRS to overweight personnel, Haryana Police got here out with an analogous path for overweight cops. Haryana’s Home and Health Minister Anil Vij on Thursday ordered overweight police personnel be transferred to the police lines until they change into match once more.
The State Home Ministry issued written instructions to the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, stating that many police personnel in the division have been overweight and they need to be transferred to the police lines. The sanctioned power of Haryana police is 75,000.
According to an official assertion, Vij issued instructions to the ACS (Home) in order that the police personnel whose weight has elevated and continues to improve, can change into match via train.
“It has been observed that many of the police personnel in the police department have become overweight and by the time (with time), their weight is being increased more (is increasing more). In order to maintain fitness of police officers/personnel, I would like that all the police officers/personnel who have become overweight be transferred to the police line and make them do exercise unless they get fit for duty,” wrote Vij.
Assam Police to provide VRS to overweight personnel
The Assam Police on Tuesday issued an ultimatum saying it can begin providing voluntary retirement to all overweight personnel in the event that they fail to cut back their weights by November 2023. The choice was taken on the path by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, mentioned Director-General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap Singh.
“@assampolice Hq has decided to go in for professional recording of Body Mass Index (BMI) of all Assam Police personnel including IPS/APS officers and all DEF/Bn/Organisations,” he tweeted.
It has been determined to give three months to all personnel, together with IPS and Assam Police Services officers, until August 15, after which begin BMI evaluation, Singh mentioned.
“All those who are in obese (BMI 30+) category would be offered another three months time to reduce weight (till November end) and after that VRS option except those who have genuine medical ground like thyroidism etc (sic),” he added.
Alcoholism in Assam Police
On May 8, Singh had mentioned that the Assam Police drew up an inventory of about 680 personnel, who’re routine drinkers or overweight, and after a multi-tier overview, these discovered unfit for responsibility will be supplied voluntary retirement.
(With PTI enter)
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