Here is some good news for the police personnel in the State.
The government is planning to give the long-awaited weekly-off for the staff working in all police stations and other offices.
“Six-day week is being implemented in Prakasam and Kadapa districts on a pilot and rotation basis. The results are good,” said the police officers.
“Weekly-offs will give relief to the policemen working round the clock and enhances quality of work in policing. Staff can spend sometime with family members and take care of their health,” Director-General of Police (DGP) N. Sambasiva Rao told The Hindu.
“Six-day week is a long pending demand in the Police Department. The working hours in the department are about 11 to 14 hours a day depending on the staff position. Weekly-offs will give a welcome break to the stressed police personnel,” said a constable.
The DGP said six-day week was being implemented in the two districts in Andhra Pradesh on an experimental basis and the staff availing offs were satisfied with the facility.
“We are preparing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for extending the facility to the entire State, which helps the police in performing their duties better,” said Mr. Sambasiva Rao.
According to Additional Director-General (Law and Order) Harish Kumar Gupta, 60,000 police force and 12,000 home guards are working in Andhra Pradesh.
About 6,000 constables are undergoing training and will join service shortly.
The DGP said another 5,000 police personnel would come to Andhra Pradesh from Telangana post bifurcation.
“Once the new recruits and the police personnel from Telangana State join, we will have enough force for law and order, traffic and other wings,” said the top police official.
