The Central government would take up maintenance and administration of the existing Grey Hounds training centre for a period of three years from June 2, 2014 and a similar state-of-the-art training centre would be set up in the residuary State of Andhra Pradesh.
Principal Secretary (Home), T.P. Das, gave a presentation to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and his advisor A.N. Roy on the reorganisation of police force and allied organisations under the provisions of the A.P Reorganisation Act on Tuesday.
It proposed tentative sharing of the existing office space available for DGP, Intelligence, CID and APSP by both the successive States and exact details of allocation would be worked out separately. Detailing on reorganisation of APSP, Mr. Das said it plays a crucial role in maintenance of law and order and providing security to vital installations, establishments and to VVIPs.
Grey Hounds, Octopus, Special Intelligence Bureau, Counter intelligence, State Crime Records Bureau, Finger Prints Bureau; SPF training centre and other services have been proposed to be put in the Schedule X of the State Reorganisation Act.
The senior official said the A.P State Police Housing Corporation Limited should continue to function even after the appointed day and the assets and its liabilities shall be apportioned between the two successor States. Digitalisation and photocopying of files and records and inventory of movable and immovable assets would be completed by April 30.
The A.P Police Academy, Forensic Science Laboratory, Fire Service and Civil Defence Training institute and other institutions under Schedule X will continue to provide the same facilities as may be agreed upon between the two State governments within a period of one year, he said.
The Governor directed Mr. Das to assess the requirement of additional forces in the wake of the State bifurcation as the division will diminish available resource pool of existing police battalions. He also asked officials to rise to the occasion to meet the challenges like the growing concern on women’s safety and the security needs of IT industry in Cyberabad.
Chief Secretary P.K. Mohanty, DGP B. Prasada Rao, senior police officers J.V Ramudu, M. Mahender Reddy, and others attended the meeting.
