Andhra Pradesh State Government is likely to recruit 7,000 odd police personnel at different levels to fill thousands of vacancies in various categories.
According to official sources, of the 14,000 vacancies in all categories, right from constables, sub-inspectors and DSPs, the Finance Department has given clearance to fill 50 per cent of posts.
However, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is believed to have directed the department to assess the vacancies in different units after the final allocation of posts between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh under various categories.
There is a notion that instead of recruitment on a piece meal basis, the department should be allowed to fill most of the vacant posts, sources said.
“The department will be sending the revised proposals for the concurrence of Finance Department and if the government clears the proposal and issues the order, the Police Recruitment Board will issue the notification soon,” official sources said adding they were expecting the GO any time.
Admitting that there was severe shortage of police personnel and need to strengthen the police force as no recruitment could take place since 2013 due to various factors, sources said the final number of vacancies to be notified would be subject to approval from the Finance Department.
Meanwhile, on the talk of withdrawal of AP police from APSP, sources said it would not be practical as majority of policemen were from Andhra Pradesh and it would affect the functioning of the force. Right after State bifurcation, Andhra Pradesh State deployed 44 platoons of police force in Hyderabad.
Later, A.P. police asked the Hyderabad City Police to return 20 platoons to take care of pressing needs in the State but they returned only 11 platoons as there should be no compromise on security of Hyderabad city vulnerable to terrorist, extremist and communal tensions.
Police sources from both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana feel that the demand for implementation of Section 8 of AP Reorganisation Act is unwarranted as they had been managing the law and order situation in the common capital without any hitch.
Notwithstanding the political pitch, police would do their job of maintaining internal security and law and order in a professional manner, they said.
