Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday said a separate cadre of the Punjab Bureau of Investigation will be set up soon as part of police reforms.
At a meeting with senior officers here, Mr. Badal, who holds the Home Affairs portfolio, deliberated on the modalities of separation of PBI cadres at sub-division and headquarters levels, an official release said.
To establish a separate cadre of the bureau, he asked the Home Department to lay down conditions for recruitment of specialised police personnel under various categories.
Mr. Badal said the State Cabinet has given in-principle approval for the creation of 16,035 posts in the state police which includes 5,249 for the PBI.
He said the bureau will work under overall supervision of Director-cum-ADGP with a DIG level officer will be its in charge. In the districts, the SSPs and the Commissioners of Police would perform the duty of in-charge and the DSP (Investigation) would be in charge at the sub-divisional level. - PTI
