Proposal to revise personnel posting: ADGP Pant

• Decades old norm needs top change

Mangaluru: Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) Kamal Pant said that the Police Department will propose to the State government to revise the pattern of posting police personnel to stations in rural, urban and metropolitan areas.

Talking to reporters, Mr. Pant said the staffing pattern in police stations is based on norms prescribed by the National Police Commission. “These norms laid down two decades ago need to be changed,” said Mr.Pant.

During the recent annual conference of police officers in Bengaluru, suggestion for comprehensive revision of staffing pattern was made. A demand was made to have exceptions in posting for some sensitive police stations under Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate and Dakshina Kannada.

 “We need to have more inspectors in some police stations in Mangaluru, Puttur, Sullia and Bantwal. In principle, we have agreed. A comprehensive staffing pattern will be proposed shortly,” said the ADGP. The staffing pattern in Mangaluru should be like that of in Bengaluru, he added.

The pattern means how many personnel should be posted to stations in those respective areas.