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By Saraswat Kashyap: In order to get a fitter police force, the Assam Police on Tuesday announced that a fitness survey of all state police personnel would soon be carried out to determine those who are ‘unfit’ in terms of their Body Mass Index (BMI).
All the personnel, including Indian Police Service (IPS) and Assam Police Service (APS) officers, would have to undergo the fitness test. Those who are found to be ‘unfit’, will be given Voluntary Retirement from Service (VRS).
The police personnel have till August 15 to work on their fitness level after which the BMI assessment will begin.
GP Singh, director general of police (DGP), took to Twitter and said, “In line with directions of the Hon @CMOfficeAssam, @assampolice Hq has decided to go for professional recording of Body Mass Index (BMI) of all Assam Police personnel including IPS/APS officers and all DEF/Bn/Organisations. We plan to give three months time to all Assam Police personnel including IPS & APS officers till August 15th and then start BMI assessment in the next fifteen days. All those who are in obese (BMI 30+) category would be offered another three months time to reduce weight (till November End) and after that VRS option except those who have genuine medical reasons like hypothyroidism etc.”
Assam DGP GP Singh said that the cops who are found unfit will get another three months to get into shape and take the test again. If they fail that test too, they will be offered Voluntary Retirement. He also said that he will be the first one to take the BMI test in August.
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Earlier in April, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that near about 300 Assam Police personnel, who are “habitual drinkers”, will be given Voluntary Retirement from Service.
He said that these police personnel drink excessively which is affecting their service.
The chief minister also said that the procedure to give VRS to such police personnel has begun, and the hiring to fill these vacancies will be done.
Sarma further said that the rules were already there but they were never implemented. He also instructed the police top brass to “remove deadwood from the force” to make the state police a fitter organization.
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