Srinagar: Describing 2009 as the year of
recruitment, Jammu and Kashmir Police today said five new
battalions were raised this year and several other posts were
created to strengthen the manpower and to provide jobs to
unemployed youth.
"The year 2009 will go down in the annuals of the state
police history as the year of recruitment. The year saw
government according sanction for creation of five more IRP
battalions and also large number of additional posts in the
executive police," DGP Kuldeep Khoda said.
"It was a challenging task to complete the recruitment
process within a record time in a transparent and merit-based
manner. As many as 7,067 candidates were selected as
constables and followers under this recruitment drive aimed at
strengthening the manpower in all the wings and to provide
jobs to the unemployed youth," he said.
In addition, he said selection of 520 sub-inspectors in
various wings such as executive, armed, auxiliary, home guards
and telecommunication is also in progress in all the districts
of the state.
Khoda said by recognising the services of the Special
Police Officers, the government has accorded approval to
various relaxations for appointing them as constables and
followers in the department.
These include 15 per cent reservation in recruitment as
well as relaxation in age and educational qualification. This
will definitely boost the morale of those SPOs who have served
shoulder to shoulder with the jawans of the state police and
other security agencies in bringing the situation on rails in
the state, he said.
PTI
