Jammu: Five Indian Reserve Police (IRP)
Battalions have been raised in Jammu and Kashmir, the state
government informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday.
Replying to a question of Congress member Gulam Ahmed Mir
during Question Hour, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a
written reply: "Five new IRP battalions have been raised in
the police department in terms of the Government Order-2009 in
Jammu and Kashmir".
Abdullah further said 11,192 police posts of different
categories were created in Jammu and Kashmir in last two
years.
With liberal financial assistance from the Government
of India, state police has been armed with sophisticated
weapons and provided with adequate transport facilities, he
said.
IT has been introduced in a big way in the police
department and their communication network has been enhanced,
which has also improved their efficiency, he said.
Abdullah said that police hospitals at Jammu and Srinagar
have been upgraded and fitted with better medical equipment.
PTI
First Published: Monday, March 15, 2010, 19:45