Drive to fill vacancies of women cops

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsDeputy Inspector General of Police I D Shukla hinted at a possible special recruitment drive in the next two or three months to fill the women police constable vacancies.Shukla said that the drive could be held during the recruitment processes to fill approximately 750 vacancies, including 400 home guards, 200 India Reserve Battalion (IRBn constables) and 26 jail warders.Majority of women candidates failed to qualify in the physical efficiency tests that had stringent standards. The entire physical test was recorded using CCTVs. Only 18 women, of a total of 1,750, could clear the physical tests and qualified for written test, held on Sunday, July 22.This had come in the way of the government reservation policy for women, which stipulated 20 per cent of the posts for women. This meant that at least 128 posts were reserved for women out of the 640 posts of police constables, for which the recruitment was being conducted. Hence, around 300 women should have qualified to sit for the written test.Shukla said that the recorded data of the physical tests for women candidates would be analysed for future tests. “We are going to look into the physical test parameters of women candidates before taking a decision before the special drive,” said Shukla. He also said that the ratio of police per person in Puducherry was well below the national average.Replying to AIADMK’s A Anbazhagan in the Assembly who raised the recruitment issue during the zero hour on Saturday, CM N Rangasamy said that rules of physical test would be reviewed and decision on the standards would be adopted to facilitate recruitment of more women.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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Deputy Inspector General of Police I D Shukla hinted at a possible special recruitment drive in the next two or three months to fill the women police constable vacancies.

Shukla said that the drive could be held during the recruitment processes to fill approximately 750 vacancies, including 400 home guards, 200 India Reserve Battalion (IRBn constables) and 26 jail warders.

Majority of women candidates failed to qualify in the physical efficiency tests that had stringent standards. The entire physical test was recorded using CCTVs. Only 18 women, of a total of 1,750, could clear the physical tests and qualified for written test, held on Sunday, July 22.

This had come in the way of the government reservation policy for women, which stipulated 20 per cent of the posts for women. This meant that at least 128 posts were reserved for women out of the 640 posts of police constables, for which the recruitment was being conducted. Hence, around 300 women should have qualified to sit for the written test.

Shukla said that the recorded data of the physical tests for women candidates would be analysed for future tests. “We are going to look into the physical test parameters of women candidates before taking a decision before the special drive,” said Shukla. He also said that the ratio of police per person in Puducherry was well below the national average.

Replying to AIADMK’s A Anbazhagan in the Assembly who raised the recruitment issue during the zero hour on Saturday, CM N Rangasamy said that rules of physical test would be reviewed and decision on the standards would be adopted to facilitate recruitment of more women.