To meet the acute shortage of police personnel in Haryana, the Manohar lal Khattar Government has decided to engage additional 1,500 Special Police Officers (SPOs) in all districts of the State on contract basis for an year.
They will be engaged out of ex-constables of the disbanded Haryana State Industrial Security Forces (HSISF) and Haryana Armed Police (HAP) recruited in 2004, whose selection had been quashed.
A decision to this effect was taken during the Cabinet meeting on Thursday to meet the acute shortage of police personnel and the urgent need being felt to increase the existing strength of the police, said an official spokesman.
The Chief Minister Manohar lal approved a proposal of Home Department in this regard. Giving details, the spokesman said that the ex-Constables of HSISF and HAP between the age of 25 and 50 years, who have not been removed or dismissed from service due to indiscipline, misconduct or medical unfitness would be eligible. They would be paid a monthly honorarium of Rs 14,000 which would be credited directly to their bank accounts.
No written examination and physical test would be conducted for recruitment of these volunteers. The selection would be made through interview by a Board headed by District Superintendent of Police, said the spokesman.
At the time of recruitment, they would be given one time uniform allowance of Rs 3,000 for two sets of uniform, one pair of shoes and other necessary uniform articles like shoulder insignia of SPO and cap.
The State Government also approved to engage 400 ex-Armymen and ex-paramilitary personnel on contract basis as jail wardens, added the spokesman.