Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday informed the Assembly that at least 133 posts of different categories, including four DSP positions, are lying vacant in the Police Wireless department in the State. Of the total 133, 20 posts of Inspectors, 16 Inspector (Operator), one Inspector (Cipher), three Inspector (Mechanic), 69 Sub-Inspector (Operator), 20 Sub Inspector (Mechanic) and four DSP (Signal) are lying vacant, the Chief Minister informed the House.
To a query of Dilip Ray, Patnaik said the Central Selection Board (CSB) will soon meet to select the 12 TTB qualified Sub-Inspectors to fill up the 20 vacant Inspectors post in the department. While there not a single eligible SI (Mechanic) to get promotion for the post of Inspector (Mechanic) in the department, Patnaik informed the House that not a single Inspector in the Wireless department have also fulfiled the five year criteria to fill up the vacant DSP positions.