During the last one decade, 42,283 personnel were recruited in Chhattisgarh’s police force. Accordingly, because of the year-by-year new recruitment, now the number of the sanctioned force has reached 68,489. According to an official press release issued here on Tuesday, the Home Department has given sanction for creation of 1,022 new posts in the police force in the current financial year. Of which, 768 jawans will be recruited in the district force and 254 in the Chhattisgarh State force.
In the current financial year, 484 new posts were sanctioned for establishment of seven new police stations and upgradation of one ‘Police Chowki’ as police station.At the time of the formation of Chhattisgarh, the number of police force in the State was only 22,448, including 14,768 of the district force. looking to the need for sufficient police force for the security of the people in Chhattisgarh and to control crime, the government has been strengthening the police force every year. With which, not only the policing system of the State has bettered, but thousands of youth got employment also.
Total 1,022 new recruitment were made in 2013; 3,508 posts in 2012; 12,186 in 2011; 3,753 in 2010 and 2,083 in 2009. Similarly, 15,915 recruitment from 2004 to 2008 were made in Chhattisgarh, of which 9,551 were of the district force and 6,364 of the State Police Force.