Maharashtra: Generally both male and female policemen have 12 hours of duty. (Representative)
Mumbai:
According to an order issued by state Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjay Pandey, women police personnel across Maharashtra will now have eight hours of duty instead of 12.
The new shortened working day for women workers will be implemented on an experimental basis. Generally, both male and female personnel have 12 hours of duty.
The DGP’s directive issued on Thursday said that the eight-hour duty for women will remain in force till further orders. It added that unit commanders should ensure that the order is implemented.
A senior official said that this step has been taken to provide better work-life balance to the women officers.
Earlier, this system was applicable in Nagpur city, Amravati city and Pune rural, the official said.
In case of emergency or during festivals, the duty hours of women personnel may be extended, but only with the permission of the respective District Superintendents of Police or Deputy Commissioners of Police.
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