The Assam Police on Tuesday issued an ultimatum saying it will start offering voluntary retirement to all obese personnel if they fail to lose weight by November 2023.
Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap Singh said that the decision has been taken on the instructions of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
He tweeted, “@assampolice HQ has decided to conduct professional recording of Body Mass Index (BMI) of all Assam Police personnel including IPS/APS officers and all DEF/Bn/Organizations.”
Singh said it has been decided to give three months’ time till August 15 to all personnel, including IPS and Assam Police Service officers, and start BMI assessment thereafter.
“Those who are in the obese (BMI 30+) category will be given another three months (by the end of November) to lose weight and then be given the VRS option, except those who have hypothyroidism,” he said. etc (sic) have real medical basis.” ,
The DGP further said that he would be the first person in the force to register his BMI on August 16.
Liquor ban in Assam Police
On May 8, Singh had said that the Assam Police has prepared a list of around 680 personnel who are habitual drinkers or obese, and after a multi-level review, those found unfit for duty will be offered voluntary retirement. will be offered.
In April, the chief minister had said that about 300 officers and personnel of the Assam Police would be given retirement due to the problem of alcoholism.
(with PTI inputs)
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