Chandigarh police split over new promotion policy for DSPs

The policy, according to sources, will create ‘inconsistencies’ in the promotion of officers.

Sources told Chandigarh Newsline that the UT Inspector General of Police (IG) has raised objections on the policy and sent a letter to the department saying that there would be resentment in the force if it is implemented.
Inspector-General R P Upadhyay was not available for comment.

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The new policy also states that the DSPs of the UT police shall be given “Own Rank Promotion” on the completion of 12 years of service in the force. A Committee will be formed under the Home Secretary to screen all the cases, as per the policy.

Sources in the UT police point out that many DSPs, who have already put in more years of service and now are close to retirement, will not benefit from the new policy. For example, those who were recruited to the force in 1979 as ASIs and are now DSPs cannot avail the benefit but those who were recruited as constables in the same year will benefit, a source said.

Also, recruitments to the force were under Punjab Police rules and according to the Punjab Police promotion policy, which was amended in 2006, six years of service is required for the promotion from DSP to SP rank, but the new policy is at odds with these rules, sources said.

The source said there is no policy laying down any firm criteria for the promotion under ORP throughout the country, but the new policy goes against that.