Anjani Kumar seeks amenities for police constable recruitees in 28 Telangana training centres

HYDERABAD: Director General of Police (DGP) Anjani Kumar on Tuesday directed senior police officials to ensure all arrangements to train the 14,881 police constables who will be newly recruited in the 28 police training centers of the State.

In a video link conference held with the principals of all the police training colleges in the State regarding the arrangements, the DGP said that the recruitment process of new police constables and sub-inspectors has come to the final stage by the Telangana Police Recruitment Board. These training programs will be held in September and October this year.

After the formation of Telangana State, the Government has given utmost priority to the maintenance of peace and security in the State, and as part of this, 11,023 in 2018 and 16,282 police constables and sub-inspectors have been appointed in 2020. The DGP informed that arrangements should be made to impart training for 653 trainees in Telangana Police Academy, 650 in PTC Amberpet, 1000 in Warangal, 442 in Karimnagar, 250 each in CTC Hyderabad, Medchal, Karimnagar, Khammam, Nizamabad, Warangal and for 400 trainees in TS Special Police Battalion Yousufguda, 450 trainees in Kondapur, 350 in Dichpally, 325 in Mancherial.

The DGP also instructed the PTC officials to develop all facilities in infrastructure, materials required for training, accommodation and other requirements before the commencement of the training program. He said that funds are being provided for repairs to buildings, white wash, facilities of toilets, reading rooms etc. Special arrangements should be made for the training of female trainee police constables. Steps are being taken immediately to fill the vacancies in police training colleges, Anjani Kumar said.

The DGP felt that if the new entrants are given good quality training, they will serve the society well for the next 30 to 35 years. He said that PTC principals should be role models for the officers and staff of the organization. By imparting good training, the society can be served best. He reminded that 33 percent reservation has been made for women in police appointments in the state unlike any other state in the country. Anjani Kumar noted that the police academy in Hyderabad has the highest quality police training material.

Training Department IG Tarun Joshi also participated in the video link conference.