HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Dec 3: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that Assam Police is on the brink of eliminating nearly all vacancies, signalling the state’s commitment to creating a crime-free environment. Through a post on the microblogging site X, CM Sarma highlighted the significant reduction in the average workload of sub-inspectors.
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“With our commitment to a transparent recruitment process, Assam Police is on its way to have nearly nil vacancies. The average cases assigned to a sub-inspector has now reduced from 200 to 7. Our endeavor is to make Assam a crime-free State,” stated CM Sarma in his social media post.
This announcement followed CM Sarma’s remarks on December 2 during the passing out parade of the 52nd Basic Course at the North Eastern Police Academy in Meghalaya. During the event, he revealed that the state police department currently faces only 120 vacant sub-inspector positions. Expressing confidence in the ongoing recruitment drive, he stated, “I believe the job advertisement which has gone out will leave no room for any vacancy in the next year.”
Addressing the workload of sub-inspectors, CM Sarma noted a remarkable shift in their responsibilities. Currently, a sub-inspector handles an average of seven cases, a drastic reduction from the previous workload of 150-200 cases. CM Sarma attributed this positive change to the extensive recruitment drives conducted in the last three years, significantly diminishing the room for vacancies in both the Sub-Inspector and DSP positions.
