Youth will be absorbed in police department after training
A special youth brigade will be formed to assist the police in various activities and provide a ready recruitment base for the police department after the youth undergo a year’s successful training.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa told the State Assembly on Monday that she had ordered the formation of the ‘Tamil Nadu Special Police Youth Brigade (TSPYB), taking into account the need to create 19,096 additional posts in the police department in proportion to the ever-increasing population and the retirement of thousands of policemen every year.
The brigade would assist the police in various activities so that the existing personnel could be fully involved in primary activities such as maintenance of law and order, controlling crime and investigation.
Making a suo motu statement on the first day of the Assembly session, Ms. Jayalalithaa said in the current year, 10,000 persons would be recruited for the youth police brigade.
A selection test would be held in December and successful candidates inducted into the brigade in January 2013 after completion of basic training. In 2013-14, the recruitment would be for selection of 15,000 candidates. Depending on the requirement, their numbers would be raised up to 50,000 in a year.
The Chief Minister explained that candidates who successfully completed a year’s training in the youth brigade would be absorbed in the police department. Every year, a particular percentage of vacancies in the department would be filled through these candidates and the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board would conduct recruitment. Unsuccessful candidates who reached the age of 40 would be given some other employment opportunities.
The Chief Minister said candidates selected for the brigade would get a monthly honorarium of Rs. 7,500 and could avail of the canteen facilities available to police personnel. Besides, they would be entitled to rice, wheat, sugar, atta and dhall at subsidised rates.
She said recruitment would be conducted by Superintendent of Police in all districts and the basic qualification was S.S.L.C.
The age limit is between 18 and 30 and selected candidates would be included in the brigade in their district.
Members of the youth brigade will be assigned work such as traffic regulation, delivery of court summonses, crowd regulation, night patrol and driving police vehicles.
Ms. Jayalalithaa said the total posts in the police department were 1,13,629, at a ratio of one policeman for every 635 people. But as on January 1, 2012, only 82 per cent of the total posts remained filled.
To overcome the shortage, she ordered a recruitment drive for selection of 12,208 police personnel. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board conducted a written test in June, followed by physical fitness tests in August.
The list of selected candidates was released on October 12. Medical check-up is on for 12,162 candidates and they would join duty only after seven months of training.
via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/special-youth-brigade-to-be-set-up-to-aid-police/article4044621.ece
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