CHANDIGARH/GURUGRAM: The
Haryana government has decided to grant sanction for engagement of additional 1,000
ex-servicemen from the Army as
special police officers (
SPOs) for performing night duty in the Gurgaon police commissionerate area.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet headed by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar here on Tuesday.
Ex-servicemen are well-trained in dealing with extreme situations in all weathers, and to have them as a part of police force will definitely raise the level of policing performance in these circumstances, he said.
The age limit for ex-servicemen should be between 25 and 50 years and they should not have been removed or dismissed from their earlier service on grounds of indiscipline, misconduct or medical unfitness, he said. The eligible volunteer ex-servicemen would be employed for a period of one year on a monthly honorarium of Rs 18,000. Members of this auxiliary force would not be posted in their home police stations but care would be taken to post them in police stations near their place of residence. However, those willing could be posted in other commissionerates or district as well, the official said.
At the time of their engagement, they would be given a one-time uniform allowance of Rs 3,000 for two sets of uniform, one pair of shoes and other necessary articles. They would be eligible for TA and DA of Rs 150 per day for official tour, the official added.
They would also be eligible for ex gratia compensation of Rs 10 lakh in the event of death, from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh for permanent disability and up to Rs 1 lakh for grave injury, the official said.
The age limit for ex-servicemen should be between 25 and 50 year.