Mumbai Police to take action on inter-district transfer of officers

MUMBAI: The city police on Thursday said that it has decided to take action on the inter-district transfer of police constables, who have applied to go to other districts, after six months. Staff shortage for Covid bandobast, upcoming festivals like Eid, Ganpati, Navratri and bandobast for Municipal elections are the reasons for the decision. The police department has received applications for transfer from 2,200 constables in the last eight months.
Talking about shortage of manpower, a senior officer said that vacancies of 6,500 constables in the city are already lying vacant as on today. “Transferring around 2,200 constables to other districts and getting their replacement is a big thing. Hence, it was decided in the Establishment Board meeting, held on June 30, that action would be taken on the inter-district transfer requests after six months,” the officer said. He added that maximum manpower will be required for bandobast in the city during the next couple of months.
Last year, 476 Mumbai police constables were transferred to other districts. “Every year around 1,500 constables in Mumbai police retire,” said the officer, hinting about the staff shortage. “When some constables want to transfer to any district, we have to check with the concerned area’s superintendent of police whether they have a vacancy or not,” he said.