Live
- 525 candidates remain in fray for 17 LS seats in Telangana
- Political Prowess on Display: Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani's nominations galvanise BJP’s poll campaign
- TN government committee identifies 42 elephant corridors in state
- Ola Cabs CEO Hemant Bakshi steps down, firm announces job cuts
- IPL 2024: Kuldeep Yadav's 35 not out propels Delhi to 153/9 against Kolkata
- BJP leader Sambit Patra files nomination for Puri Lok Sabha seat
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy accuses Lalu Prasad of 'killing' developmental schemes in Saran
- Quick action by Telangana Cyber Security Bureau saves citizen's Rs 1 crore
- Types of food diabetics should avoid
- Celebrating National Honesty Day: 20 Quotes to Inspire Integrity
Intensive medical check-up of obese policemen for another month: Assam DGP
The Assam government has approved an intensive medical check-up of obese policemen at government medical colleges in the state.
Guwahati : The Assam government has approved an intensive medical check-up of obese policemen at government medical colleges in the state.
In the first Body Mass Index (BMI) test conducted by the Assam Police in August, 97.53 per cent of participants passed, but the rest of the security personnel were found to be obese.
The state Director General of Police (DGP), GP Singh, told IANS on Monday, “The state government has approved an intensive medical check of all obese personnel at government medical colleges. This would be done within this month.”
He added, “After that, we would work out medical and nutritional intervention, including bringing such people to police locations with adequate medical and nutritional supervision.” Earlier, Singh announced that police personnel who were found in the obese category in the BMI test conducted in August would be given another three-months to shed the extra weight.
The top cop also said that those who were found to be obese at the end of the November deadline would be offered the mandatory Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). Singh added, “My aim is to improve, not to harass. Only those who show no inclination to change would be offered VRS.”
The professional recording of BMI was done for all officers, battalions, and other staff of the police department in the previous month. The DGP was the first state policeman to record his BMI.
Notably, the Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, also said that people with obesity cannot continue working in the state police department. Such police personnel will be offered VRS following the government procedure.
