Rajnath Singh Union Home Minister reviewed the working of the Police pision of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) dealing with the Indian Police Service (IPS), recruitment, promotion and other career related matters here today. Shri Rajnath Singh expressed concern at the large number of vacancies, the delay in the empanelment of IPS officers at senior levels as well as in the finalisation of the recruitment rules and notifications pending for different levels of officers in the police.
The Home Minister mentioned that the procedure for finalisation of the recruitment rules in consultation with the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) should be streamlined and simplified. Shri Rajnath Singh also expressed concern on the delays in routine administrative matters relating to IPS cadre as it demoralised the police force. He asked the MHA to find an early solution relating to the issues in the career planning and training of IPS officers at the earliest and make the Police Service more attractive.