Planning to hire 7000 cops : Govt tells Gujarat HC

Planning to hire 7000 cops : Govt tells Gujarat HC

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has informed the High Court that it intends to hire 7,000 new police personnel

This came in response to the High court’s suo motu proceedings following a Supreme Court order to enhance policing. According to an affidavit submitted to the court, out of a total of 96,194 approved posts, 22,000 positions are vacant, including 4,000 vacancies in the SRP force. The government plans to fill these vacancies by recruiting 7,000 new personnel.

Further hearings on the matter are scheduled for August 21. DeshGujarat