Deccan Herald
Mangalore, Aug 20: The long pending demand for a police commissionerate for Mangalore may be a reality soon. “A proposal in this regard has already been sent to the Finance Department and the Finance Minister B S Yadiyurappa is likely to give a positive response soon,” said Home Minister M P Prakash.
Speaking to mediapersons after chairing a police officers’ meet of the Western Range (comprising Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur and Karwar) at SP office here on Sunday, he said that there is a need for a police commissionerate for Mangalore as the area is fast developing as an industrial hub.
Armed training school
Plans are on the anvil to open a Armed Training School for police in Kudremukh and a KSRP battalion in Hassan, he said. There is a need to open the Training School in Kudremukh at the earliest as there is dearth of space to train the freshers. “The existing training centre is overcrowded and candidates are being sent to different districts for training,” he said and added that opening the School will help impart training to all the candidates at one particular point in the same time.
Clarifying the government stand on evacuation, Prakash said that no person holding ‘patta’ will be evacuated from Thathkola. “There is no question of evacuating any person who is holding a patta.”
Shifting of jail
Prakash also said that land has been identified at two to three places for shifting of Mangalore jail and a decision in this regard will be taken soon. However, he did not disclose the area.
Welfare measures
Stating that the 50 per cent of the KSRP personnel have been provided with housing facilities, the Home Minister said that steps will be taken to provide the facility to at least 55 per cent personnel, which is the national average.
Similar is the case with civil police wherein only 40 per cent of them have housing facilities.
Plans are also on the anvil to start a residential school for the children of police personnel either in Mangalore or Udupi on the lines of a residential school in Dharwad.
Plans are also on the anvil to increase the group insurance from Rs 3 lac to Rs 5 lac.