Get Fit In 3 Months Or Retire: Assam Top Cop On Plan To Remove "Deadwood"
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Assam cops will be given three months to work on their fitness, after which BMIs will be recorded.
The Assam Police will professionally record the Body Mass Index (BMI) of all its personnel, including IPS officers, in a drive to eventually get rid of "deadwood" from the police force. Cops will be given three months to work on their fitness, after which BMIs will be recorded. In line with directions of the Hon @CMOfficeAssam , @assampolice Hq has decided to go in for professional recording of Body Mass Index (BMI) of all Assam Police personnel including IPS/APS officers and all DEF/Bn/Organisations.We plan to give three months time to all Assam…
"We plan to give three months time to all Assam Police personnel including IPS & APS officers till August 15th and then start BMI assessment in the next fifteen days," Director General of Police GP Singh tweeted today.
All those who are in the obese category (BMI 30+) would be offered another three months to reduce weight and would be offered Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) after that. Those who have genuine medical grounds like hypothyroidism will be exempt, Mr Singh said, adding that he would be the first to have the BMI taken, on August 16. The Assam police employ around 70,000 personnel.
