NEW DELHI: Facing shortage of officers, Delhi Police has written to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to depute more IPS officers in the capital. The request is under consideration by the ministry, which shares Delhi Police chief Y S Dadwal’s ‘‘concern’’ regarding shortage of IPS officers in Delhi, sources said.
Sources said Delhi Police made the request to the MHA considering the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Senior IPS officers working on deputation with central security agencies like Intelligence Bureau and Central Bureau of Investigation are likely to be called back if the proposal gets the nod from the ministry, they said.
Dadwal has asked the ministry to give approval to its request and post maximum IPS officers of AGMU (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories) cadre for 45 days during the Commonwealth Games scheduled in Delhi between October 3 and October 14. Currently, about 50 IPS officers from the level of assistant commissioners of police to special commissioners of police are working with different departments of Delhi Police.
‘‘There is shortage of IPS officers to manage law and order situation in Delhi. This may lead to some sort of mismanagement in maintaining law and order related duties,’’ said a source. Dadwal has expressed his concern about insufficient number of such police officers especially when the country is organizing its maiden and biggest sporting event.
When contacted, a senior official at MHA said the letter has been received and is under consideration. Union home minister P Chidambaram has recently announced to increase the intake of IPS officers from 130 to 150 through the All India Civil Service Exams.