INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, July 14
The parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee today finalised the Police Personnel Adjustment Bill
stating that the central government retains the authority to transfer superintendent of police, senior superintendent of police and deputy
inspector general of Nepal police even if they are deployed at provincial level.
The panel has decided that DIG will lead the province as
the chief of the provincial police
Although, provincial governments have authority to direct SP, SSP and DIG through Ministry of Internal Affairs, the authority to transfer
these three portfolio holders will be with the central government.
However, the central government should take consent of the respective
provincial government Ministry of Internal Affairs before taking any decision on their transfer.
The committee today decided that the
adjustment of police personnel would begin from deputy superintendent of police followed by other low ranking officers.
Secretary of
Minister of Home Affairs Prem Kumar Rai said police officials opting for their adjustment at the provincial level would be awarded two
Federal Parliament lawmakers had demanded three additional grades for such police personnel.
Rai also said the police personnel also could
choose the place as per their convenience during the adjustment process.
For now, SPs and SSPs will be transferred by the centre, but once
the provinces are capable enough to recruit inspectors on their own, these police officers could be promoted to SPs and SSPs.
Provincial
governments will have the final say in the transfer of SPs and SSPs in future
But the DIG of a provincial will be deployed by the centre.
According to the bill, the provincial governments cannot reduce the salary and
facilities of police personnel who were adjusted in the provinces from the centre.
According to Secretary Rai, they are planning to adjust
around 55,000 police personnel in seven provinces and 20,000 police personal in the centre.
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