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- Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh has submitted a proposal to DG and IGP M.A.
- Saleem to restructure the city police commissionerate into five police commissionerate units, aligned with the newly divided Greater Bengaluru Authority areas instead of the BBMP limits.
- The proposal recommends upgrading the current Police Commissioner post to a Chief Commissioner for oversight and creating 6,633 new positions at an estimated cost of ₹764.87 crore, covering salaries, vehicles, CCTV cameras, technology, and infrastructure.
- The proposal cites the split of BBMP into five corporations causing coordination gaps, the city's growing population of 1.56 crore, traffic congestion, VIP security needs on outer roads, and crime control as reasons for strengthening policing.
- It also details new commissionerate offices, jurisdictions, DCPs, ACIs, station officers, new police sub-divisions, women's police stations, and CEN stations, along with required officer and staff numbers.
What to watch next
- Whether the DG and IGP and state government approve the restructuring proposal
- Budget approval for the ₹764.87 crore expenditure and creation of 6,633 new posts
- Implementation of the upgraded Chief Commissioner post and five new commissionerate units
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