Telangana: Ex-gratia for families of martyred police personnel increased, 2 crore for SP-IPS rank; all vacant posts to be filled by 2028
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday announced an increase in the ex-gratia amount given to the families of police personnel martyred in the line of duty. Under this, the amount for SP and IPS rank officers has been increased from 1 crore to 2 crore. He also spoke about filling all […]
The Chief Minister attended the Police Commemoration Day program at the Police Martyrs Memorial located at the Goshamahal Police Stadium in Hyderabad. He also took the salute at the commemoration parade.
Ex-gratia increased according to rank
According to the Chief Minister's announcement, the ex-gratia amount for different ranks has been fixed as follows:
- Head Constable and ASI: Increased from 45 lakh rupees to 1 crore rupees
- Sub-Inspector: Increased from 45 lakh rupees to 1.25 crore rupees
- Inspector: Increased from 50 lakh rupees to 1.25 crore rupees
- DSP and Additional SP: 1.50 crore rupees
- SP and IPS officers: Increased from 1 crore rupees to 2 crore rupees
Increase for Home Guards as well
The Chief Minister also announced an increase in the ex-gratia amount for the families of Home Guards who lose their lives in the line of duty, from 5 lakh rupees to 10 lakh rupees. He directed the Director General of Police to take necessary steps for this.
All vacant posts to be filled by 2028
Revanth Reddy said that the government is committed to filling all vacant posts in the police department by 2028. According to him, notifications to fill 5,000 vacancies have already been issued.
He described the recruitment for 112 DSP posts as unprecedented in the history of Telangana. The Chief Minister also said that the government is appointing transgender people as traffic assistants, which has strengthened their self-respect and dignity in society.
Law and order is the government's priority
The Chief Minister said that the state government is giving top priority to maintaining law and order. He remembered those police personnel who did not care for their own lives to save the lives of others.
He asked the police to be more sensitive in cases related to women and children. He stated that there should be no delay in providing justice to the victims. He also said that the safety of women is not just the responsibility of the police department and every person in society will have to play a role in it.
Information regarding when the increased ex-gratia will come into effect and when the order for it will be issued is currently unavailable.
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