Sources at the Home Ministry said APF Headquarters recently forwarded a proposal to this effect to the ministry as part of the recruitment the government agreed in principle last year to enforce Special Security Plan in the country. The ministry is preparing to send the proposal to the Ministry of Finance for its nod. [break]
The APF said the fresh recruitment is necessary to upgrade APF outposts based in various parts of the country and also set up additional outposts in the districts identified as ´security sensitive´ areas.
APF wants to add two Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs), three SSPs, 5 SPs, 26 DSPs and 130 inspectors, 200 sub-inspectors, 297 assistant sub-inspectors, 577 senior head constables, 610 head constables, 992 assistant head constables, 2,753 constables, 16 constables (technical) and 296 followers to its organization.
The Home Ministry had sought consent from the Ministry of Finance to recruit an additional 11,388 APF personnel to enforce the Special Security Plan last year to bolster law and order situation in the country. The Ministry of Finance had given its nod for recruiting only 5,481 APF personnel in July, 2009.
The strength of the APF currently stands at 31,216.
Last week, the Ministry of Finance gave its nod to recruit additional 3,999 personnel in Nepal Police as first installment of the recruitment the cabinet last year agreed in principle for enforcing the Special Security Plan. The Home Ministry had sought consent from the Ministry of Finance to recruit a total of 10,001 personnel to the 56,077-strong Nepal Police.
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