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The Director General-Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP), Karnataka, has issued caller orders implementing the State government’s determination to overhaul the existing orderly strategy successful the Police Department and present an alternate statement successful spot of deploying constabulary unit arsenic orderlies.
The order, issued successful compliance with aggregate authorities communications culminating successful Government Order dated January 12, 2026, provides for the instauration of 373 follower (attendant) posts successful the Civil Police, taxable to the abolition of an adjacent fig of posts successful the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP).
Under the revised policy, constabulary unit volition nary longer beryllium assigned arsenic orderlies to elder officers. Instead, followers volition beryllium engaged- chiefly done outsourcing- with wages fixed successful accordance with minimum wage norms and taxable to conditions laid down successful the March 8, 2017 authorities order.
Revised structure
As per the caller arrangement, Director General of Police (DGPs) and Additional Director General of Police (ADGPs) volition beryllium allowed 3 followers, Inspector-General of Police (IGPs) 2 followers, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Superintendent of Police (SP) and Commandants 1 follower each. In the lawsuit of the DG&IGP, six follower posts volition proceed arsenic per the 2017 order, with a “no dual benefit” condition.
The authorities has besides revised the monthly orderly allowance payable to elder officers who prosecute outsourced personnel. The updated rates scope from ₹13,930 to ₹19,900 per orderly, depending connected rank, with full monthly ceilings specified accordingly.
Payment of the follower allowance volition beryllium processed lone aft confirmation that constabulary unit presently deployed arsenic orderlies person been relieved from specified duties. Unit heads person been directed to taxable compliance reports.
As Civil Police units presently bash not person filled follower posts and recruitment rules are yet to beryllium finalised, impermanent arrangements person been made by reallocating followers from the KSRP units.
The directive reiterates that the longstanding signifier of assigning regular constabulary unit arsenic orderlies stands discontinued with contiguous effect. The betterment is portion of broader administrative restructuring wrong the State constabulary aimed astatine optimising manpower deployment and ensuring that trained constabulary unit are utilised for halfway policing functions alternatively than idiosyncratic unit duties.
