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Download PDF The Police Headquarters has proposed that officials of the ranks of inspector, sergeant and sub-inspector (SIs) should be upgraded which senior police officials consider would increase competence of the force.
A draft proposal in this regard was submitted to the home ministry last week asking the government to upgrade all 2,300 inspectors to Class I (non-gazette) officials.
The proposal has also asked to up the status of the Class III 11,418 SIs and 1,213 sergeants by one grade, sources in the police department say.
“We’ve proposed to increase basic salary scale of inspectors to Tk 6,800 from present Tk 5,100,” Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police Hasanul Haider told The Daily Star on Tuesday.
As per the proposal, the scale of sergeants and SIs would be Tk 5,100 instead of Tk 4,100, he said.
The police department reviewed the issue over the last one year and took the decision to submit the proposal considering the kind of job responsibilities of the non-cadre officers.
Additional Inspector General of Police NBK Tripura said the hike in rank and salary has long been overdue for the cops, who are mainly responsible for carrying out orders by taking huge load on their shoulders.
“Implementation of the proposal would not require a huge amount of money but will yield a good result in terms of improving overall policing,” he added.
Tripura also stresses the need for increasing the number of police personnel to reduce pressure on the already overburdened force.
The department has only a 122,000-strong force to fight crimes and maintain law and order in a country of about 140 million people.
AIG Hasanul said inspectors, SIs and sergeants are playing a crucial role in the force but lagging behind from others in terms of status and salary.
“If the proposal is implemented, the officials will be more inspired in discharging their duties,” he observes.
Police officials said such raises have been brought to different other government services, but the post of inspector and SIs remains the same since the colonial rule.
They said they have to directly interact with the common people as well as remain very busy in conducting criminal investigations and thus deserve the proposed status and the salary structure.
“You cannot expect better services from them without offering them a better position and salary,” the AIG noted.
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