The city police's wing that provides manpower to escort undertrials from central jail to court has many complaints about exploitative work culture. Additional duty and no refreshment allowance are triggering dissatisfaction among its personnel.
The manpower from special police cell are being increasingly called for security duty too for different occasions. A section of personnel from the cell complained that the department was extracting double the work from them without any additional monetary consideration. The cancellations of weekly off for such additional security duty too has left many of them annoyed.
A constable from special cell, on condition of anonymity, said that there were no takers for their inconvenient work pattern. Only some personnel are burdened with extra work, he said. He added, "The refreshment allowance given for overtime work is also not sanctioned on technical grounds. There are some constables who enjoy less work and are also given refreshment allowance. It is not clear why the work is not equally distributed among all."
The constables of the cell, called Aaropi cell, or the unit for undertrials, are assigned tough duties in the security arrangements during festivals and other occasions. Most of them are miffed for being summoned even after attending their regular duties for the day. A constable said that the cell in-charge often urged the personnel to be present on weekly-off days and return home only if no security duty came up.
"We are being made to work double with same pay. This is not fair. Even the duration of the duty is so long that it is beyond any logic," said another constable. He added, "The cell is already engaged in a duty that warrants high alertness and attention as undertrials have tendencies to escape and attack the escorting guards."
A senior member of the cell said that some constables refuse to work after stipulated duty hours but manpower shortage in the department compels officials to fall back upon the manpower wherever available. "The officials can also utilize the reserve manpower from police headquarters rather than engage personnel already engaged in highly demanding job," he said.
The manpower from special police cell are being increasingly called for security duty too for different occasions. A section of personnel from the cell complained that the department was extracting double the work from them without any additional monetary consideration. The cancellations of weekly off for such additional security duty too has left many of them annoyed.
A constable from special cell, on condition of anonymity, said that there were no takers for their inconvenient work pattern. Only some personnel are burdened with extra work, he said. He added, "The refreshment allowance given for overtime work is also not sanctioned on technical grounds. There are some constables who enjoy less work and are also given refreshment allowance. It is not clear why the work is not equally distributed among all."
The constables of the cell, called Aaropi cell, or the unit for undertrials, are assigned tough duties in the security arrangements during festivals and other occasions. Most of them are miffed for being summoned even after attending their regular duties for the day. A constable said that the cell in-charge often urged the personnel to be present on weekly-off days and return home only if no security duty came up.
"We are being made to work double with same pay. This is not fair. Even the duration of the duty is so long that it is beyond any logic," said another constable. He added, "The cell is already engaged in a duty that warrants high alertness and attention as undertrials have tendencies to escape and attack the escorting guards."
A senior member of the cell said that some constables refuse to work after stipulated duty hours but manpower shortage in the department compels officials to fall back upon the manpower wherever available. "The officials can also utilize the reserve manpower from police headquarters rather than engage personnel already engaged in highly demanding job," he said.
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