AP To Recruit 800 Constables For Four Districts

Andhra Pradesh government will soon recruit 800 police constables as part of its efforts to strengthen the police force in Left-Wing Extremism-affected districts in the state.

The Finance Department on Wednesday issued an order clearing the proposal for recruiting 600 civil and 200 Armed Reserve constables in Visakhapatnam rural district, Visakhapatnam City Commissionerate, East Godavari and West Godavari districts.

The state Home department recently sought permission for recruiting 800 constables (150 civil and 50 Armed Reserve in each of the four districts) "in view of the security scenario in Andhra Odisha Border (AOB), merging of seven mandals of Khammam district into AP from Telangana and also the ongoing works of Polavaram multi-purpose project".

The recruitment of 800 constables will be in addition to more than 4,000 constable posts sanctioned for the state in June last. The AP State Level Police Recruitment Board will fill these vacancies through a direct recruitment drive, according to Special Secretary (Finance) Hema Munivenkatappa.