Stay Fit or Face Pay Cut: CP to Cops Under Commissionerate Police
Bhubaneswar: As fitness holds key to policing activities, the Commissioner of Police Dr Sudhansu Sarangi has formulated a fitness plan for all the police personnel of the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate. As per the plan, a six-week refresher course on body fitness and exercise will be launched for those who fail to reduce their weight by [...]
Bhubaneswar: As fitness holds key to policing activities, the Commissioner of Police Dr Sudhansu Sarangi has formulated a fitness plan for all the police personnel of the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate.
As per the plan, a six-week refresher course on body fitness and exercise will be launched for those who fail to reduce their weight by November In this connection Sarangi has also issued an order.
From next week, the body mass index (BMI) which measures the fat deposit in the human body based on the height and weight of the person of all the police personnel will be monitored. Further, the doctors will educate the cops about the ideal body weight according to their age and height.
Focusing on the fitness of all the police personnel, Sarangi in his order stated, “We will try to complete the health check-up (height/weight measurement) of all our personnel by July 30. A three-month deadline will be given to those who are found to be overweight according to the BMI calculation, to reduce their weight. In November, the overweight personnel will again be tested.”
All the police personnel will be subjected to compulsory exercise every morning in addition to the six-week refresher fitness course, Sarangi said.
Further, the police commissioner also warned of disciplinary action if the personnel ignored his order. The defaulters may face salary cut and compulsory retirement from service on health grounds.
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