CAG raps J&K govt for poor police infra, facilities

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its latest report has rapped the J&K government for poor infrastructure and lack of basic facilities for the police force in the state.

The CAG lashed the state’s for ‘negligence’ towards the police department as it revealed that 18 police stations and 103 police posts were operating without ‘own’ buildings.

“Under the Modernisation of Police Force (MoPF) plan, assistance is provided for the construction of buildings. Eighteen police stations and 103 police posts in the state are operating without their own buildings. However, of 192, only 89 police posts are functioning from own buildings,” said Khalid Bin Jamal, Accountant General of J&K.

The audit was conducted between January and April 2014 to find the annual provision of infrastructure for effective policing at police station-level, funding for infrastructure facilities in accordance with BPR&D, Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

“Police station is the first contact point of people in distress with the government, and hence, the importance of efficient and effective police functioning at the polic e station-level is important for building public confidence in the state. This seems to have been neglected,” said CAG.