Police Reforms
To allow the police force to be honest and live a life of dignity it is necessary to increase their salaries and perquisites to a level where it is not necessary for them to show moral turpitude and indulge in taking bribes, fixing cases etc. Currently the salaries are so low - it has been widely reported that getting a job in the police force requires fixing with the political masters, wherein money is borrowed at high interest rates to pay the bribe to get a police posting. Once these guys get into that kind of a trap, they have no choice but to accept bribes to pay off their debt, as the low salary is barely sufficient to look after one person let alone a family.
Mr. R.R. Patil had stopped the practice of exchange of money for postings to lucrative police posts. He could have also looked into the matter of corruption at the time of recruitment - it would have done a world of good. If this practice can be stopped and the salaries and perquisites increased to a decent level, I am confident that at least the new crop of people who join will be honest and dedicated to their uniform and country.
Mr. R.R. Patil had stopped the practice of exchange of money for postings to lucrative police posts. He could have also looked into the matter of corruption at the time of recruitment - it would have done a world of good. If this practice can be stopped and the salaries and perquisites increased to a decent level, I am confident that at least the new crop of people who join will be honest and dedicated to their uniform and country.
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