30 percent reservation to women candidates ensured
Shimla, 16/02/24
As per the notification of the State Government, an approval has been granted to fill-up 1226 posts of both male and female constables in the police department, which includes 818 posts of male, 351 posts of the female constables and 57 posts of male drivers as per HP Police recruitment rules , 2024.
All the class III posts will be filled by direct recruitment through Himachal Pradesh Public Services Commission (HPPSC) with 30 percent reservation to women candidates. The requisition of the same has been sent to the commission.
To ensure employment opportunities to the youth and to bring transparency in the recruitment process, a decision has been taken to conduct the written examination through HPPSC. It has also been decided that these 1226 posts will be filled-up as per the population percentage of the respective district and as per the reservation roster.
From district Bilaspur 46 posts of male constables, 19 posts of women constables and three posts of drivers are to filled-up. Similarly, 62 posts of male constable 27 of female constable and four posts of drivers will be filled-up from district Chamba, from district Hamirpur 54 posts of male, 23 posts female constables and four posts of drivers will be filled.
From Kangra district 180 posts of male constables, 77 posts of female constables and 12 posts of drivers, from district Kinnaur 10 posts of male constables four posts of women constables and one post of driver, from district Kullu 52 posts of male, 22 of female constables and four posts of drivers, from district Lahaul Spiti four and two posts of male and female constables respectively, from district Mandi 119 posts of male constables 51 posts of female constables and eight posts of drivers are to be filled-up.
Similarly from district Shimla, 97 posts of male constables, 42 posts of female constables and seven posts of drivers. Likewise from district Sirmour, 63 posts of male, 27 posts of female and five posts of drivers, from district Solan 69 posts of male, 30 posts of female and five posts of drivers and lastly from district Una 62 posts of male constables 27 posts of female constables and four posts of driver will be filled on basis of population percentage.
