Assam police to record BMI of all personnel, including IPS officers

What is expected to be an exercise of getting rid of deadwood from the police force, Assam police will professionally record the Body Mass Index (BMI) of all its personnel, including IPS officers.

A three months’ time will be given to the cops to get fit and after which BMIs will be recorded. All those who are in obese (BMI 30+) category would be offered another three month’s time to reduce weight (till November end) and after that VRS option will be provided.

Assam police Director General of police, G P Singh tweeted, “ In line with directions of the Hon @CMOfficeAssam @assampolice Hq has decided to go in for professional recording of Body Mass Index (BMI) of all Assam Police personnel including IPS/APS officers and all DEF/Bn/Organisations. We plan to give three months' time to all Assam Police personnel including IPS & APS officers till August 15th and then start BMI assessment in the next fifteen days. All those who are in obese (BMI 30+) category would be offered another three month’s time to reduce weight (till November End) and after that VRS option except those who have genuine medical ground like thyroidism etc.


@DGPAssamPolice would be the first to have the BMI taken on August 16th”.

The Assam police employ around 70,000 personnel. Earlier the DGP had stated that there are around 680 personnel who are purportedly habitual drinkers or obese, and those among them found unfit for duty will be offered voluntary retirement after a thorough review.

On May 8 the DGP had stated, “We already have a list of about 680 persons. To ensure that no name is added without a logical basis, we have formed committees in battalions and districts, which will be headed by a deputy commandant or an additional SP-rank officer.”

Recently Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a virtual conferencing with senior officials of the Assam Police and SPs of districts instructed the police top brass to cut the dead wood out of the police force - those who are habitual drinkers, excessively obese, and having corruption cases against them - by giving them either VRS or CRS compensation.