Nitish Kumar gears up to police law & order in Bihar

New Delhi: With just over a year left for the assembly polls, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has given special attention to the implementation of police reforms in the state.

The move may help the CM save his image as ‘Sushasan Babu’ (able administrator), which has taken a hit due to increased incidence of crime in the state. The focus of the reform is on improving the investigation process and maintenance of law and order, by creating separate wings for the first time at the police station level to handle the two functions.

From August 15, police officers associated with the investigation wing would not be engaged in law and order duty.


The government has also created 7,800 posts of sub-in-spectors, assistant sub-inspectors and senior police officers. Every station will have three officers — a station house officer and an additional SHO each to handle investigations and law and order.

There will be a new post of manager (Thana Prabandhak) at every police station to ensure cleanliness of the premises and maintenance of vehicles, besides taking care of other things, a source in Bihar police said.

All police stations in the state will have visitors’ rooms. The government has sanctioned Rs 34.2 crore for this purpose. The CM had announced the plans in the assembly recently.

Under the plan, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, Gaya and Purnea would be headed by IG-rank officers, while the other six zones of Bettiah, Saran, Saharsa, Munger, Sahabad and Begusarai will be headed by DIG-rank officers. State information minister Neeraj Kumar said Bihar was aiming to become a model state.