25,474 SPOs working in J&K Police: JK Govt

Jammu and Kashmir government today informed the members of the state Assembly that a total of 25,474 Special Police Officers (SPOs) are working in the state police force.
In a written reply to the question of NC member Javed Ahmad Rana, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that as many as 25,474 SPOs are working in the J&K police with a monthly honorarium of Rs 3,000 per SPO.
The state government has notified a comprehensive policy in the year 2009 for absorption and conversion of SPOs as constables or followers, he said, adding under the policy 2,376 SPOs have been converted till date.

The honorarium of SPOs is reimbursed by the Ministry of Home Affairs under Security-Related Expenditure (SRE), he said adding a proposal for enhancement of the honorarium of SPOs from the existing Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000 per month has been submitted to the ministry for approval.
The matter is being pursued vigorously with the ministry for favourable consideration, he said.