Madhya Pradesh Police will add 200 SUVs to the existing fleet of 800 to strengthen law and order and help people in distress.
"Eight hundred SUVs under 'Dial 100' service are on the job and 200 more vehicles will be deployed by the end of this fiscal," Director General of Police (DGP) Surendra Sinh said.
"The response time of these vehicles after getting a call is 10 minutes in urban areas and 20 to 30 minutes in rural areas," he said after inaugurating a police station.
The police department has sent a proposal seeking recruitment of 6,250 personnel, including 2,000 Assistant Sub Inspectors and as many constables, under the 'Dial 100' service, the DGP said.
After this recruitment, personnel from police stations won't be deployed for the 'Dial 100' service, he said.
All police stations in the state, except 100, are equipped to register First Information Report (FIR) online, the DGP said, adding efforts are one to connect the remaining 100 police stations online.
