Health be a priority now! Nagpur police personnel to get health cards based on their health parameters

Nagpur, January 07: They protect the civilians, who is to take care of protectors? Concerning the health of police personnels in the state of Maharashtra, Nagpur city is all slated to now examine police health on regular basis through medical checkups and provide them with cards based on their health parameters.

 

"This has been done to keep police personnel stress- free and healthy", said Commissioner of Police Bhushan Kumar Upadhyay announcing the police staff would be divided into A, B and C categories depending on their health parameters. "As many as 26 city police personnel died last year and of them, 90 per cent lost their lives due to heart problems", he said.

 

"We are going to issue health cards to the police staff after conducting their health check-up. The health cards would be based on findings of doctors," Upadhyay said. Addressing a forum, he said police personnel without any health issue will get A category, while those facing health problems like blood pressure and sugar will be put in B category.

 

This will help the department to categorise the field for bandobast and patrolling duties along with crime investigation work. The IPS officer also said that the B category personnel will be deployed keeping their health problems in mind, while those in C group will get only office work, including as diary in- charge and all. "We will also provide best medical care to our staff," Upadhyay assured.