Summary:
The move to include Puducherry in the force comes after the Centre last month notified the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Chandigarh (Police Service) Rules, 2018. These postings, which were till now decided by the respective UT administrators, will hereafter be at the disposal of the Centre. “The next step is to also include the Puducherry police under the changed rules. The decision to include Chandigarh in the unified force has been opposed by both the Congress party government in Punjab and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a member of the BJP-led ruling National Democratic Alliance at the Centre. more-inThe Union Home Ministry will soon initiate the process to include the Puducherry police into an amalgamated force, which would include senior ranks from Chandigarh and five other Union Territories including Delhi, according to a senior government official..