DYFI demands increase in A.P. constable posts, revised police recruitment notification

The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) on Friday demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government immediately revise the recent police recruitment notification and substantially increase the number of constable posts, warning that unemployed youth would intensify their agitation if the demand was not met.

Speaking at a protest organised at Dharna Chowk here, DYFI State secretary G. Ramanna alleged that the notification issued by the State Level Police Recruitment Board had disappointed thousands of aspirants by providing for only 1,156 constable and 378 Sub-Inspector posts, despite repeated assurances by the government that a large number of police vacancies would be filled.

He demanded that the government increase the number of constable posts by 11,639 and issue a revised notification. He claimed that nearly eight lakh unemployed youth across the State had been preparing for police recruitment, spending years attending coaching centres, study halls and libraries.