Bengaluru Police Restructuring Into 5 Commissionerates Needs 6,633 New Posts

A proposal to reorganise Bengaluru's police administration into five separate commissionerates will require the creation of 6,633 new posts, coming at a time when the Bengaluru City Police is already managing a shortage of more than 3,000 personnel.

To formally implement the restructuring, the state government must issue an official Gazette notification. At present, the Bengaluru City Police has a sanctioned strength of 26,296 personnel across civil police, the City Armed Reserve, and ministerial staff. If the 6,633 proposed positions are sanctioned, the overall authorized workforce will increase to 32,929 personnel.

According to the administrative plan, 5,978 of the new posts are executive police roles. Constables account for 2,458 posts and head constables make up 1,443 posts, together representing 3,901 roles or roughly 65 percent of the proposed executive expansion. The proposal also calls for three IGP or DIGP-level positions, nine Deputy Commissioners of Police, 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police, 43 police inspectors, 239 police sub-inspectors, and 762 assistant sub-inspectors.

Under the planned administrative model, the five commissionerates will function under an upgraded post of Chief Commissioner of Police. In addition to overseeing the five regional commissionerates, the Chief Commissioner will supervise specialized wings including Intelligence, Crime, Administration, and Traffic.

The proposal projects an annual recurring expenditure of Rs 368.71 crore to cover the additional manpower. It also outlines a one-time non-recurring cost of Rs 396.16 crore for infrastructure, including buildings, vehicles, equipment, and CCTV surveillance networks, bringing the total estimated financial outlay to Rs 764.87 crore.

Former Director General and Inspector General of Police ST Ramesh noted that standard recruitment cycles take roughly eight to nine months from issuing initial application notices through written examinations, physical tests, document verification, and medical checks. He stated that the recruitment system would require extra personnel, technical support, and infrastructure if simultaneous recruitment drives across multiple cadres are conducted.