Facing manpower shortage, Mumbai Police to outsource 3,000 personnel from security corporation

Mumbai Police to outsource 3,000 personnel from MSSC to overcome shortage of constables. 10,000 posts vacant against sanctioned 40,626. Recruitment process for 7,076 constables & 994 drivers initiated in Jan 2021. Home dept. gave sanction to outsource 3,000 personnel from MSSC for 11 months. Mumbai Police & MSSC to take necessary steps.

In a bid to overcome shortage of constables in the Mumbai Police force, the state government has given the nod to outsource 3,000 personnel from the Maharashtra State Security Corporation (MSSC), an official said on July 25.

The state home department issued an order to this effect on July 24, he said.

The Mumbai Police force is facing manpower crunch for day-to-day duties as 10,000 posts of constables have been lying vacant against the sanctioned 40,626 posts, the order mentioned.

Following an order of the state government in January 2021, the Mumbai Police initiated the recruitment process for 7,076 posts of constables and 994 police drivers.

These personnel will be inducted into the force in two years after rigorous training, as per the order.

After filling these posts, there is still a shortage of 3,000 personnel.

To overcome this, the Mumbai Police commissioner had made a formal request to the state home department to get 3,000 personnel from the MSSC.