Bengaluru: Karnataka Director General and Inspector General of Police M. A. Saleem has abolished the colonial-era orderly system in the state police department, a practice in which constables were assigned to senior officers to carry out non-policing tasks such as cooking, cleaning, escorting children to school, and other domestic duties.
The decision seeks to put an end to the long-standing practice of using police personnel as personal attendants and instead redirect them toward core policing responsibilities. The move follows a government directive revising the existing orderly system within the police department.
To implement the change, the department has proposed the creation of 373 separate orderly posts to replace police personnel previously assigned to such duties. An official proposal has been submitted recommending the creation of these positions along with a revised allowance system to compensate for the withdrawal of orderly personnel.
The restructuring plan is expected to affect 2,447 positions across multiple ranks in the police force. These include officers from the ranks of Director General and Inspector General of Police, Director Generals, Additional Directors General of Police, Inspectors General of Police, Deputy Inspectors General, Superintendents of Police, Commandants, Assistant Superintendents of Police, Deputy Superintendents of Police, and Police Inspectors.
Under the proposed allowance structure, officers of the DG rank will receive ₹8,000 per month, ADGPs ₹6,000, IGPs ₹5,000, DIGs, SPs, and Commandants ₹3,000, while ASPs, DySPs, Assistant Commandants, and Police Inspectors will receive ₹2,000 per month.
The order further clarifies that some senior officers may continue to receive limited staff assistance—such as cooks, attendants, and drivers—in accordance with existing norms. However, they will not be permitted to receive both staff support and the new allowance simultaneously.
