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Fifth Police Commission recommendations
February 27 , 2025
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- The Fifth Tamil Nadu Police Commission has recommended a pay hike for police constables on a par with their counterparts in the Union Government and other States.
- The allowances may be varied from time to time in keeping with the cost-of-living index.
- The commission recommended that the minimum educational qualification for a police constable be increased from ‘a pass in the 10th standard’ to ‘a pass in +2’ or its equivalent.
- Promotion of mental health should be taken up on priority.
- Commission strongly recommended continuation of Police Well-being Programme at periodic intervals in collaboration with NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
- The Chain smokers and alcohol or substance abusers should be identified for close monitoring, counselling and referral to mental health experts.
- In January 2022, the State government constituted the fifth Police Commission headed by former judge of the Madras High Court C.T. Selvam.
- It was comprising the retired IAS officer K. Alauddin, the retired IPS officer K. Radhakrishnan, renowned psychiatrist Dr. C. Rama Subramaniam, and retired professor Nalini Rao as members.
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