Question

Direct recruitment to various gazetted and non-gazetted ranks of Haryana in Police Service shall be made through
1. State Level Police Recruitment Board
2. District Level Police Recruitment Board
3. Both (1) and (2)
4. None of these

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Both (1) and (2)

The correct answer is Both (1) and (2).

• As per the Haryana Police Act, 2007, 
  • The direct recruitment to various gazetted and non-gazetted ranks in the police service shall be made through a State Level Police Recruitment Board or District Level Police Recruitment Boards.
    • It shall be done by a transparent process, adopting well-codified systems.
  • The police service shall consist of such numbers in various ranks and have such organization or cadres as the State Government may, by general or special order, determine and shall include the members of the Indian Police Service allocated to the State.
  • The police personnel shall at all times remain accountable to the law and responsive to the lawful needs of the people and shall observe codes of ethical conduct and integrity.

• The Haryana Police was formed on 1 November 1966.
  • The state of Haryana was formed on 1 November 1966 by bifurcating the state of Punjab.
  • Haryana Police comes under the direct control of the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Haryana.
  • The Haryana Police is headed by the Home Minister of Haryana.
  • The motto of the Haryana police is Safety Security Cooperation.
  • It translates to Seva Suraksha Sahyog in Hindi.
  • Harsamay is the citizen portal started by the Haryana police.
  • Citizens can lodge their complaints on this portal.
  • The state police headquarters of Haryana is located at Sector 6, Panchkula.
  • Earlier the headquarters were located in the Civil Secretariat building in Chandigarh.
  • Haryana Police has a control room No 112 and special Women Helpline no of 1091 which can be called from any landline or mobile phone.