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Request to increase stipend…for newly recruted police constable trainees
Amaravati:
The Home Department has urged the Andhra Pradesh government to substantially increase the stipend paid to trainee police constables, citing a 13-year delay in revision and severe financial hardship faced by the recruits and their families. The issue concerns around 5,800 constables appointed by the previous government and now set to begin nine months of basic training after clearing all court cases in AP
Meagre stipend unchanged for 13 years
At present, trainee constables receive a monthly stipend of only Rs. 4,500, an amount reportedly fixed more than a decade ago and left unrevised despite multiple rounds of pay hikes for regular, contract and outsourcing staff in the state. In the same period, the remuneration of home guards has risen to about Rs. 21,000 per month, creating a sharp disparity between trainees and other categories of frontline security personnel.
Rising expenses, growing hardship
According to the representation, trainees incur around Rs. 6,000 per month on food alone, with additional outlays on training-related and miscellaneous expenses pushing the monthly burden well beyond their current stipend. Many of the recruits are married and supporting dependants, and the existing payment is said to be insufficient even to cover basic living costs during the nine‑month training period.
Demand for hike and parity
In view of these factors, the Home Department has recommended that the stipend be raised to at least Rs. 12,500 per month, noting that this revision lies within the state government’s powers. Trainees, however, are appealing for a higher enhancement to bring their monthly stipend on par with the remuneration earned by home guards, around Rs. 21,000, arguing that such parity would reflect both present-day living costs and the nature of duties they are preparing to undertake
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