Guwahati: Assam’s ‘obese’ police personnel face BMI check again

GUWAHATI: In an effort to ensure a professional team, re-checking of body mass index (IMC) of “obese” Assam Police personnel began on Tuesday, a senior officer said. Director General of Police GP Singh said the IMC review of 1,884 police agents in Jorhat, Silchar and Guwahati began. The state police had verified the physical mass index (IMC) of all its personnel in August last year and the director general of police (DGP) was the first to conduct the identification test. Body mass index is a measure of a person’s weight in relation to his height. According to the World Health Organization, an IMC greater than 25 is considered overweight and greater than 30 is considered obesity. Confirming the emphasis on physical fitness, the DGP said: “It is expected that most of them have recovered in the indicated three-month period. We are committed to providing a professional and in-form police unit to the people of Assam.” Are committed to.” Singh had earlier said that about 2.5 per cent of policemen subjected to IMC tests in August last year turned out to be obese and were given medical attention to keep themselves fit. A total of 70,161 people were included in the trial in the first phase of the exercise, out of which 1,748 had an IMC better than 30, he said. The DGP had earlier said that those who are not able to lose weight at the end of the stipulated period will be given the option of voluntary retirement, except those who have genuine medical reasons like thyroid. The Prime Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, had earlier advocated eliminating the “dead content” of the police force (residents, persons with extreme obesity and persons facing corruption charges) to transform the force into a responsive and action-oriented force.