AP Cabinet approves spl allowance for cops

Hyderabad, Mar 9 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet today approved sanctioning special allowance to the staff of Counter Intelligence Cell and Intelligence Department on par with Special Intelligence Branch here to tone up the Intelligence machinery in the state.

Accordingly the Cell staff would be paid special allownace at the rate of 50 per cent of pay and Rs 46.61 lakh per annum would be set apart for the purpose, official sources said.

The cabinet also decided to constitute three additional Armed Reserve Police platoons comprising 156 police personnel in Kadapa district.

Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, who reviewed the performance of his Cabinet colleagues during the assembly budget session, directed them to send replies to matters raised during the Zero Hour within 48 hours, they added.

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