L-G approves creation of 3,247 posts in prisons department
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: Delhi L-G VK Saxena on Thursday approved the creation of more than 3,200 posts in the Delhi prisons department and directed the officials to fill them within six months, Raj Niwas officials said. The 3,247 posts include superintendent, deputy superintendent, assistant superintendent, head warder, head matron, warder, section officer, accounts officer, assistants and drivers, they said. The new posts include appointments in groups A, B and C of different cadres such as jail, technical and ministerial in the prisons department, the officials said. The posts were created following due process, with the prisons department first proposing their creation by factoring in shortages as well as future requirements before getting those vetted by the administrative reforms department.