Tamil Nadu police department: Smart card for buying items with special discounts
Posted on: 17/Apr/2017 3:59:40 PM
A smart card system embedded with bar-code has been introduced in the canteens of the department of police in Tamil Nadu.
In Tamil Nadu, there are.
- 103000 employees in the police department.
- 18000 employees in the prison department
- 17000 employees in the Fire-fighting department
- 11000 employees in the department of forestry
In order for these employees who work with uniforms, there are 47 police canteens operating throughout Tamil Nadu in 32 districts to facilitate the purchase of household groceries and other items with VAT concession.
The working and retired employees of the 4 departments listed above avail the concession of buying several items including groceries, household consumer durables, cars, bikes, etc concessional prices.
Staff in the cadre of constable to chief constable can buy items worth Rs 5000 per month or Rs. 70000 per year. The staff in the cadre of sub-inspectors to deputy superintendent of police can buy items worth Rs. 8000 per month or Rs. 1 Lakh per year. Cadres from SP and above can buy items worth Rs. 10000 per month or Rs 1.5 Lakhs per year.
Until recent times, the staff gave their employee number and bought items. Now, the DGP had initiated action to issue police canteen identity cards to the staff. Accordingly, the details of the constable or higher officials including the family members and photographs were all integrated online and new smart ID cards with barcode are manufactured.
With this ID card, items can be bought in any of the 47 police canteens in the state. The are absolutely no possibilities for any misuse/abuse. In the case of transfers, the staff can continue buying from the nearest police canteen in the transferred place.
This system has met with huge popularity from the police department staff.
