Assam Police personnel will undergo their annual Body Mass Index (BMI) test for the second consecu🍒tive year starting August 16, DGP Gyanꦦendra Pratap Singh said on Thursday.
In a push for professionalism, the force initiated the ambitious BMI testing last year, with the DGP leadinꦜg by example.
Assam Police personnel will undergo their annual Body Mass Index (BMI) test for the second consecu🍒tive year starting August 16, DGP Gyanꦦendra Pratap Singh said on Thursday.
In a push for professionalism, th𒀰e force initiated the ambitious BMI testing last year, with the DGP leading by example.
"One year since we announced the first of the annual BMI test for @assampolice personnel. Buoyed by💖 encouraging first steps, it's time to start preparing for 2024 BMI test scheduled to ꦬstart from August 16th 2024," Singh said in a post on X.
In 2023, a total of 70,161 personnel participated in the ཧtest, with 1🍰,748 failing due to BMI readings exceeding 30.
Later, 1,884 police personnel had 𝕴un🌜dergone re-examination of the BMI to make them physically fit.
BMI is a measurement of a person's weight❀ with respect to one's height. According to the World Health Organisation, a BMI over 25 is considered overweight and over 30 is obese.
Earlier, the DGP had said those unable to meet weight standards by the deadline could opt for voluntary retirement, except for those with genuine medical i𝐆ssues like thyroidism.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had advoca🦩ted for the removal of 'dead woo💯d' from the force, including habitual drinkers, severely obese personnel, and those facing corruption charges, to transform the police force into a responsive and proactive entity.