By Our Reporter
Shillong: With an aim to improve work culture and bring discipline in the police force, the State Government will constitute a Police Accountability Commission (PAC).
“We have decided to set up a police accountability commission as per the Section 74 of the Meghalaya Police Act (MPA),” Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh told reporters here on Monday.
On the role and function of the commission, Lyngdoh said, “The function and powers of the commission will be similar to that of a civil court enforcing trials and suits against any complaints against the department or its personnel.”
Headed by the Home Minister, the commission will have the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) as members.
Apart from the government officials, Lyngdoh said the commission will also have non-official members.
The Home Minister said the non-official members of the Commission will be a retired officer not below the rank of a Principal Secretary, a retired officer not below the rank of IGP, a person having 10 years of experience in public administration and a judicial officer or a practising lawyer. “We will invite applications for the appointment of non-official members within 15 days and after scrutiny selection will be made”, the Home Minister added.
Last year, in compliance with the Meghalaya Police Act, the state government has set up the State Security Commission headed by the Chief Minister.
