Chandigarh: To generate more revenue, the Punjab government has been planning to increase the police cover charge to the industrialists. According to the information, prominent 35 industrialists have been availing the police security.

Chandigarh: To generate more revenue, the Punjab government has been planning to increase the police cover charge to the industrialists. According to the information, prominent 35 industrialists have been availing the police security.

The increase could be up to 10 per cent of Rs 60,000, currently charged per constable by the Police Department. A constable’s monthly salary is about Rs35,000.

The sources in the Finance Department stated that the department has been mooting a proposal for increasing the cost of security.

Initially, the government wanted to charge a heavy fee from those who could afford to pay. But after checking the records, it was found that the cost of about Rs 60,000 per constable was substantial.

The concerned department has also taken back the security given to the SAD-BJP leaders. It has been found that the majority of these leaders were taking the security cover just to show off only. The new proposal would definitely fetch the revenue and it would benefit the state exchequer.