The fabric that the department intends to purchase will be in the shade of dope-dyed colour.An official said that the move to provide the khaki fabric comes with intent to bring uniformity in the uniform colour.THE ASIAN AGE.”Similarly, the police will also procure batons for the two lakh constabulary-rank personnel. Earlier the police department used to give cash to the personnel to buy the fabric and get the uniform stitched. Earlier, they used to procure the batons from local vendors.Satish Mathur, Maharashtra director general of police confirmed the development and said, "To bring an end to all this, the police headquarters has decided to purchase the uniform fabric, which would be dope-dyed, and give it to the personnel.CHANGES TO KNOWThe new kit provided by the police department will include dope-dyed khaki fabric and a baton.Since the police department will be procuring these two items for the constables, the amount provided to the staff to buy the kit would no longer be given. This will help bring in an evenness in the police uniforms.The amount (Rs 5,167) provided anually for these items will not be given in cash anymore. The dope-dyed fabric has a shine. end-of Tags: maharashtra police, satish mathur.

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