Pramesh S Jain
The Office of the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG & IGP),Karnataka,has issued fresh orders implementing the State Government’s decision to overhaul the existing orderly system in the police department and introduce an alternative arrangement in place of deploying police personnel as orderlies. 
The order,issued in compliance with multiple government communications culminating in Government Order dated January 12, 2026,provides for the creation of 373 follower (attendant) posts in the Civil Police,subject to the abolition of an equal number of posts in the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP).
Under the revised policy, police personnel will no longer be assigned as orderlies to senior officers.
Instead, followers will be engaged primarily through outsourcing—with wages fixed in accordance with minimum wage norms and subject to conditions laid down in the March 8,2017 government order.
Revised Orderly Structure
As per the new arrangement,the following number of orderlies/followers will be permitted:
DGP/ADGP – 3.
IGP – 2.
DIGP/SP/Commandant – 1.
In the case of the DG & IGP,six follower posts will continue as per the 2017 order,with a“no dual benefit” condition.
The government has also revised the monthly orderly allowance payable to senior officers who engage outsourced personnel.
The updated rates range from ₹13,930 to ₹19,900 per orderly,depending on rank,with total monthly ceilings specified accordingly.
Allowance and Restrictions:
The order clarifies that officers availing the orderly allowance under this revised system will not be eligible for benefits extended to All India Service officers under separate Finance Department orders issued in 2021.
Payment of the orderly allowance will be processed only after confirmation that police personnel currently deployed as orderlies have been relieved from such duties.
Unit heads—including Commandants,DCP (CAR),DYSPs and PIs (DAR)—have been directed to submit compliance reports.
Thereafter,drawing and disbursing officers may release funds under the designated budget head for contractual/outsourced services.
Interim Arrangements
As Civil Police units currently do not have filled follower posts and recruitment rules are yet to be finalised, temporary arrangements have been made by reallocating followers from KSRP units as detailed in Annexure-1 of the order.
The directive reiterates that the long standing practice of assigning regular police personnel as orderlies stands discontinued with immediate effect.
The reform is part of broader administrative restructuring within the Karnataka Police aimed at optimising manpower deployment and ensuring that trained police personnel are utilised for core policing functions rather than personal staff duties.
