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Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Data on Police Organizations by Bureau of Police Research & Development?

A The number of police personnel put on protection duty in 2018 and 2019 for ministers, MPs, MLAs, judges, bureaucrats, etc., outnumbered their sanctioned strength for the job by around 35 per cent.
B Odisha had the maximum of 3,142 people under police protection in 2019, followed by Punjab (2,594), Bihar (2,347) and Jammu and Kashmir (1,184).
C Both A & B
D None of these
Answer & Explanation
Option: The number of police personnel put on protection duty in 2018 and 2019 for ministers, MPs, MLAs, judges, bureaucrats, etc., outnumbered their sanctioned strength for the job by around 35 per cent.

Explanation:

The Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) released Data on Police Organizations as on 01.01.2020 online. The number of people getting police protection across India stood at 19,467 in 2019 and 21,300 in 2018 - a reduction of 1,833 (or 8.7 per cent). The number of police personnel sanctioned for the protection duties in Delhi was 7,144 in 2018 and 7,294 in 2019 while the deployment numbers stood at 7,144 and 8,182, respectively, it showed.
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