Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Vijay Announces 2,546 Posts for Women’s Safety Task Force
Tamil Nadu is creating 2,546 police jobs for a special team that protects women and children.
The team has vehicles and new equipment to help it work.
Officials say it has rescued 125 missing women and children and reunited them with their families.
It has also held many safety-awareness programmes and stopped 21 child marriages.
The government is also fighting illegal drugs with special squads.
Police have made arrests and seized ganja and narcotic tablets.
The Chief Minister said preventing crime is as important as responding to it.
He also said police misconduct, corruption and deaths in custody must be investigated fairly.
Chief Minister Joseph Vijay announced 2,546 new posts for the Singappen Special Task Force in Tamil Nadu.
The force has received 327 four-wheelers, 109 two-wheelers and modern equipment costing Rs 357 crore.
It has registered 268 criminal cases, rescued 125 missing women and children, and conducted 37,150 awareness programmes.
Police anti-drug squads registered 3,263 cases, arrested 4,350 people and seized 4,846 kg of ganja and 116,159 narcotic tablets.
Vijay promised transparent investigations into custodial deaths and stronger safeguards, monitoring and accountability within the police.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and the state police services.
- What
- The government announced 2,546 new posts for the Singappen Special Task Force and outlined measures against crime, drugs, corruption and custodial deaths.
- When
- Monday, during the Assembly debate on demands for grants for the Police, Fire and Rescue Services departments.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, including its 37 districts and nine commissionerates.
- Why
- To improve the safety of women and children, prevent crime, combat drug trafficking and strengthen police accountability.
- New task force posts
- 2,546
- Task force equipment
- 327 four-wheelers, 109 two-wheelers and modern equipment costing Rs 357 crore
- Task force results
- 268 criminal cases registered and 125 missing women and children rescued
- Awareness and prevention
- 37,150 awareness programmes conducted and 21 child marriages prevented
- Anti-drug operations
- 65 squads deployed across 37 districts and nine commissionerates
- Drug seizures
- 4,846 kg of ganja and 116,159 narcotic tablets seized
- Custodial-death safeguards
- Post-mortems, magisterial enquiries and reporting under National Human Rights Commission guidelines