Mumbai Jan 28 PTI Women police personnel across Maharashtra would now have duty for eight hours instead of 12 as per an order issued by the state Director General of Police DGP Sanjay PandeyThe new shorter working day for women personnel will be implemented on an experimental basisNormally both male and female personnel have 12 hours dutyThe eight-hour duty for women will be in force until further orders said the DGPs directive issued on ThursdayUnit commanders must ensure that the order is implemented it addedThe step has been taken to provide better work-life balance to women officials said a senior officialEarlier this system was implemented in Nagpur city Amarvati city and Pune Rural the official saidIn emergency or during festivals duty hours of women personnel can be increased but only with the permission of respective district Superintendents of Police or Deputy Commissioners of Police PTI DC KRK KRK KRK
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