PATNA, Dec. 25 -- The Bihar Police headquarters has launched a drive to upgrade all police lines and equip them with a set of 14 essential amenities, with an emphasis to revamp older facilities as per modern standards

Director general of police (DGP), Bihar, Vinay Kumar, has directed range inspectors general (IGs), deputy inspectors general (DIGs) and district superintendents of police (SPs) to submit detailed reports by the end of the month on the current status of these facilities in their respective police lines.

Officials said the move aims to modernise infrastructure for the police personnel, especially in the 32 older police lines, while the 18 newer ones already largely meet the required standards.

According to the directive, of...