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NEW DELHI: The central government’s proposal to make physical fitness mandatory for promotion of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers has not found many takers among states yet, possibly due to resistance from top cops, a government official said.Home ministry had written to all states about six months back, seeking their responses on the “smart police” concept before formalising the policy through a notification to be issued by ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions.So far, only three states – Maharashtra Kerala and Telangana – have given their feedback on linking physical fitness with IPS officers’ promotions, government sources said.While Maharashtra and Kerala have expressed their reservations on the issue, Telangana has neither opposed nor favoured the move explicitly, the official cited earlier said.Maharashtra, which is ruled by BJP , has argued against the move, taking the plea that cops don’t have time to sweat for toning their bodies due to their almost round the clock duty, the person said.The ministry suspects that IPS officers may be influencing their political bosses either to oppose or sleep over the move, out of fear of their promotions getting jeopardised.After getting states’ views, the home ministry will lay down parameters on which physical abilities of IPS officers would be tested at the time of promotion to a higher grade.They could be based on physical fitness standards of paramilitary forces such as CRPF , BSF, ITBP and CISF.A senior IPS officer of UP cadre said he is not against the move per se but did not understand why IPS officers are singled out. Other all India services, including IAS, IFS and IRS, too should follow government prescribed fitness regime for climbing up their professional ladder, he argued.