Student Police Cadet Prog. to be rolled out from Haryana: Rajnath

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh delivered the 30^th Intelligence Bureau (IB) Centenary Endowment Lecture here ton December 22, 2017. The Union Home Minister spoke on various aspects of policing that need to be addressed for making a ‘SMART’ police by the year 2022 i.e. when India completes 75 years of independence. He shared his own childhood and other experiences to describe the role of police in the life of a common man.

Rajnath said that faith of a common man in police is very important and this faith can be increased. He said that police can meet any challenge and face any adverse situation if they take action with due wisdom and patience. He said that Intelligence agencies play an important role in the successful operations by police, because police needs concrete information to take any action. IB is making a major contribution in curbing the menace of terrorism and Naxalism, he said.

Elaborating on the challenges of policing in 2022, Rajnath said that mega-city challenges are going to increase with increasing urbanisation in future. He emphasised on ‘SMART’ and technology-driven policing to meet these challenges. He said that security component should be an integral part of the smart cities at the conceptualisation level itself. Speaking on the use of force by the police, the Home Minister said that the police need to be cautious while using force against people. 

Speaking on the challenge of cyber crime, the Home Minister said that infrastructure and expertise needs to be developed to meet the challenge of cyber crime. He also stressed on coming out of regional attitudes and at the same time emphasised on sharing of information and best practices. The police can’t work in isolation, he said.

Speaking on radicalisation, Rajnath said that recently a separate Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization Division has been set up to meet this challenge. He also said that base of police i.e. constables, need to be empowered and can be given the responsibility of investigating minor crimes. He also laid emphasis on their skill upgradation and regular training and also increasing their promotional avenues. He also informed that Student police cadet programme will be rolled out from Haryana to tap the energies of youth.

Director, IB, Rajiv Jain said that this year IB has completed 130 years since its formation in  1887.