Commissionerate Police to Become a Model for Country: CM Naveen

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday expressed his hope that the Commissionerate Police will rise to new challenges to create a sense of security among the citizens, and improve its capacity to become a model for the country.

Speaking on the occasion of the 16th Raising Day of Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the Chief Minister said that he has always emphasized on citizen centric and citizen friendly policing.

Over last several years, the Commissionerate Police has taken up a number of drives to connect to several vulnerable sections of society including Slum dwellers, Senior Citizens, and Children, the CM said.

It has also taken up initiative for spreading “Cyber Crime Awareness” in educational institutions.

The Chief Minister also inaugurated the “Unified Command and Control Centre” and launch “e- Abedan” App on this occasion. This will make the organisation more robust and help the Police become more people friendly, the CM added.

In this glorious journey of 16 years, Commissionerate Police has grown substantially. Today, as many as 52 Police Stations are functioning under it, Naveen said.

The CM said, “Security of women is a top priority of my Government. The Police must work towards creating confidence among victims by taking a sensible and empathetic approach. I am glad to learn that Commissionerate Police has done excellent job in achieving significant increase in conviction rate last year”.

The Chief Minister expressed his happiness that feedbacks on implementation of 5T have been quite good. I will be very happy if the experience of visitors to police stations is improved further, he added.

The CM expressed his desire that more technological interventions be introduced to enhance the effectiveness.