Bhubaneswar: 60th Senior Police Officers’ Conference, 2018 concluded at Police Bhawan here on Thursday on which Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the occasion as chief guest.
Addressing the gathering, shri Patnaik called upon the Senior Police Officers to raise the standards of policing to match global bench mark. He cited the achievements of state government in disaster management, that has got the UN appreciation.
Odisha is fast emerging as a top destination of international investors because of stable law and order situation. Bhubaneswar is regarded as safe and smart city internationally. Police deserves due credit for such distinctions and achievements. Police must be people-friendly with attitude to serve people. The resource constraints of the Police will be taken care to make it pro-people and efficient, the CM maintained.
CM released a book “Crime in Odisha -2016” and inaugurated the Mobile App “SAHAYATA” on this occasion. The State Crime Record Bureau has prepared the book as well as developed this Mobile App for the benefit of common citizens.
Odisha’s DGP Rajendra Prasad Sharma spoke in detail about the proceedings of the conference during the last 3 days. He also lauded the support of Odisha Chief Minister for police modernisation and infrastructural development of Odisha Police during the last two decades.
He spoke on infrastructural development of Police, Commissioning of Commissimerate system of policing, a Professional Economic Offence Wing, well-equipped Cyber Crime Units, well trained Special Operation Group, highly capable Special Intelligence Wing, a Coastal Security Wing, Ultra-modern DNA and Cyber Forensic Units and training facilities through BPSPA. DGP said that there is hardly any area where Odisha Police has not made substantial progress in these days.
“Important recommendations have been made by the working groups which will be taken in to consideration by State Police Headquarters and State Government. There is an urgent need to increase the strength of Civil Police,” added the DGP.
“All the heinous cases against women are to be treated as Red Flag Case. Investigation Unit on crime against women have been made operational in 29 Districts,” he informed.
On the occasion, Shri Patnaik awarded certain District SPs for their good performance on implementation of CCTNS and efforts on anti-narcotic measures. For excellent implementation of CCTNS programme, SP Bhadrak District was awarded with first prize while SP Angul District was given second prize.
For providing services to people through Odisha Police Citizen Portal, SP Cuttack District and SP Kalahandi District were awarded for securing first and second position respectively. Similarly for successful destruction of cannabis plant in the State, SP Kandhamal District and SP Boudh District were awarded for securing first and second position respectively.
Aditya Prasad Padhi, Chief Secretary, R Balkrishnan, Development Commissioner, Asit Tripathy, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department and TK Pandey, Principal Secretary, Finance Department interacted with the delegates on various issues and challenges relavant to contemporary policing. Other senior police officers were also present on the occasion.
