60th Senior Police Officers’ Conference 2018 to kick-start from March 13

Bhubaneswar: 60th Senior Police Officers’ Conference 2018 of Odisha Police will kick-start at Police Bhawan here on March 13 which will continue till March 15.

The Conference will be inaugurated by Odisha DGP Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sharma. , Additional DGP (Provisioning) Satyajit Mohanty and IGP (Law and Order) Amitabh Thakur will act as Conference Secretary and Deputy Conference Secretary respectively for this year’s Conference.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would grace the valedictory session of the Conference on March 15. Chief Secretary, Development Commissioner, Additional Chief Secretary Home Department and Principal Secretary Finance Department will also interact with the participants.

Superintendents of Police of all Districts, DCPs, Commandants of all Armed Police Battalions, Range IGPs, DIGPs, Under Training IPS Officers, Senior Officers of various Police Establishments as well as the Home Guards, Fire Services and Civil Defence Organisation, State Vigilance, Odisha State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation, Prison Organisation and OHRC will participate in the Conference.

During the Conference, there will be deliberations on professional Policing subjects like Law and Order, Crime Scenario of the State, Left Wing Extremism, Capacity Building of Police Stations, People friendly Policing, Ethical Behaviour in Policing, Crime Control Measures, Critical Incident Management, Effective use of Social Media and Resource Management in Special Armed Police.

Issues related to State Vigilance, Home Guards and Fire Services, Prisons Organisation and Odisha Police Housing and Welfare Corporation will also be discussed.

There will be presentations on different subjects by the working Groups constituted for the purpose, followed by interactive sessions with delegates to raise issues of general importance and issues pertaining to their respective District / Range / Battalion.

A consolidated report will be compiled on the actionable points that emerge during the deliberations for appropriate action by the State Police Headquarters and the Government.

Senior Police officers’ Conference is an annual exercise undertaken by the State Police Hdqrs. to review, introspect, debate and discuss on professional Police subjects with a view to come-out with concrete action plan and strategies to handle current and emerging challenges to policing.