Modernisation with discipline need of hour for Police: Amit Shah

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said training of policemen should be changed over time and emphasised that there is a need to inculcate the spirit of patriotism, discipline and sensitivity along with modern techniques.

Chairing a review meeting of the central police training institutes here, Mr Shah said use of technology and modern equipment in training of police forces is the need of the hour but at the same time there should be focus on basic policing and put it into practice. “It is very important that training of policemen should be changed over the time,” he said, according to an official statement.

The home minister emphasised on both, strictness and sensitivity in training and said that along with modern techniques, there is a need to inculcate the spirit of patriotism, fitness, discipline, sensitivity and self-dedication in police forces. He stressed the need to review the impact of online training for policemen at all levels besides an effective training system to fulfil expectations, sense of duty and achievement of goals.

He said under ‘Mission Karmayogi’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, training of police personnel up to the level of constable, sub inspector and DSP should be conducted with a holistic approach.