Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate of Police, over the last 15 years, has grown substantially in quality and spread, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today. Addressing the 15th foundation day (Raising Ceremony) of the Twin City Police, the CM said, “I appreciate and congratulate the Commissionerate Police personnel for their dedicated service during Covid Pandemic. I extend my deepest condolences and sympathy to the family members of police personnel who have laid down their lives during the pandemic.”
“My Government has always emphasized on citizen centric and citizen friendly policing. Commissionerate Police is doing a good job in launching various citizen centric initiatives like “Basti Ku Chala“, Dreams- The De-Addiction Programme. The Senior Citizen Security Cells of Commissionerate Police are actively trying to reach out and help senior citizens. Today, one dedicated Mobile Application for Senior Citizens grievance redressal shall start functioning,” Naveen added.
In last one year, many police stations have become child friendly. In coming days, all police stations of Commissionerate Police will be Child Friendly as per policy of the State Government. The CM exhorted Commissionerate Police personnel to be more vigilant and effective in the areas of crime control, crime detection, Law and Order management, disaster management, traffic management and anti-narcotics drive, and other areas of security issues.
“I recognize and appreciate the vital role of police in Mega event like Make in Odisha Conclave, FIFA Under-17 Girls World Cup and celebrations of various festivals in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. I expect the same quality of service in the coming Hockey Men’s World Cup, 2023,” he said.
“I am personally monitoring the implementation of 5T in police department and very happy to share that I have received very good feedback from visitors to Police Stations. I will be very happy if the experience of visitors to police stations is improved further. I also desire that more technological interventions be introduced to enhance the effectiveness of various policing tasks.”
“Cyber Crime has emerged as a big challenge. I want Commissionerate Police to improve its capacity to deal with it effectively so that it can become a model for the country. Like the Motto “We Care- We Dare” I hope all of you will exhibit this in words, deeds and thoughts,” the CM added.
