FICCI SMART Policing Awards 2016 presentedSmart & strict police force needs to be sensitive towards victims: MoS for Home Affairs NEW DELHI, 5 May 2016: Mr. Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government ofIndia and Mr. Maninderjeet Singh Bitta, Chairman, All-India Anti-Terrorist Front, felicitated the winners of FICCISMART Policing Awards 2016, here today. This was the first-ever initiative in SMART Policing, where FICCI, with its commitment to Homeland Security,initiated FICCI SMART Policing Awards to felicitate best practices in SMART Policing, under various categories, like(i) Anti-insurgency; (ii) Child Safety; (iii) Community Policing; (iv) Cyber Security; (v) Elderly Safety; (vi) HumanTrafficking; (vii) Road Safety and Traffic Management; (viii) Women Safety; and, (ix) Other Policing Initiatives. Over 90entries were received from 19 State Police Forces and 3 Central Armed Police Forces for FICCI SMART PolicingAwards 2016. Appreciating FICCIs efforts, in his keynote address, Mr. Chaudhary said that the police force was smart and strict butthere was a need for them to be sensitive as well. The officers manning the police stations must display a sensitiveattitude towards victims which would allow the citizens to feel secure and safe. He added that the police should notcome across as an intimidating authority. Mr. Chaudhary said that the new-age criminals were educated and technologically advanced hence the governmentwas making a conscious effort to provide the police and security forces with advanced technology to combatterrorism. He added that scholarship schemes were also being introduced for the education of martyred policeofficers children. The Minister said that there was also a need for building and boosting the confidence of the police officers at thelower rungs. He suggested that the senior officials should visit their subordinates on a regular basis and work towardsbuilding a strong foundation of trust. On the occasion, Mr. Chaudhary released the FICCI Compendium on Best Practices in SMART Policing. Thecompendium of the best practices will be shared with relevant ministries/departments in the Central as well as StateGovernments. The compendium will help the government machinery and police departments in learning from theexperiences of other states and also for possible adoption of the best practices to further enhance policing initiatives. Mr. Maninderjeet Singh Bitta said that the safety and security of the citizens was a matter of national interest andthere should be no political interference in the matter. Police and security forces of the country must have a free-hand while dealing with terrorism and there should be no compromise with terrorism. Mr. Bitta said that the police officers should be empowered across the country on the lines of Punjab Police, whichfollows a clear mandate on terrorism and has the authority of retaliating against any terror attacks. He added thatIndia could become a hub of security if there was a clear policy on dealing with matters of terrorism and security. Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia, President, FICCI, said that FICCI is committed to the cause of security and safety andassured FICCIs continued support to law enforcement agencies in their efforts for police modernisation and SMART

1 Child SafetyJharkhand ChildFriendly PolicingCampaign

JharkhandPolice

Ms. Sampat Meena, IGOrganised Crime, CriminalInvestigation Department,Jharkhand Police

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Jharkhand Police had initiated three discrete, butconnected campaigns as a basket approach to Child Friendly Policing, viz., Child Friendly PoliceStations, End Violence Campaign, and Operation MUSKAN. The campaigns aim at rescuingand rehabilitating lost and trafficked children.

2CommunityPolicing

Suraksha Setu - SafeCity Surat Project

Gujarat Police

Mr. Rakesh Asthana,Addl. Director, CBI andformer Commissioner,Surat

This is one of the first Safe City projects in India and is designed for surveillance, crime preventionand detection, post-incident forensic examination, traffic management and enforcement, and forproviding disaster management support and pollution control measures (pollution sensors) inSurat.

3 Elderly Safety

Senior Citizens'Security inBhubaneswar andCuttack

Odisha Police

Dr. Rajendra PrasadSharma, DG-cum-DirectorVigilance, Odisha Police-Vigilance Directorate

To address the growing concern of security of senior citizens and their constant demand toaugment safety and security, the Odisha Police undertook several measures in the twin cities ofCuttack and Bhubaneswar in this regard.

4HumanTrafficking

Manav Taskari kiRoktham

ChhattisgarhPolice

Dr. Sanjeev Shukla, SP-Raigarh, ChhattisgarhPolice

Policing. He added that FICCI would be happy to work with the State Police Forces and Central Armed Police Forceson various projects and programmes which can lead to implementation of various SMART Policing initiatives acrossIndia. Mr. Neotia said that in the recent past, many security and law enforcement agencies in India have made concreteefforts in eliminating the security challenges of modern Indian cities. The Indian police forces have introduced newinnovations in policing to overcome new challenges, and to fulfil the aspirations of the citizen for better security.Thus, the best practices adopted by the police forces needs recognition, appreciation, dissemination and replication. In his closing address, Mr. G.K. Pillai, Chairman, FICCI Committee on Homeland Security and Former Union HomeSecretary, said that there was a need for senior police officials to spend time with their subordinates both on and offthe field to win loyalty and support of the force. FICCI Smart Policing Awards The following is the list of FICCI Smart Policing Awards in the order of category, project/campaign, award winner andrecipient:

Chhattisgarh Police initiated awareness campaign to lodge information in police stations related tochildren who get trapped in human trafficking. As a result of the campaign the Chhattisgarh Policehas gathered valuable information on the missing children from the relatives of such children inthe regions of Dharamjaygarh and Kapu.

5Road Safety &TrafficManagement

Cashless and Non-contact CitizenFriendly TrafficEnforcement & BodyWorn Cameras

TelanganaState Police

Mr. Jitender Goel,Additional CP - Traffic,Hyderabad, TelanganaState Police

The Hyderabad Traffic Police has introduced cashless, non-contact traffic enforcement throughwhich no police personnel is permitted to collect fine for various traffic violations in cash. Inaddition, the Police also introduced Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) for all their frontline trafficenforcement officer, to promote socially desirable behaviour among traffic enforcement officersand citizens.

6Road Safety &TrafficManagement

Nagaland Police SMSBased VehicleMonitoring System(NPSVMS)

NagalandPolice

Dr. K.P.A. Ilyas, IPS,Deputy Commissioner ofPolice, Zone 2, NagalandPolice

The Nagaland Police has developed an IT system in the form of Nagaland Police SMS Based VehicleMonitoring System (NPSVMS). With the development of this new IT system, the efficiency of thepolice in curbing criminal activities particularly vehicular thefts has improved.

7 Woman Safety

Enhancing WomenSafety and Security inBhubaneswar andCuttack

Odisha Police

Dr. Rajendra PrasadSharma, DG-cum-DirectorVigilance, Odisha Police-Vigilance Directorate

The initiative of Odisha Police aims to provide additional safety and security of women, especiallyworking women and girl students in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The initiativecomprises several innovative measures, leveraging the available resources, communicationtechnology and social media.

8Other PolicingInitiatives

Lost and Found - WebApplication

CentralIndustrialSecurity Force(CISF)

Mr. Sumant Singh, AIG-Tech, CISF

In order to help commuters who forget valuables in the security-hold area of airports, CISF hasdeveloped a web application, which has been a runaway success. Using the lost and found webapplication on the CISF official website, commuters get regular updates of such items from allairports. In the year 2015, articles worth approximately Rs. 11 crore were restored to their bon-fide owners.

9Other PolicingInitiatives

RajCop Citizen AppRajasthanPolice

Mr. Manish Agarwal, SP,Jaipur, Rajasthan Police

RajCop Citizen App is an especially designed smartphone application which enables citizens toreport crime instantly using their mobile phones. The app lets people reach police personnel forvarious crime reporting, tenant verification, servant verification, women helpline and stolenvehicle search, among others.

SPECIAL JURY AWARD

10Special JuryAward

Little Police Goa PoliceMr. Sunil Garg, IGP, GoaPolice

The Little Police project encourages high-school students to evolve as responsible and capablecitizens of a democratic society by inculcating in them respect for the law, inner capability, self-discipline, civic sense, empathy for vulnerable sections of society and resistance to social evils.

11Special JuryAward

Student Police Cadet(SPC)

Kerala PoliceMr. Puthiyottil Vijayan,DIG - Intelligence &Railways, Kerala Police

The SPC project, with a unique motto, "We learn to serve", is a school-based programme, initiatedby the Kerala Police, in collaboration with several state government departments. The SPC project,has shown tremendous results in reversing "fear, apathy and intolerance" by inspiring schoolchildren in Kerala to engage in active citizenship.

12Special JuryAward

Saanjh Punjab PoliceMr. Ishwar Singh, IGP-Community Policing,Punjab Police

The Saanjh project is an institutionalised setup to introduce the concept of community policing inPunjab. The project was envisaged in the year 2011 with a view to provide basic police servicesthrough a single-window system for the convenience of the general public.

13Special JuryAward

Citizen COP - MobileApplications

ChhattisgarhPolice

Mr. G.P. Singh, InspectorGeneral of Police, VIPSecurity, ChhattisgarhPolice

Chhattisgarh Polices Citizen COP mobile application was launched on September 2015, and issuccessfully working in five district in the Raipur range. The application provide common peopleeasy access to police services and access status reports of any complaints.

14Special JuryAward

Border InteractionTeam

SashastraSeema Bal(SSB)

Ms. Renuka Mishra, IG,SSB Mr. Deepak Kumar, IG,SSB Mr. Sarwan Kumar, DIG,SSB

To enhance the performance and professionalism of SSB on the Borders, the 'Border InteractionTeam' has been constituted comprising male and female personnel of SSB. The purpose is to checkand frisk individuals at designated check post/authorised routes and elsewhere in the AOR, orwherever required on the international border. It also aims at maximising operationalachievements through meaningful intelligence-based operations.

SPECIAL JURY SMART POLICE OFFICER AWARD

15Special JurySmart PoliceOfficer Award

TelanganaPolice

Mrs. B. Sumathi,Superintendent of Police,Telangana State Police

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Mrs. B. Sumathi in her capacity as Superintendent of Police of Medak District in Telangana State,had taken many initiatives in the area of community policing and other policing initiatives. She hadimplemented the project 'SVAR' for computerisation of Central Complaint Cell (CCC), G2 Sectionand Dial 100. This has helped in effectively tracking the grievances and in monitoring the status ofthe petitions of the people in Medak District. In the district she is also known for setting up'CHETNA Centres or Distress Intervention Centre (DICs)' for resolving the petitions of women, forcases involving dowry, domestic violence, etc. In order to appreciate the tremendous efforts madeby Mrs. Sumathi, the Jury has decided to confer the 'Special Jury - SMART Police OfficerAward to her.

16Special JurySmart PoliceOfficer Award

ChhattisgarhPolice

Mr. Tikelal Bhoi, HeadConstable, Traffic PoliceRaipur, Chhattisgarh Police

Mr. Tikelal Bhoi, in his capacity as Head Constable of Traffic Police, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, hastaken initiatives in road safety and traffic management. He has organised traffic rules relatedtraining programmes in various schools and colleges of Raipur. He has also organised andconducted various awareness programmes during the Road Safety week from 2013 to 2016. Inaddition, he has conducted training programmes and seminars on traffic rules for traineepolicemen. In order to appreciate the tremendous efforts made by Mr. Bhoi, the Jury has decidedto confer the 'Special Jury - SMART Police Officer Award to him.

SPECIAL JURY SMART INNOVATIVE POLICING AWARD

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Special JurySmartInnovativePolicing Award

Delhi PoliceMr. Taj Hassan, Spl.Commissioner of Police(Crime), Delhi Police

The Jury evaluated all entries received from the Delhi Police and appreciated the tremendousefforts made by the Delhi Police in introducing SMART policing in the state. Considering thepioneering work undertaken by Delhi Police, the Jury has recommended to confer the 'SpecialJury- SMART Innovative Policing Award' to Delhi Police for all the initiatives that they havesubmitted for the FICCI Smart Policing Awards.JURY

18 Mr. G.K. Pillai, Former Union Home Secretary, Government of India

19 Ms. Manjari Jaruhar, Former Special DG, Central Industrial Security Force

20Mr. N. Ramachandran, President & CEO, Indian Police Foundation and Institute, andFormer DGP (A&M), Government of India

21 Mr. Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation

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