Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said police should behave in a cordial and friendly manner with the general public; only then it will be able to win confidence of the masses. Delivering his address at the 3rd Youth Superintendent of Police Conference and Second Police Expo-2020 in Gurugram, the Chief Minister said that the country cannot move forward unless it ensures the well-being of the people. A peaceful environment is also necessary for the establishment of industries and trade.
Khattar said that foreign investors and entrepreneurs in the country will also invest in the State where Ease of Doing Business will be good and where law and order situation is better. Describing the functioning of the police as a mirror of the functioning of the government, the Chief Minister said that smart policing is also a part of the smart city project. Smart policing refers to a police who is trained, sensitive, responsible, and transparent in working.
Describing cybercrime as a new challenge, Khattar said that artificial intelligence can be used to solve it. He also said that there are two cybercrime cells in Haryana, one in Gurugram and the other in Panchkula. Gurugram also has a Ditech and GPS based Integrated Command and Control Center, in which law and order is being monitored through 35000 CCTV cameras. He said about 2 lakh CCTV cameras are installed in Haryana and command and control centers will be setup in other cities by installing one lakh more CCTV cameras.
He suggested young police superintendents to organize community mobilization programs, on some themes, in which police can play an active role. The Chief Minister informed that community mobilization programs of Raahgiri, Marathon, etc. are being conducted in Haryana to involve the public in these programs so that they become law abiding citizens and help police in nabbing the anti social elements.
Director General of BPR&D, VSK Kaumudi, said that this conference and expo provides a platform for young police officers to know new technologies in policing and to showcase their talent.
The theme of this conference and expo was 'New Age Solutions for Effective and Efficient Policing', in which more than 150 young Superintendents of Police from across the country participated and 112 companies exhibited security gazettes and new technologies at their stalls. The conference and expo was jointly organized by Haryana Police, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR & D) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).