Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked the Superintendents of Police to ensure that the citizens get justice without appeasement. He said that safety and security of the citizens is the topmost priority.
Addressing the concluding session of a two-day Commissioner-Collector conference here on Wednesday, he said that policing in the State is satisfactory but it needs to be more alert and conscious in view of different phases of crimes.
Chouhan instructed the SPs to regularly visit and inspect the police stations in their respective districts to ensure visibility of the police. He asked them to ensure availability of the police and improve access of the people to police systems. This he said would help to improve intelligence system and people themselves would come forward to help the police. He said that a well-defined policy for social media would be laid keeping in view its increasing misuse. He asked them to intensify field visits.
The Chief Minister instructed the SPs to launch a campaign against criminal elements to prevent eve-teasing.
He said that stern action should be taken against miscreants. Anti-social elements should be strictly controlled.
Chouhan said the police-public dialogue should be a priority so that people are encouraged to help the police and thus the intelligence system also gets improved. He said that clean policing can facilitate clean administration. The society must feel a sense of security and presence of police so as to discourage the criminals. Madhya Pradesh can present a good example to the country.
Chouhan said that terrorism has taken many dimensions. Terrorists are trying to penetrate deep into the society. The police needs to identify and counter the poisonous mentality. The Chief Minister reviewed the schemes meant for the welfare of the police.
Reviewing Dial 100 scheme, he said that it has helped make police reach out to the people. He agreed to add motorcycle as support to Dial 100.
He said that conviction rate should increase. In view of some criminal groups committing crimes staying in urban areas, he said that house owners should be made aware to verify identities of tenants before renting housing units. An awareness campaign should be launched for this.
Reviewing the police welfare schemes, he said that police stations would be fully equipped with all basic facilities. land would be provided for housing units of police personnel. The police force would also be increased in view of increasing population. The families of the police personnel who die while performing their duties would be covered under police health security scheme.