During the Toursim year-2015-16, Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) is introducing ‘Tourist Police’ in the State for providing better facilities to the tourists.
As many as 228 police personnel would be trained as ‘Tourist Police’ by Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management in Gwalior.
In the training programme, the police personnel would be trained on introduction of tourism industry, guest service, communication skills, disposal of tourists’ complaints, courtesy, role of police in tourism development, body language and help and support.
Special police out posts would be made at tourist places which would work round the clock to help the tourists. A special badge would also be provided to the trained police personnel which could help in easy identification by the tourists.
The scheduled of the programmed would start from July 2 and would commence on July 16.
On July 2 and 3, the training programme would start at Hotel Highland Pachmarhi and tourist police outpost would be at Pachmari and Kanha and 20 police personnel would trained at each outpost.
On July 6 and 7, the training programme would be Hotel Jhankar Khajuraho and tourist police outpost would be at Orchha and and Khajuraho and 20 police personnel would trained at each outpost.
On July 8 and 9, the training programme would be Hotel Bharut Satna and tourist police outpost would be at Chitrakoot and Amarkantak and 20 police personnel would trained at each outpost.
On July 13 and 14, the training programme would be at Malwa Resort Mandu and tourist police outpost would be at Mandu and Burhanpur and 20 police personnel would trained at each outpost.
On July 13 and 14, the training programme would be at Hotel Kalchuri and tourist police outpost would be at Bandhavgarh and Datia and 20 police personnel would trained at each outpost.
On July 16 and 17, the training programme would be at Shirpa Residency Ujjain and tourist police outpost would be at Dewas and Maheswar and 20 police personnel would trained at each outpost.