A State-level Empowered Committee (SlEC) meeting on modernisation of police force held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi at the Secretariat here on Tuesday finalised the Action Plan for 2016-17.
Considering the proposed action plan, the Chief Secretary directed to procure equipments that are robust and compatible with the existing database so that those can be put to effective use. He also advised the police to make use of the equipments that have been supplied to the ODRAF units so as to keep them in good condition. The action plan focused on modernization of anti-terrorist and anti-Maoist operation systems.
Briefing reporters, DGP KB Singh said the finalised action plan would be submitted to both the State and Central Governments for approval. IG (Modernisation) Sushant Nath said the action plan for 2016-17 has been estimated at around Rs 29 crore.
The plan has focused on modernisation of arms, modern equipments for police operations, traffic management, upgradation of intelligence gathering system, CCTV surveillance, law and order surveillance, upgradation of communication system, facilities for the State CID and fingerprint bureau, etc. The fund will be provided by Central and State Governments on 60:40 ratios. The scheme was earlier funded on 75:25 ratios.
Home Department Principal Secretary Asit Tripathy and Special Secretary lalait Das and Works Secretary Nalini Kanta Pradhan participated in discussion.