Stressing the urgent need for using modern techniques in both policing and investigation, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday, directed the officials to prepare the UP Special Police Establishment Act (UPSPEA) on the lines of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
He asked the officials to initiate the process in this regard within 100 days.
To enhance the professional skills of the Anti-Terrorists Squad (ATS) in crime investigation its personnel should be imparted training by various institutions in India besides foreign investigative/intelligence agencies like FBI, Homeland Security, the chief minister added.
This directive was given by the chief minister during the presentation of the action plan of Home, Prison, Home Guard, Secretariat Administration and Appointment and Personnel departments before the council of ministers. He said energetic, skilled and dedicated personnel should be selected in the next 100 days for the new Special Police Operation Team (SPOT) and they should be trained in collaboration with the Central Police Force/Indian Army. Sniper training should also be given to them, as well as special adventure courses should also be imparted to increase their confidence, he said.
The chief minister said that in the last five years, Uttar Pradesh had presented a model of strong law and order. “Organised crime has ended in the state. Illegally acquired assets worth Rs 2,081 crore have been confiscated. In future also, action against the mafia and criminals will continue. Our police should be ready 24×7 for the safety and to protect the honour of the 25 crore people of the state," he said.
Yogi said that all cabinet ministers would now go to the field. "Under the chairmanship of cabinet ministers, 18 teams for 18 divisions are being formed and a programme is being prepared for 18 weeks. These teams will stay for 72 hours in each division and will travel to different districts. They will meet people, investigate the system, examine the possibilities, after which the nodal officers of 75 districts will take the report of these teams and submit the plan of implementation within 15 days," he added.
It was also decided to select land for the Commando Training Centre in Rampur and like the men's team, form a skilled team of women commandos in the state. Besides for the next 100 days, a unit of Special Task Force (STF) would be formed in Ayodhya district.
New field units of ATS are being formed in many districts, including Deoband, Bahraich, Aligarh, Kanpur Nagar and Bahraich. The availability of necessary human resources, buildings etc. would be ensured for the new units.
"Efforts should be made to bring down the response time of UP 112 to 10 minutes. A single window system for police, prosecution and organisation should be implemented in a phased manner," the chief minister said.
He said to strengthen law and order, one new women PAC battalion should be set up in Jalaun, Mirzapur and Balrampur districts.
“A tool should be developed with the help of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur for data analytics. Also incorporate video analytics and management technology into CCTV. This will increase its effectiveness,” the chief minister said.
He said there was a need for technological development in the field of anti-drone attack system and drone forensics. He said UP ATS police station should be established and operation of women PAC battalions formed in the name of Avantibai and Uda Devi ji in Budaun and Lucknow district respectively should be started in the next two years.
“In the last years, the Appointment and Personnel department has employed skilled youth with complete transparency without any discrimination. Corruption has no place in government jobs. Along with recruitment, emphasis should also be laid on modernisation over training.” He added.
Yogi said that the prison should be developed as a correction home. “Sometimes an innocent person also has to go to jail. In order to connect the prisoners with the mainstream of society, reputed voluntary organisations of the district, natural farming MSME units, and skill development missions should also be linked,” he said.
The chief minister said the secretariat should be kept free from touts. “Keep the thugs who get jobs, work away from the secretariat premises. Field officers should not be called unnecessarily to the secretariat. It wastes time and money. No file should be kept pending at any table for more than three days,” the chief minister stressed.
He said a project management group should be appointed for the installation of CCTV and 3,000 pink booths in public places. He said the pink booths should also be made near religious places. He said women personnel had done a good job by joining Beat Police Service so scooty should be provided to every female beat constable.