Chief Minister Raghubar Das has directed the police department to upgrade the standards of their work and to act swiftly without any excuse.
Inaugurating the Jharkhand Police Conclave 2016 on Thursday, he said that bridging the gap between police and public was the only way forward.
The CM said that criminals must be dealt with strictly and crime should be controlled. "Some anti-social elements, though not many in number, in the guise of Naxalism are trying to challenge the law and order situation in the State. They should not be spared at any cost. The responsibility of the security of the 3.29 crore people of the State lies with the police, hence its responsibility magnifies manifold," said Das. Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, Additional Chief Secretary NN Pandey, DGP DK Pandey, Principal Secretary to the CM Sanjay Kumar and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.
Calling illegal mining and deforestation major areas of concern, the CM directed SPs to stop illegal sand mining and deforestation the moment they come to light. He stressed upon strengthening the informer system and said that the trust of masses needs to be won in order to develop a better information mechanism, resulting in curbing crimes before they take place. He also suggested that cops develop and nurture better interaction with local public representatives, including MPs and MlAs, so that they could offer their help in time of need.
The CM ordered speedy preparations for Durga Puja and Moharram. "Peace committees should be strengthened and communal harmony should be maintained at every cost. SPs should sit with PS officers and encourage them to do good work," the CM said.
Praising control over trafficking for some time, the CM directed DCs and SPs to give advertisement to provide employment to youths. He asked them to bring the poor tribal youths who had migrated from the State back, so that they could be provided employment after providing them proper skill development trainings. He ordered to identify human trafficking brokers and to take strict action against them.
He ordered them to remove old motors looking like scrap from police station premises and to keep them clean and tidy like Army premises. "Highway patrolling should be strengthened and patrolling vehicles must be deployed at every 20 km so that injured people in road accidents are helped promptly," Das directed.
He asked the police personnel to remain active on social media so that they can intimate the people about their work. Directing to rein-in cyber crime, he said that police should be smart and act smartly.