For enhancing capacity and efficiency of work force, a research and development wing has been established at the State police headquarters, said DGP Rishi Shukla.
DGP Shukla said that research and development of promotion of innovations, development of people oriented and efficient working police system would be the work of this cell. Madhya Pradesh police are planning to operate joint research project in collaboration with research institutes and universities at national and international level and to achieve this, meeting with senior officials of Massachusetts Institute of Technology-USA Professor Abhijeet and Professor Vishnu Padmanathan was held at the state police headquarters. In the meeting senior police officials were present at the meeting.
The development institute of MIT – Abdul lateef Jameel Poverty Action lab( J-PAl ) has shown interest in research and development of organizational development and organizational change management in the training centers where innovations, people oriented values and development of democratic values are imparted, he added.
The institute J-PAl has also shown interest in research and development in collaboration with Madhya Pradesh police in police welfare, role of woman police and survey of victims of crime. These works would help in developing better understanding and addressing the issues and needs properly which could bring necessary change in the system and strengthen it.
Providing details of the talks with these institutes DGP Shulka claimed that in the next two months it is possible that the collaboration between Madhya Pradesh police and MIT would be worked out and work for the betterment of the department would be started.