Emergency Response and Support System 112’ will soon be started in Haryana to provide police and other emergency services to the people.
“For this, 630 new Innova vehicles have been purchased, which will soon be dedicated in the service of the public,” said Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij while addressing the senior police officers during a review meeting of the Police Department on several important issues like crime prevention, detection, law and order situation.
The Minister said that the Special Task Force (STF) of the police would be strengthened further so that criminal activities of interstate gangsters could be monitored and effectively dealt with.
Expressing satisfaction over the performance of STF, the Minister gave in-principle approval to provide them new modern vehicles, latest technology equipment and software etc.
It was informed in the meeting that Haryana Assembly had passed a stringent Haryana Control of Organised Crime (HRCOC) Bill to check organised crime in the state. The same had been sent to the Central Government for the Presidential assent. It would be implemented in the entire state as soon as it is approved.
The Home Minister was also apprised that 800 personnel retire from the Police Department every year while 200 lost their lives. This year, the recruitment process for about 7500 vacancies is to be done through Haryana Staff Selection Commission.
On this, the Home Minister assured to get the recruitment process accelerated.
While reviewing the crime scenario, Vij said that criminals and law violators should have the fear of law while the public should have faith in the police. The fear of the police among criminals will increase only when the police will increase their efficiency and enhance their social interaction with the public, he added.
He also reviewed successfully worked out cases like theft, burglary, simple and vehicle thefts. Vij directed to work out all the pending cases so that the general public can get relief.
He also instructed to take effective steps for investigation so that the offenders can be convicted and victims can get timely justice.
The Home Minister said that many times the police are not able to solve public grievances on time, which is a matter of concern.
He instructed the officers to make a mechanism for timely redressal of grievances and resolve them within the prescribed time limit.
The SPs of those districts which had a high number of pending cases of crime were also asked to improve their performance.