Taking ahead its commitment to transform the public perception about working of Punjab Police, Deputy Chief Minister-cum-Home Minister Sukhbir Badal on Friday launched two people-friendly mobile applications — ‘PP Sanjh’ and ‘Know Your Police’.
The apps, with varied facilities, are aimed at ensuring delivery of various citizen-centric services to the people in efficient, timely and hassle-free manner.
Sukhbir, after launching the applications, said: “We must prepare our state police for the challenges of future to make it most professional force of the country equipped with latest gadgets and IT techniques.”
He stressed that corruption could not be contained by making legislations but minimizing the interface between public and officials. He added that the solution lies only in provisioning of all government related services online to the public.
Keeping in view, the Punjab government has decided to provide all citizen services at their doorsteps to make them online not waiting in line, he emphasised.
The two android mobile apps — 'PP Saanjh' and 'Know Your Police' — would facilitate the users to further get help from nine ‘applications’ namely for untraced reports, verification report, no objection certificate, police clearance certificate, passport verification status, lost articles, equipments or documents registration, complaint registration and know my complaint.
These multiple apps developed by 'Saanjh' wing of the state police could be downloaded from Google Play Store.
Giving brief details of new apps, the state Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora said that earlier, applicant would have to apply for these services by visiting a ‘Saanjh Kendra’, but after downloading these apps, they could get status of their applications on the go and download final certificates or NOCs while at home.
He said that the embassies of different countries could also check the authenticity of PCC issued to an applicant through this app besides user can get the status of their passport verifications or applications at any time.
He added that in case of lost articles, equipments or documents, one has to visit nearest Saanjh Kendra to register his or her report. “But with this new specially designed app, one could immediately report and get the same registered online,” he added.
“By doing so, the applicant would get a digitally signed receipt by AIG (Saanjh) and he could use this receipt for various purposes like getting new mobile connection, passport etc,” he added.
Arora said that the unique feature of this application is the facilitation of payment gateway and users could pay the stipulated fee for the required service through credit or debit cards online.
Besides, 'Know Your Police' app would help people immensely in distress situations like accidents, crime situations and enable common people to ascertain details of police stations including its location, telephone numbers and email ids of SHO, DSP, SSP including senior officers in office of DGP, Punjab, DGP said.