Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu on Monday told senior department officials that citizens need to feel safe in presence of policemen with the force needing to adopt a citizen-friendly approach.
“You all ( senior officers) have experience of working from a police station to the level of Superintendent of Police.Please prepare an action plan where citizens treat policemen as friends”, he said on his maiden visit to the Police Headquarters while chairing a meeting here.
He said that police department through its better work practices should win faith of the citizens .
Sahu said that more faith people will have in the force, the easier will be the work of policemen to tackle crime.
He said that the Police Department is one of the most important departments among all government departments and it has contribution not just in tackling crime but also in the State’s development .
Additional Chief Secretary R P Mandal said that all key proposals of the Police Department would be considered on a priority basis at the State Government level.
State Director General of Police D M Awasthi was present on the occasion.