Jharkhand’s newly-appointed Director General of Police (DGP) MV Rao on Tuesday took charge of his office and said that under his leadership, the police department will focus on addressed issues affecting common people at a micro level. Bridging the gap between commoners and the law enforcement agency, he said, was one of his top priorities.
“We will set up a system in which problems related to law and order will be listed at a local level and addressed. For instance, if a locality is prone to theft, then it will be mentioned in the local police station and necessary steps will be taken to address the issue,” Rao said, adding that at least 10 such problems will be listed for every locality. The system, he said, will be reviewed fortnightly.
A 1987 batch IPS officer, Rao was serving as DG (Fire Services and Home Guards) prior to taking charge as the Jharkhand DGP.
He replaced IPS Kamal Nayan Choubey, who held the top position in the police department here during the recent Lok Sabha as well as Assembly elections.
Addressing media persons on Tuesday, Rao said that satisfaction of complainants will be a priority for the police under his leadership. Participation of citizens in maintaining law and order, he said, will help police do better. “I want to assure accountability and accessibility at every level in the police department. Every person in the department will be answerable and accountable,” Rao added.
The police department, he said, will prepare a public interface platform in order to facilitate communication between cops and the citizens of the State.
Commoners, he said, will also get to send their feedback to the police on various issues, and a suitable medium for this will soon be finalised.
In a bid to keep people updated about the various developments, the department, he said, will release a daily bulletin of all the work done by the department on that day.
Rao also spoke about providing better work environment and lifestyle to the police personnel in order to increase their productivity.
“I believe that working in a healthy environment and leading a healthy life play important role in increasing productivity of a person. We would ensure better living and working environment for our men,” said Rao.
He said that any complaint against policemen will be taken seriously and immediate actions will be taken. A dedicated platform will be set up only for grievances against police personnel, he added. “Our focus will be on providing safety to children, women and senior citizens, and also people who are staying alone,” he said.
The DGP said that expediting prosecution will also be among the priorities of the department. “We will measure the quantum of our shortcomings and work on them,” he said.