CM Revanth inaugurated the Southern Regional Police Coordination Committee Meeting at ICCC

Honourable Chief Minister Shri A Revanth Reddy has announced that the Telangana Government is ready to join hands with Southern States to strengthen policing and share technology to reduce crime rate in the future.

Inaugurating the Southern Regional Police Coordination Committee Meeting at ICCC in Hyderabad today, the Chief Minister said that the Telangana is committed to sharing its technological infrastructure and ICCC framework with the neighbouring states. The CM emphasized the need to work together to build a safe South India.

The Chief Minister hoped that the delegates from the Southern States will deliberate upon the crucial issues for a strong coordination between the police wings by preparing a strong action plan in the conference. “It is your responsibility to make South India more safer and lowest in crime by developing strong mechanisms for cross-border coordination between police headquarters”.

CM Revanth Reddy asserted that no state can become free of crime only with its efforts. It required a lot of coordination between all state police departments.

The Chief Minister highlighted the reforms introduced by the Telangana government to curb drug trafficking, cybercrime, naxal violence and the maintenance of law and order in the state. HYDRAA, EAGLE, T- SAFE are focusing on different categories of crimes. Today, cyber crime, narcotics, and traffic problems are very important. Each division and wing can focus on technology and training to give best results.

Stating that the reforms are bringing good results, the CM said that Telangana Police achieved excellence and recognition at national and international levels in curbing narcotics, cyber crime and ending Naxal violence. Telangana was ranked first in India in the cybercrime performance during the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s PRAGATI review.

Further, CM Revanth Reddy brought to the attention of the conference the applause received from the union government. Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Telangana officers for making Telangana completely Naxal-free. EAGLE secured more than 80 percent marks from the Central Government in fighting Narcotics and the Cyber Security Bureau has set new standards in recovering money for victims. TG-SAFE was established on the lines of FDA in the USA, to combine efforts to control food adulteration and drugs control.

The Chief Minister explained how the HYDRAA force was winning the hearts of people by protecting, restoring and rejuvenating lakes and water bodies, and ensuring safety of public assets and properties. A decision of recruiting transgenders as Traffic Assistants in Hyderabad police is the first of its kind in the country.

Division of Hyderabad Police into three Commissionerates in the core urban region – Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri and the benefits of the trifurcation of the big commissionerate was also highlighted.

The CM listed out the welfare measures for the police and their families introduced by the state government. We created a Young India Police School to provide the best education to children of police forces to match the best national Sanik Schools. Home Guards to DGP, their children can get education there. Since the brave police are taking risks in the performance of their duties, the government enhanced ex-gratia from constable to IPS officer-minimum Rs 1 crore, up to Rs 2 crore based on rank and service. We are also allotting housing plots to the bereaved police families and ensure jobs for eligible family members on compassionate grounds.

CM Revanth Reddy observed that the Society was demanding safety and security as a foundation. Efficient, moral and fair policing is the first expectation of citizens. The Chief Minister strongly believed in reforms and the resources provided to the police system will not be an expenditure but an investment for a better society, and safety of citizens.