Amit Shah stresses on effective training system in police forces to fulfill expectations, instil sense of duty

New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday emphasised on the need for effective training system in armed police forces to fulfil expectations, instil a sense of duty and achieve goals.
The Minister's remark came while chairing a review meeting of the Central Police Training Institutes (CPTIs) here in the national capital.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Home Minister said under Mission Karmayogi launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, training of police personnel up to the level of Constable, Sub Inspector and DSP should be conducted with a holistic approach.
He said, "60 per cent training for all policemen should be common to all, while 40 per cent training should be force-based so that we can make the best use of our training capabilities".
Shah said that it is very important that training of policemen should change with the times.
He emphasised on both, strictness and sensitivity in training and said that along with modern techniques, there is a need to inculcate the spirit of patriotism, fitness, discipline, sensitivity and self-dedication in police forces.
Shah said that the use of technology and modern equipment in the training of police forces is the need of the hour, but at the same time, we should focus on basic policing and put it into practice.
Shah stressed the need to review the impact of online training for policemen at all levels.
Presentations were made by Central Police Training Institutions emphasizing upon the importance of the right training at the right time to build up the capacities of the police personnel for providing prompt and effective responses to the ever-changing nature of security challenges.
Discussions were also held on the relative merits of Hybrid Learning and Emerging Training Paradigms, Training Methodologies and Techniques including the importance of assessment of Training Need Analysis (TNA), Productivity of Training Resources, Trainers Development, Dissemination of Best Practices, Research & Publications, Standardization of Study Material, e-Content, Best Practices in Training Evaluation, Training Infrastructure Development, Expansion of Training Capacity, New Initiative and Innovations in Training and Training on Disaster Management.
Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Directors General of the Central Police Forces and the Bureau of Police Research and Development, and Heads of Central Police Training Institutes attended the meeting.
Representatives from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Central Academy for Police Training, Bhopal, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Academy, Border Security Force (BSF) Academy, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Academy, National Industrial Security Academy, National Security Guard (NSG), North East Police Academy, Sashtra Seema Bal (SSB), Bhopal, and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) participated in the meeting. (ANI)