Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting of the Central Police Training Institutes in New Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Shah stressed an effective training system to fulfill expectations, sense of duty, and achievement of goals. He said under the mission Karmayogi, training of police personnel up to the level of Constable, Sub Inspector, and Deputy Superintendent of police should be conducted with a holistic approach. Mr Shah said 60 percent training for all policemen should be common to all, while 40 percent of training should be force-based so that we can make the best use of our training capabilities.
The Minister said that it is very important that the training of policemen should change with the times. He emphasized 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, and self-dedication in police forces. He said use of technology and modern equipment in training police forces is the need of the hour.
Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, Union Home Secretary, 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.
