Director General of Police Jitender has issued a directive to Police Commissioners and Superintendents of Police (SPs) to prioritise applications received through the Prajavani programme, a state government initiative aimed at resolving public grievances, on Tuesday.
He instructed officials to promptly address the applications forwarded to their respective districts and commissionerates, highlighting that efficient resolution of these issues would enhance the satisfaction in public.
Furthermore, the DGP directed police officials to promptly register cases based on complaints lodged at police stations and to treat the public with courtesy. He underscored the importance of surprise inspections at police stations by police commissioners and SPs.
Announcing his own plans for district-wise inspections, he urged senior officers to conduct similar visits. He issued directives for a review of history-sheets, cautious issuance of arms licences, maintenance of law and order and expeditious handling of cases related to SCs, STs and women. He emphasised the importance of road safety and monitoring the performance of CCTV cameras installed under the ‘Nenu Saitam’ programme. The DGP suggested conducting crime review meetings to assess the performance of station house officers.
He highlighted the need to curb drug trafficking in the State and proposed organising special training programmes if required.
535 applications received on Tuesday
In all, 535 grievance applications were received in the Prajavani programme at the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Praja Bhavan Tuesday.
People with various problems presented petitions to the Praja Bhavan officials.
According to officials, 116 applications were related to revenue issues, 88 to the Civil Supplies department, 62 to the Electricity department, 57 to the Home department, 36 to the Panchayat Raj Rural Development department and 176 to other departments.
