Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged police officials from southern Indian states to establish strong mechanisms for cross-border coordination among police departments to make the region safer and reduce crime rates, as no individual state could become crime-free through its own efforts.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Southern Region Police Coordination Committee (SRPCC) conference in Hyderabad, the Chief Minister said Telangana was ready to share and integrate its technological infrastructure and Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) system with neighbouring states to achieve this goal.
The Chief Minister said platforms such as the SRPCC had become increasingly important as the nature of crime continued to change. The police system must adapt to changing circumstances, and reforms in policing should be a continuous process.
Revanth Reddy also urged police officials to hold extensive discussions on crucial issues of Southern region and formulate a strong action plan.
“I consider the resources provided by the government to the police system not as expenditure but as an investment in building a better society and ensuring citizens’ safety. I believe in introducing necessary reforms from time to time,” he said.
Revanth Reddy also explained Telangana’s policing practices and emphasised the need for interstate coordination to make the region crime-free. He said several reforms undertaken in Telangana’s police system were yielding positive results.
Telangana Police had earned national and international recognition for its performance in controlling narcotics, preventing cybercrime and ending left-wing extremist violence, he added.
The Chief Minister said the Hyderabad police system had been divided into three commissionerates so that police commissioners could focus on smaller areas and achieve better results. “We have introduced specialised agencies like HYDRAA, EAGLE Force and T-SAFE to focus on different categories of crimes,” he said.
The Chief Minister said cybercrime, drug trafficking and traffic-related problems had become major challenges. “By focusing on technology, training and specialised operations, individual police divisions and agencies could achieve better results,” he added.
Highlighting police welfare measures, he said police personnel performed their duties with courage, often risking their lives to protect the public. The government was therefore giving the highest priority to the welfare of police personnel.
The Chief Minister also said it was the government’s responsibility to secure the future of the families of police personnel who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
“The Telangana government is providing ex-gratia assistance ranging from Rs 1 crore to Rs 2 crore to the families of police personnel, from constables to IPS officers, who die in the line of duty, depending on their rank and service,” Revanth Reddy said.
He said the government was also providing housing plots and employment to one eligible family member under compassionate appointment provisions.
