Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the passing-out parade of the 75th batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad on October 27, 2023.
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India will have the most tech-savvy police power to sort out cyber-threats and criminals, mentioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah after reviewing the passing-out parade of the 75th batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Telangana’s Hyderabad on Friday.
“Technology will play an important role in the future and we are implementing a police technology mission with an aim to have the most tech savvy system in the world to tackle cyber threats and criminals. I’m sure the technological background of the officers will contribute to this initiative,” added the Union Minister.
Mr. Amit Shah careworn on the proven fact that most of the probationers have engineering and technical background. Of the 175 probationers of the 75th Regular Recruit (RR) batch, together with 34 girls officers, 155 have been IPS probationers, whereas 20 have been international probationers. Five probationers have been from the Nepal Police Service, six from Royal Bhutan Police, 5 from Maldives Police Service and 4 from the Mauritius Police Force.
The Home Minister mentioned that the 75th batch officers are a part of a historic second. “I hope that the officers, with their hard work, effort and sacrifice, will make this even more significant. The batch will be deputed to serve the country during the 100th year of Independence and will witness the transformation of our nation. They have the responsibility to maintain peace and stability and also to take the legacy of the academy forward. I hope that the officers will learn the local language, history and heritage of the state they will be deployed in to enable better reach and better policing,” he mentioned.
Mentioning the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, the Union Minister mentioned that the new legal justice system will come into power in a short while and that the probationers will be imposing the similar. “You will have to adapt to the new criminal justice system which has been changed for better policing,” he mentioned.
Anushtha Kalia wins Sword of Honour
Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the passing-out parade of the 75th batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad on October 27, 2023.
The parade was led by Anushtha Kalia of AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories) cadre. Born in Delhi, she was the general topper of Basic Course Phase – 1 coaching and gained the IPS Association’s Sword of Honour for the Best Outdoor Probationer. She labored as a software program engineer earlier than becoming a member of the IPS.
Other trophy and cup winners of the batch are:
- Kailash Limbu (NPO) gained the BSF Trophy for Proficiency in Outdoor Subjects
- Simran Bharadwaj (Gujarat) gained the Director SVP NPA Trophy for Best Lady Probationer in Outdoor Training
- Antriksh Jain (UP) gained the Tonk Cup for Equitation
- Isha Singh (AGMUT) gained the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) Trophy for Police Sciences
- Madhan C. (TN) and Akshay Pramod Sabadra (Chhattisgarh) gained the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) Trophy for Computer Studies
Speaking on the event, the director of the National Police Academy, Amit Garg mentioned that the current batch joined on December 19, 2022 and have completed their 15-week basis coaching at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. “With the importance of policing, we have updated the training curriculum and taught them a more democratic approach toward policing through the sensitatation and competency modules,” mentioned the official.
