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Community policing gets nod in Kerala


Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has decided to implement community policing in three city corporations and 11 municipalities areas, Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan disclosed here on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after the State Police Security Commission gave go-ahead to community policing at its first meeting here, the minister said: "This is the first comprehensive programme of this kind in the country." "Some states tried to implement this, but only in few police stations," he said.Under the programme, each police official will look after 500 families in the selected places. "He will maintain a record of every person and involve the people in the security and crime-related issues in his area," said the minister. "The police official will be assisted by a committee comprising elected representatives from the area and a group of people. He would also liase with residents association," Balakrishnan said.The State Police Security Commission has submitted a detailed project report to the union home ministry seeking Rs.100 million ($2.5 million) to implement the scheme, he said."In this effort we have also sought the help of private security agencies which provide security guards in these areas. These security guards can help in faster reporting of crimes to the police.There would be separate committees (to help implement the scheme) in educational institutions also," Balakrishnan added.Source: IANS