Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SR)

New Delhi, Aug 29: Addressing the 49th Foundation Day of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), as chief guest in New Delhi, on August 28, Union Home Minister Amit Shah proposed to start an undergraduate degree programme in policing to groom future police forces properly. shah proposed setting up a National Police University and Forensic Science University in the country and their affiliated colleges in every state.

The minister said a proposal will be soon presented before the cabinet. He said that to bring changes to the internal security mechanism in the country, National Police University and Forensic Science University will be set up at national level. These universities will have affiliated colleges in all the states, which will offer undergraduate degree programme in policing. Students who want to pursue a career in the police or any of the central armed forces will be able to join the bachelor degree courses in these colleges after passing 12th grade. Shah said that if a student decides to join security forces as a career, joining an art, commerce or science course does not benefit them much. Now, such youth will be able to join the police courses at undergraduate level.

The Home Minister said there is huge scope for students in Forensic Science. He said no student who has completed courses in existing Forensic Science colleges are unemployed, which means there is enough demand for experts in the field. Shah emphasized the need for police modernization in a changing era filled with new challenges. He also remembered the 34,800 police personnel who laid their lives in the line of duty to keep India safe from internal security threats.

Amit Shah also called for a countrywide consultative process to make changes in IPC and CrPC.