Police modernisation and reforms, we need both: Former DGP Prakash Singh

Former DGP, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and BSF says that while the funds and the modernisation initiatives are welcome, certain deeper issues need to be addressed if the police are to function effectively

The central government has approved the continuation of a multi-pronged police modernisation scheme for five years, till 2025-26, with a financial outlay of Rs 26,275 crore. From raising new police battalions and developing state-of-the-art forensic laboratories and technology-backed modern investigation tools to security expenditure in Jammu and Kashmir, Naxal-affected areas and the Northeastern states, the scheme will cover a wide gambit, the home ministry has said. Prakash Singh, former director general of police, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Border Security Force, tells Veenu Sandhu that while the funds and the modernisation initiatives are welcome, certain deeper issues need to be addressed