Telangana offers policing technology to southern states, seeks closer coordination
CM Revanth Reddy calls for a cross-border coordination network between police headquarters, offering access to Telangana’s technological infrastructure and command-and-control framework.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy with participants at the inauguration of the Southern Regional Police Coordination Committee meeting at the ICCC in Hyderabad on Friday.
HYDERABAD: Telangana is ready to share its policing technology and Integrated Command and Control Centre framework with neighbouring states to strengthen crime prevention and inter-state coordination, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said.
Inaugurating the Southern Regional Police Coordination Committee meeting at the ICCC in Hyderabad on Friday, he urged participating states to prepare a joint action plan and establish stronger coordination mechanisms between police headquarters.
No state could effectively tackle crime through its own efforts alone, Revanth Reddy said, stressing the need for cooperation across jurisdictions to make southern India safer.
He identified cybercrime, narcotics trafficking and traffic management as priority areas requiring specialised teams, technology and sustained training.
Highlighting Telangana’s initiatives, the Chief Minister said the state had ranked first in cybercrime performance during the Prime Minister’s PRAGATI review. He also said the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau had improved the recovery of money lost by victims.
Revanth Reddy said the state’s EAGLE anti-narcotics wing had received a score exceeding 80% in a Central government assessment. The remarks did not specify the assessment period or evaluation criteria.
He said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had congratulated Telangana officers for making the state free of Naxal activity.
The Chief Minister also highlighted TG-SAFE, which he described as an initiative modelled on the US Food and Drug Administration to coordinate action against food adulteration and strengthen drug control.
Referring to the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency, or HYDRAA, he said its work focused on protecting and restoring lakes and water bodies and safeguarding public assets.
He cited the recruitment of transgender traffic assistants in Hyderabad as another policing initiative and outlined the benefits of reorganising police jurisdictions across the core urban region.
On police welfare, Revanth Reddy said the Young India Police School was intended to provide quality education to children of personnel across ranks, from Home Guards to the Director General of Police.
He said the government had enhanced ex gratia assistance for personnel who die in the line of duty to between ₹1 crore and ₹2 crore, depending on rank and service. Support also included housing plots for bereaved families and compassionate appointments for eligible dependants, he said.
Revanth Reddy said citizens expected efficient, ethical and fair policing. Resources committed to police reforms should be viewed as an investment in public safety and a better society, he added.
