(a) whether the Government proposes to implement a new Uniform Police System to check crimes in the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether any survey has been conducted in this regard; and
(c) if so, the details and outcome thereof along with the strategy chalked out for the purpose?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)
(a) to (c): No, Madam. Government had constituted a Committee to draft a new Model Police Act in September, 2005. The copy of the Act was circulated to the States vide Ministry of Home Affairs’ D.O. letter dated 31st October, 2006. As per information available, 15 States have formulated their states police Act and 2 states namely Gujrat and Karnataka have amended their existing police Act in this line. Few salient features of the Model Police Act are as follows.
(a) Functional Autonomy
(b) Encouraging professionalism
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(c) Accountability paramount
(d) Improved service Conditions
A details note on the same is provided in Annexure-I
The Model Police Act was studied again and reviewed in line with the changing realities and for making police more responsive, efficient and citizen friendly. Further, on the line of concept introduced by Hon’ble Prime Minister during 49th Annual DGsP/IGsP’s Conference on 28.11.2014, ten attributes of ‘SMART’ Policing have been incorporated in draft Model Police Bill, 2015. A draft Model Police Bill was prepared and put on public domain for comments on 15.10.2015.
“ Public Order” and “ Police” are “State subjects” falling in Entry 1&2 of List-II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. It is the State Governments/UT Administrations, which have to implement the various police reforms measures.
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