(a) whether the Government are aware that the Delhi Police are overworked and fatigued a lot;
(b) if so, the proposed action plan of the Government to provide them necessary minimum basic facilities and relief to overcome tiredness and over-working and modernize the force; and
(c) the action taken to motivate the men of force to make them people-oriented, wean them away from corrupt practices in order to repose confidence among people ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (CH. VIDYASAGAR RAO)
(a): Policing by its very nature is a daunting task which demands constant mental alertness; long duty hours; and absolute devotion to duty. The Delhi Police personnel are well trained to deal with this situation.
(b)&(c): The Government have during the recent years taken several concrete measures to modernize Delhi Police and also to improve the service conditions of its personnel. These include replacement of conventional VHF based communication network between the Central Police Control Room and PCR Vans by a state-of-the-art UHF-Digital Trunked Radio System; installation of state-of-the-art `Area Traffic Control System` on experimental basis to cover 47 traffic points in order to improve the traffic flow conditions in the area; upgradation of training facilities at the Police Training College with the procurement of Firing Simulator, Multi-Media Projector and Computer Lab; strengthening of manpower in certain critical areas of policing; grant of Ration Money Allowance to non-gazetted police personnel; and introduction of the scheme of grant of in-situ promotion to remove stagnation in certain Group `C` and `D` cadres. The measures taken to remove corruption in the ranks of Delhi Police include deterrent action against those found guilty; and setting up of easily accessible facilities to enable the members of public to lodge their complaints against erring police officials.