By The Hindu Bureau
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Telangana Police on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Police Foundation (IPF) to launch a year-long internal reforms project aimed at modernising policing and making it more people-centric.
The agreement will initially be implemented in 30 police stations — 15 in Cyberabad Commissionerate and 15 in Sangareddy district. Public consultation meetings with complainants, victims, accused persons, NGOs, judiciary representatives and police personnel will form the basis of the reforms, which will be followed by structured training sessions. An independent third-party evaluation will be carried out before successful recommendations are scaled up across Telangana.
Abhilasha Bisht, Director of the Telangana Police Academy and State Nodal Officer for the project, said the collaboration underscored the commitment to build a transparent and empathetic policing system. Telangana Director General of Police, Jitender noted that the project will complement ongoing initiatives such as Mee Seva, QR codes in police stations, the Centre of Excellence and the T-Safe app for women’s safety in public transport.
IPF president and CEO Om Prakash Singh highlighted the organisation’s role in improving policing through research, capacity building and policy advocacy, with active State chapters already in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Vice-president and project director Ish Kumar said that the reforms would strengthen grievance redressal, improve responsiveness, enhance women’s safety and create a more supportive environment for police personnel.
The IPF, founded in 2014 by former Meghalaya DGP N. Ramachandran, is a New Delhi-based think tank comprising serving and retired police officers, academics, researchers and civil servants.
