Police Reforms

Police Reforms Peoples' Perspective  Campaign launched from Sirsa district of Haryana on 11th January 2010. All the Political candidates of major political parties contesting elections from Ellenabad constituency expressed their solidarity with Team Nishan in its PRPP Campaign. As campaign strategy all the 90 sitting MLAs of Haryana State Assembly are being approached to seek their solidarity for democratization of police through PRPP campaign.Similar replication of strategy to the legislature of all the other 30 states of Union of India.

Victim Surveys; Organize victim survey with the help of local volunteers to identify immediate issues and enlighten the local community to demand initiation of steps to address those issues.

Alliance with Police leadership; Writting to the state home ministers of respective states and top police leadership to exhort them for reforms into police with bottom up approach.

Alliance with Associations of front line Police Officers: Establishing contact with associations of front line police officers to identify the issues and suggestions for democratic reforms in policing. Read more on latest....

Better Together: It is the initiative to bring together the Police and the public. A joint Team comprising of Nishan volunteers, Front line police officers (comprising of a Constable, Head constable, Sub Inspector/Assistant Sub Inspector from local police Station) and a member of District Bar Association will organize the presentations to the students in Schools and colleges and educate them on the role and responsibilty of police in a democracy and the dynamics of its functioning, its limitations and challenges.

Online Discussion Group: starting of an online discussion group and mobilige public opinion through social web.

Rate & Reform Initiative: Introduce relevant changes in website to make it more interactive and responsive to seek public opinion on delivery of police service to them and ask to rate the police and suggest for reforms.

Consultations with Front Line Police Officers : Consultations with front line police officers of Sirsa district launched from 26th March 2010 with visits to respective Police  stations of Sirsa district. These consultations will be conducted in each district of Haryana and Punjab.

Consultations with citizens with signature campaign: consultation with the citizens of 45 villages of sadar Police station Sirsa began from 24 March 2010 with begining from village Meerpur with overwhelming response of Public. on completion of mass contact programme a public hearing will be organized on current state of policing with participation of elected representatives, local MLAs,MP and local police officers.

Vigilance Committees: During the process of consultations and mass contact programme, potential community leaders will be identified to form district and police station level Vigilance Committee. It shall have representation of each community and income group and will meet on regular intervals to monitor the police functioning and follow up on immediate issues.

District Bar Associations: Addressing the local Bar association on campaign and identify potential members for Vigilance committee for regular interactions with Bar on cases of misconduct and effectiveness of police.

Media Buzz: establishing contact with local press and media for regular flow of articles and progress of campaign with issues being identified and response of public to campaign. 

Media Monitoring: Regular media monitoring to identify current issues of policing and its pursuance in accordance to policy on PRPP.

PIL on urgent issues and communication with Monitoring committee of SC: To establish communication with three member monitoring committee of Supreme Court on Police reforms and PRPP Campaign.

Letter writting campaign: Letters are being sent to all the MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to seek their solidarity on PRPP campaign for democratization of police in India. Letters are also being sent to MLAs of respective states to garner their support for the launch of campaign in respective states.

One Liners from celibrities: Obtaining one liners and messages from public figures on campaign as an expression of  solidarity.

Seeking support from Members of Legislative Assembelies and Members of Parliament/Party Presidents of Registered Political parties of India: Party Presidents of all the registered  political parties are being approached to seek their stand on democratization of governance institutions in General and police in particular and to make it part of their election manifesto.

Workshops of Police officers: As a sequel to consultations with front line police officers, district level workshops will be organized with participation of police personnel with representation from each rank to brainstorm on challenges of democratic policing with current police structure and resources.

Seminars at state capitals: As a follow up of consultations with citizens and front line police officers of the respective states, seminars will be organized on the issues identified for democratic policing and impediments.

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Unsung Heroes

Communication to Police Organizations: First step remains to communicate with respective state and central police organization authorities and seek contact details of thier martyrs.

Interviews : On recipt of contat detailsof Widows and children of martyrs , personal interviews will be conducted by Team Nishan to know thier present state and challenges and follow up. During the course of interview also apprise the dependents on Annual Adventure and Leadership camp and seek willingness to participate.

Spot Light: Interviews of the dependents and the heroic tales of their day to day struggles will be included in Nishan News letter and news magazines.

Annual Adventure & Leadership Camp: Every year this camp will be organized for dependents of martyrs of Central and State Police organizations.

Reminiscences; As a follow up sending of pictures and videos of the camp to the attendees and maintain communications on birth days of attendees and ascertain grievances if any from governance and intervene.

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Power to the People 

This campaign is also dedicated to empowerement and mobiligation of masses against corruption and injustice meted out to common man in public offices of local governance institutions. Conduct field research and policy analysis on immediate issues of public concern.

Village Surveys & meetings- Team Nishan will be visiting 6 villages in each block of districts in Haryana and organize preliminary meetings dedicated to generate awareness of rights of the people in democracy. Disperse leaflets on RTI and prepare a team of village volunteers to conduct survey of their villages to asses public response on service delivery by government institutions and identify issues of immediate public concern.

Formation of Village Revolutionary Vigilance committees( - Identify enthusiastic volunteers and potential leaders to be part of vigilance committee that will monitor the implementation of developments works by government agaencies in the juridiction of village and also act as corruption monitor on prevailing corruption and direct intervention.

Public Hearing: On completion of village surveys and public meetings, analysis of data and conduct of public hearing by mobiligations of masses from villages to Block offices and as a sequel to public hearing,deputing of volunteers at Block offices to monitor the incidences of corruption and record them.

Intervention: Collate all the data and take up with approriate authorities for remedial steps and followup.

Media Buzz: Vigilance committee members will organize press briefings on each intervention of issues.