GS J & K | Sep 2020 HELPFUL FOR UPSC 2020

GS II: J & K

Women police can save J&K children: PM ‘They can stop them from taking the wrong path’

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said women police officers could play a pivotal role in preventing children of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from taking the ‘wrong path’.

    “We have to work towards stopping children from joining the wrong path. Women officers could counsel their mothers and bring back the children to mainstream. Women force can help in stopping children in their tracks,” he stated.

    Modi was addressing the ‘Dikshant’ ceremony or passing out parade of the Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) through videoconference.

    131 officers pass out: In all, 131 IPS officers, including 28 women, concluded their two-year training on Friday.

    While interacting with J&K cadre officer, Tanushree, who has a degree in textiles designing, he said, “Terror incidents are main news in newspapers everyday … Jammu, Kashmir Valley, Ladakh and Kargil also have other specialities. They are lovely and nice people and we believe that with everyone’s effort we will be able to bring back happiness in their lives. Kashmir has a unique strength, every house has deft hands and the shawls and handicrafts they can make is phenomenal.” He asked the officer to make small groups of women and use those skills to bond with them.

    The Union government revoked the special status of J&K under Article 370 of the Constitution on August 6 last year and bifurcated the State into Union Territories — J&K and Ladakh.

    Modi asked young police officers to be conscious of their image once they stepped out of the academy, as “first impression is the last impression”.