Bengaluru: The state government has decided to launch a Student Police Cadet Project and it is a school- level youth development initiative for Govt./Aided/BBMP high Schools in Bengaluru City for which govt has nominated the Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) P Harishekaran, as the State Nodal Officer for the Project for the State.
The SPC project will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in presence of Home Minister, Education Minister, Transport Minister, DG & IGP, Commissioner of Police and Senior officers of state on March 2.
This Project is a School based initiative by the government involving Police and Education Department . The selected School students are trained as a future leaders of democratic society by inculcating within them respect for law, discipline, civic sense, empathy for vulnerable sections of society and resistance to social evils, said, Police Commissioner MN Reddy.
“The Student Police Cadet (SPC) does not create more policemen, rather it seeks to grow the police men within each young member of our community. For the academic year 2014-15, Govt has allotted Rs. 1.80 Crore for the project”, he said.
As a Pilot project for the year 2014-15, 35 Govt/BBMP/Aided Schools in the state have been selected in which 1500 students (750 boys + 750 girls) are selected and two motivated teachers from each school have been nominated as Community Police Officers (CPO) and Assistant Community Police Officers (ACPO). They will be assisted by the local jurisdictional Police Inspectors also known as Police Student Liaison Officers(PSLO) and Drill Instructors (DI) in outdoor and indoor subjects.
First the training will given to CPO, ACPO, DI and PI regarding various subjects in indoor and outdoor activates. They in turn will render training to students in their own school premises. SPC classes will be taken on every Saturday in schools without disturbing their academic classes. The SPC students will also have field visits to Police stations, courts, BBMP, Revenue office and jails in order to create better understanding of law enforcement process and makes the cadets be aware of their rights and duties towards the society.
The State level committee headed by DG & IGP , State Nodal Officer and district level committees headed by SP will be formed along with officials from education dept, DSERT, Excise, Transport, Forest and Fire Services for supervision and conduct of SPC project. Eminent personalities from various disciplines and social workers will interact with SPC cadets and sensitize them on contemporary social issues. The SPC Cadets will also be trained in annual residential camps where they will be thought character, camaraderie, discipline, adventure and self reliance.
The syllabus for Indoor & Outdoor Manual has been carefully designed by Additional Commissioner of Police P Harishekaran, and Karnataka State Nodal Officer, SPC which includes Outdoor subjects such as National Integration, Drills, Weapon Training, Leadership, Health & Indoor subjects such as Hygiene, Environment, Self Defense, Map reading, Police History, Personality development and Adventure activities. A monthly meeting will be conducted with parents of SPC cadets to review the progress. This will not only make the SPC cadets physically fit but also they will become academically wise and self confident. They will be moulded into responsible future leaders of this nation. They will also be trained in basics of computer, internet for which each school will be provided with Laptops, Projector and furniture’s etc.
Thus, SPC will not only develop the student into responsible youths of this vast nation but will also mould them to be socially productive, motivated physically fit and responsible future leaders of this nation.
