Delhi Police launch 'Mission Karmayogi' to train police personnel in various skills of public police interface

New Delhi, July 14

The Delhi Police, in a extravagant function started a unique training programme for police personnel “Mission Karmyogi Capacity Building Programme”. 

This by far is the biggest training programme taken up under the GOI's programme by a police department. 

The programme was launched by Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla.

The programme aims to make a pool of Master Trainers in soft skills to propagate them among all personnel of Delhi Police. 

The Government of India's premier body Capacity Building Commission (CBC) patronises this scheme with an aim to provide technical & professional support to government officials to beget renewed motivation to serve the citizenry for generating maximum efficiency. 

Welcoming the guests and eminent personalities, Delhi CP Rakesh Asthana, underlined the importance of soft skills and humane behavior of staff working at cutting edge. “Pleasant behavior of work force is key to good and healthy image for any organization”, he said. This training module by experts will definitely improve performance as well as public perception towards the force. It has been designed to enhance efficiency without affecting performance or technicalities of police working. 

To improve its police public interface, Delhi Police intends to train its personnel in soft skills, communications skills, senstivity and prompt responsiveness to citizens; under GoI’s ambitious project “Mission Karmayogi”, officials added. 

Through Capacity Building Commission of India (CBC), 360 master trainers from the rank and file of Delhi Police have been selected. The handpicked personnel will be suitably trained to further disseminate this knowledge down the line to almost 35000 frontline staff working in field formations at police station, Traffic and other levels of law & order machinery.

Speaking on the occasion, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Union Home Secretary emphasized that motivation to do good work not for the sake of anyone’s notice, but for self satisfaction defines the character of a true human. 

He said, "Good works never go unnoticed, in fact they go on to built image of an organization. Delhi Police should become a Model Police in the next 10 years, and this is one significant effort in that direction".

Praveen Pardeshi, Member Administration, CBC presented a brief background of the scheme. Shri V Srinivas, co-Founder, CEO, Illumine Knowledge Resources, knowledge partners in Karmyogi Scheme gave the roadmap for implementation of the plan. 

Adil  Zainulbhai, renowned entrepreneur and Chairman CBC termed it to be Prime Minister’s most ambitious project to boost capacity and capabilities of civil servants. He stressed that learning is a necessity for all ranks from top to bottom and that it should continue as lifelong learning process.  

The top brass of Delhi Police alongwith all IPS officers of all ranks were present at the launch.