New Delhi, March 7
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) successfully hosted the Homeland Security 2025 Conference and the 8th Edition of the SMART Policing Awards at FICCI, Federation House in New Delhi.
The event brought together top law enforcement officials, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss modern policing challenges and recognize innovative and technology-driven law enforcement practices across India.
These awards celebrated their contributions in Child Safety, Community Policing, Crime Investigation & Prosecution, Cyber Crime Management, Disaster & emergency response, Human Trafficking, Road Safety & Traffic Management, Smart Police Station, Surveillance & Monitoring, Training and Capacity Building, Women Safety and Other Policing Initiative.
Addressing the gathering, former Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai highlighted the growing challenge of communal tensions and the crucial role of law enforcement in managing freedom of speech-related conflicts. Citing a recent Supreme Court ruling, he stressed the urgent need for better police training to handle sensitive situations proactively.
The event also saw the launch of the ‘Compendium of Best Practices in SMART Policing,’ showcasing real-world success stories from police forces across India. The FICCI Homeland Security Conference 2025 reaffirmed the need for collaborative efforts between law enforcement, industry, and policymakers to drive modernization, intelligence-led policing, and technological innovation.
CATEGORY- COMMUNITY POLICING
Project Udaan Maharashtra State Police Neelot Pal, SP, Gadchiroli
Police Public Panchayat Rajasthan Police Om Prakash, IGP, Bikaner
Range
CATEGORY- CRIME INVESTIGATION & PROSECUTION
Trinetra 2.0 Uttar Pradesh Police
Prashant Kumar, DGP, Amitabh Yash, ADG, L&O & UP STF and Deepak Kumar Singh, DSP, UP STF
Integration of e-Forensic
Module in CCTNS Delhi Police Sanjay Bhatia, Addl. CP/Crime
CATEGORY- CYBER CRIME MANAGEMENT
Cyber Patrolling Task Force Rajasthan Police Gaurav Yadav, SP, Sri
Ganga Nagar
Cyber Crime Management Telangana State Police Gaddam Mallesh, Inspector, Jeedimetla PS, Balanagar Zonede, Cyberabad
CATEGORY- DISASTER & EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Aapda Mitra State Disaster Response Force, Uttar Pradesh Dr Satish Kumar, Commandant
CATEGORY- HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Women's, Child Safety & related Crime investigations
Maharashtra State Police Pramila Nikam, Head Constable, Rajgad PS, Pune
CATEGORY- ROAD SAFETY & TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
ASTraM Karnataka State Police Mr M M Anucheth, Jt. CP (Traffic), Bengaluru
Buddy Zebra Kerala Police, Ankit Asokan, CP, Thrissur City
Animesh Netram Himachal Pradesh Police, Mayank Chaudhary, SP Lahaul and Spiti
CATEGORY- SMART POLICE STATION
Crime Analytics & Predictive Policing Portal
Uttar Pradesh Police Naveen Arora, ADG, Technical Services
RPF E-Beat Patrolling & Duty Management System
Railway Protection Force, Rajkot (Gujarat) Pawan Kumar Shrivastava, the then Divisional Security Commissioner, Rajkot and present Divisional Security Commissioner, Izzatnagar
CATEGORY- TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
Training and Capacity Building
Goa Police Vidyanand Vaman Pawar, Police Inspector, Cyber Crime Police Station
CATEGORY- WOMEN SAFETY
Operation Jagriti Uttar Pradesh Police Anupam Kulshreshtha, ADG Agra Zone
Leading The Charge –Women Powered RPF Shakti Teams
Railway Protection Force, Secunderabad (Telangana) Debashmita C Banerjee,
Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, Secunderabad
CATEGORY- OTHER POLICING INITIATIVE
E-darbar Maharashtra State Police Noorul Hasan, the then SP, Wardha, present SP, Bhandara
Sambhav Mobile App Central Reserve Police Force G Avinash, Asst.Commandant (IT)
SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR SMART INNOVATIVE POLICING
Mr V Balakrishnan, CP/Inspector General of Police Coimbatore, Commissionerate, Tamil Nadu Police has
been facilitated for Special Jury Award for SMART Innovative Policing for the multiple initiatives undertaken
for the betterment of the state under various categories like Child Safety, Community Policing, Cyber Crime
Management, Elderly Safety, Other Policing Initiative, Road Safety & Traffic Management, Surveillance &
Monitoring and Women Safety.
