Janamaithri Suraksha Project - Kerala Police

• Provide due training to the members of Janamaithri Suraksha Samithis to make them more effective.
• Organize joint meetings of various Janamaithri Suraksha Samithis for sharing their experiences
for better learning.
• Give due care in the appointment of Janamaithri Beat officers.
Capacity Building
• Provide intensive training to the beat officers on various aspects related to the implementation of the
project particularly on communication, rapport building, organizing programmes, counseling etc.
• Conduct refresher training to the various functionaries of the project to make the implementation
more effective.
• Organize training/awareness programmes for the Janamaithri Suraksha Samithi Members
periodically.
Monitoring and Evaluation
• Ensure concurrent monitoring of the project at the Zonal level.
• Organize periodical monitoring meetings preferably on a quarterly basis at the district and half
yearly basis at the state level.
• Set up an award for the best beat and the best Janamaithri Samithi.
• Provide incentives either in cash or kind to the best beat officer at the zonal/district/state level.
Networking
• Ensure the involvement of Corporates, Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Educational
Institutions/youth clubs in the various phases of the project viz., training and capacity building,
planning and implementing, reporting and monitoring.
• Hold periodical local level meetings of the corporates/ institutions/ organisations (Educational,
CBOs, NGOs, etc.) in the area on a periodical basis to establish and nurture the networking so
that their contributions are ensured.
• Involve social service organizations like National Service Scheme (NSS) in implementing the
various activities of the project.
• Liaision with other Janamaithri Police stations and Janamaithri Suraksha Samithis in the district
and state facilitating a mutual learning.
Expansion of the project
• Take efforts to extend the project to more police station limits on a time bound manner enabling
more population to experience the benefits of the Janamaithri Suraksha Project i.e., safety and
security to the lives and property of people.
This article is based on the studies done by Dr. Celine Sunny and team, Rajagiri College of Social
Sciences, Kochi for the Kerala Police. The study reports are available at the Kerala Police website,
www.keralapolice.gov.in
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