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Sri. Darpan Jain concluded by saying that today people suffer from stress due to the work they perform;
hence a person needs to do a job that he enjoys and draws satisfaction from. The Police commissioner –
Dr. Ramachandra Rao in his lecture spoke on administration and functioning of Police. The population of
Hubli Dharwad is around 18lakhs makes this city as the 2nd largest after Bangalore. The twin city of Hubli
Dharwad presents a diverse demography; therefore the Police department faces a wide variant of
challenges and problems. Though the distance between the two places is just about 20kms, there is a
cultural difference between these two places. Because of this setting, the social law and order issues exist,
and intensive policing was needed which brought in the commissioner ate office in Hubli from the earlier
S.P headed Police division. Bringing out the structure of the Police Department under his commissioner
ate, he highlighted various statistics to bring out his points.
The All India average Police Vs.
Population is 133 per one lakh
population, the Karnataka state
average is 122 Police per one
lakh population and for Hubli
Dharwad it is 138 Police per
lakh population ,he informed.
He explained the functions and
duties of commissioner, the
duty hours, the law and order to
maintain peace, the control of
force, and the cordial relation
with other related departments
and public, he said the police
has to lead by example to gain
the confidence of the public. The areas of police functioning are far and wide the canvas covers law and
order, crime prevention, VIP security, Traffic management, communal harmony, public relations, peace in
society, man management and police welfare. In order that this scope is well covered there is a need for
leadership he added. Narrating a story on leadership, he cited how a leader can make a difference by good
planning and ensuring its implementation. Expressing satisfaction over the efforts of the police in crime
control, he showed through statistics how the crime rate has been brought under control in various areas
.He expressed concern, however on the increase in the crime rate against women. The stricter traffic
management has reduced the road accidents, fine collection is not the objective, when he showed the
amount of fine collections is increased over a period of last 3 years, it’s the road safety that matters
behind the police initiative.The police service being prevalent naturally in all the area of day to day routine
life, the suggestions are always sought by his office, Answering the queries, he says a responsible citizen
can help the police in its duties. Road accidents assume a bigger part due to the increase in vehicle
population, the cameras are instituted to ensure that the over speeding does not happen. Camera is not the
final answer and when the roads are widened, maybe the cameras will be withdrawn.He concluded with
team work effort of public and police for the peace and order in the city. Prof. Manik co-ordinated the
program and Director Dr.Ramakant Kulkarni thanked the speakers, Vice President of the Society
Sri.Mahendra Kothari and Life member Sri. Jayantilal Mahajanseth were present on the stage.
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