Chandigarh Police got very prestigious Kalam
Innovation in Governance Award
Vinay
Kumar
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Police has brought laurels to the city yet again by winning the very
prestigious Kalam Innovation in Governance Award (KIGA) for its pioneer project
to mentor the children belonging to vulnerable sections of society. Dr. A. P. J. Kalam Summit on Innovation in
Governance is an international conclave
of policy makers, civil service officers, NGOs, media and academia who are
dedicated to the task of governance and its dimensions. The summit on 28th February, 2019 was inaugurated by Shri
Venkaiah Naidu, Honorable Vice President of India. The Summit is held by Dr. A.
P. J. Abdul Kalam Center, which was formed in 2015 to promote innovations,
especially in governance and social enterprises, improve youth participation in
national and international development and improve access to education and
knowledge in all strata of the society. The award to Chandigarh Police was
given by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Honourable Vice Chairman, NITI Ayog in the presence
of dignitaries Shri Alok Ranjan (former Chief Secretary UP), Shri Govind Gaude
(Minister for Art and Culture, Tribal Welfare, Civil Supplies), Shri K.
Srinivas (Additional Secretary, DoPT), Shri Desh Deepak (Secretary General,
Rajya Sabha) and Shri Srijan Pal Singh, CEO – Kalam Center. Chandigarh Police
won the Award for its project “Child Friendly and Drug Free Community”.
The
project is a brainchild of SSP UT Nilambari Jagdale which is being implemented
in collaboration with an NGO Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses (SPYM).
Under the project, vulnerability pockets were identified in Chandigarh, namely
Ram Darbar, Bapu Dham and Dhanas. Stakeholder meetings were held in these areas
with RWA members, community leaders, teachers and principals of government
schools as well as children in the area to understand the problems and needs of
these children. Accordingly, a program was formulated to mentor children after
school. These children are being mentored in better hygiene practices, sharing
with the peers, better health practices, better communication skills, staying
away from drugs, developing better social skills. Total 242 children are being
mentored in the first phase of this project. After a few months of mentoring
the batch will change and the aim is to bring 1000 children within the aegis of
this project in one year. The project is being run at zero cost to the
government. The expected outcomes
are reduction in school absenteeism, improvement in school grades, staying away
from drugs and habit forming substances, reduction in petty crimes, reduction
in juvenile delinquency, reduction in eve easing/molestation/crime against women
etc. Chandigarh Police is providing different exposures to the Children time to
time like meeting/interaction of celebrity Mr. Salman Khan which makes the
Children happy and become motivated.
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