Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 1: The Union Government today made it clear that three new criminal laws would be fully implemented in Jammu and Kashmir by April this year. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that the Government has taken measures to ensure the full implementation of the three new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir. “A Steering Committee under the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and an Empowered Committee under Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir has been formed”, the Minister said, adding, “The training programs are conducted at the Police Academy, Police Training Institutes, District Police Lines and Battalion Training Centres. Translation of new criminal laws in Urdu, Dogri and Kashmiri languages have been completed”. The Minister further informed that the Jammu and Kashmir Police along with other departments of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir is organizing joint awareness programmes at all 282 blocks in the second and fourth week of every month. “All the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) patches including e-Sakshya (audio-video recording application) for the IOs of Jammu and Kashmir Police, sending of esummons/SMS/emails have been made functional”, the Minister said, adding, “All the required Rules, Notifications and Administrative Orders in respect of three criminal laws have been issued”. The MoS Home further informed that the regular training on three new criminal laws is provided. “So far 975 Gazetted Officers, 60,890 police personnel under Jammu and Kashmir Police and 254 Judicial Officers have been trained. Additionally, 191 Master Trainers under the Training of Trainers (ToT) program and 118 personnel have been trained”, he said, adding, “ J&K Police also use the iGoT Karmayogi platform, with 50,984 personnel onboard, completing 1,21,000 courses, including 1,10,773 on new criminal laws”. To monitor the implementation of new criminal laws, review meetings are held fortnightly by the Chief Secretary and weekly by the Principal Secretary (Home), DGP, and top police officials. The reports thereof are for internal circulation of the Government. |