CM LAUNCHES ‘STUDENT POLICE CADET’ SCHEME TO AWARE STUDENTS ABOUT POLICE FUNCTIONING
OVER 11,200 STUDENTS OF 8TH STANDARD OF 280 SCHOOLS SELECTED UNDER FIRST PHASE
CM LAUNCHES ‘STUDENT POLICE CADET’ SCHEME TO AWARE STUDENTS ABOUT POLICE FUNCTIONING
Chandigarh: To provide an opportunity for the students to profoundly understand the Police system from close quarters and to become active partners in governance and security, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday launched the Student Police Cadet (SPC) Scheme in the state. In the First Phase, over 11,200 selected students of the 8th standard of 280 Government Schools also participated in the function via Video Conferencing.
Divulging details about the scheme, the Chief Minister said that the course curriculum formulated by Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) is to be imparted over a period of two years for class 8th students from the current academic year 2023-24. The same students would continue with the Scheme in class IX in the academic year 2024-25. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the state government has allocated Rs. 50,000 per annum to each school for implementation of the Scheme and the scheme will be implemented in 28 districts (23 Revenue Districts and Five Police Districts) of the state. Under the scheme, 40 students have been enrolled from 10 selected schools of each district, taking the total tally to 11,200 students.
The Chief Minister informed that one class per month is to be conducted for indoor course completion, thus not leading to any significant increase in the regular school curriculum of the students, while half day twice a month to be kept for the outdoor activities preferably after the school hours or on the weekends. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this initiative has been taken to provide an opportunity for the students to become familiar with the Police functioning from close quarters and to become active partners in governance and security.
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