Last Update: February 22, 2023, 17:23 IST
It is a two-year capacity building program for class 8 and 9 students (Representational image)
The Student Police Cadet (SPC) program was launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in 2018 and was made mandatory across the country, but got delayed due to the pandemic.
School going students in Uttar Pradesh are being trained to develop into future leaders of a democratic society by inculcating respect for law, civic sense, empathy for weaker sections of the society and resistance to social evils.
The Student Police Cadet (SPC) program was launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in 2018 and was made mandatory across the country, but got delayed due to the pandemic.
It is a two year capacity building program for class 8 and 9 students.
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DG Training, Sanjay M Tarade, who is the nodal head of the project in UP, said a committee has been appointed under Principal Secretary Home for the programme.
“In UP, all 75 districts are engaged in the programme. We have covered 2512 schools and 1.29 lakh students who are being trained by master trainers.”
“It is a mix of indoor and outdoor activities, which are being taught by social science and physical education teachers, while for traffic control and laws, police officers also take classes,” he said.
DGP DS Chauhan said, “This is an important step taken by MHA to build a strong interface between police and school going students through involvement of volunteer police officers and teachers in schools for peace and public safety. The progress of the program will be reviewed monthly.”
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