Important Facts For Prelims
India’s Top 10 Police Stations for 2020
- 04 Dec 2020
- 2 min read
Why in News
The Ministry of Home Affairs has released a list of the top 10 police stations in India for the year 2020.
Key Points
- The annual ranking is done since 2015 when the Prime Minister announced such an exercise, while addressing the Directors General of Police’s Conference in Kutch, Gujarat.
- Objective:
- To rank the top 10 Police Stations out of 16,671 Police Stations in the country through data analysis, direct observation and public feedback.
- Performance Parameter:
- Property offences, crimes against women and weaker sections of the society etc.
- This year, the government introduced three new parameters.
- Missing persons, Unidentified found persons and Unidentified dead bodies.
- Performance of Police Stations located in rural and remote areas has been worth appraising.
- This indicates that while availability of resources is important, more important is the dedication and sincerity of police personnel to prevent and control crime and serve the nation.
- Top 3 police station for 2020:
- Nongpok Sekmai police station in Thoubal district of Manipur has topped the list.
- AWPS-Suramangalam police station in Salem City of Tamil Nadu ranks second.
- Kharsang police station in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Benefits of Annual Ranking:
- To recognize the hard work and encourage and instill a sense of competitiveness in the police force.
- It also provides a picture of the state of physical infrastructure, resources and deficiencies at the level of police stations.
- The annual exercise of ranking police stations works as a constant guide for improvements.
