'Smart E-Beat System' of Police in Gurugram

• 26 Jul 2022

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On July 25, 2022, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched the 'Smart e-Beat System' at the office of the Police Commissioner, Gurugram, taking a step towards e-initiative .

Key Points

• Along with this, the Chief Minister also released a details of the Smart e-Beat System and flagged off 119 motorcycle riders of the police associated with this system.
• Speaking to the media, the Chief Minister said that the e-beat system has been introduced in Gurugram as part of the smart policing effort, which has also digitized the beat system.
• It is an app-based system. The presence of motorcycle rider policemen posted at the beat will also be available on this app and their monitoring can also be done easily.
• It is a GIS-based system, with the introduction of which will enable its monitoring to be done in a more effective manner. After that, their location can be monitored easily.
• The new system will cover all the 33 police station areas located in the urban area of Gurugram. Of these , 119 motorcycle riders will be deployed and each motorcycle rider will have two policemen.
• The Chief Minister informed that Gurugram Police has identified 2056 sensitive locations or points in the city, mainly including ATMs, petrol pumps, senior citizen's place of residence, schools, colleges, religious places, crime affected areas, etc.
• This system will be connected to the emergency response support system in the future, so that in addition to the ERV on the call received on phone number 112, this rider can also reach for help.
• Making a presentation on the e-beat system, Gurugram Police Commissioner Kala Ramachandran said that earlier it was implemented in East Gurugram and Manesar areas as a pilot project. Removing the shortcomings, this e-beat system has been expanded this month and it has also been implemented in South Gurugram and West Gurugram.