The 32^nd Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Lecture was delivered on 27^th October, 2017 at 1115 hrs. by Shr Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Laureate, on the topic  “Role of Police in Safe Childhoods – Safe India” at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. He paid respects at the Martyrs’ Memorial by laying a wreath and then proceeded to deliver the lecture at the Academy Auditorium along with Mrs. D.R. Doley Barman, Director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy.

 

He addressed a combined session of 122 IPS Probationers of 69 RR and 14 foreign Probationers currently undergoing basic training at the Academy. His message was filled with sensitization and inspiration to the budding young Probationers. He honestly expressed  that a child feel safest when surrounded by police and he also revealed that he is the proud son of a policeman.  He  explained,  on the one hand how civilization and slavery cannot go hand-in-hand and on the other hand, he explained  the organic linkages between child labour  & exploitation; poverty;  unemployment  and illiteracy. He  exhorted for an urgent need for child-friendly  policing and also gave the following 7 steps for making a safe India for safety of children through sensitizing the police:-

1.    Policy initiatives.

2.    Institutional mechanism in place.

3.    Education.

4.    Capacity  building to eradicate this social evil.

5.    Accountability of the authorities in particular and citizens in general.

 

6.    Technological interventions.

7.    Societal engagement

 

            Finally he gave a clarion call to the    young aspiring police probationers “to save India by doing a bit by everybody which can make children safe in the world”.  Later, Shri Satyarthi also interacted with the IPS Probationers in the Central IPS Mess of the Academy.

 

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