All the police stations in Coimbatore City handling law and order, crime, traffic as well as special units in Coimbatore City would be graded based on their performances.
Amaresh Pujari, who took over as the new City Police Commissioner on Wednesday, said a monthly progress card on the performance level of each police station based on various parameters would be compiled.
The progress card would be sent to the stations to enable them to identify their strengths and weaknesses and act upon it.
The best performing stations would receive commendations and appreciation letters while the police station that fall well below the prescribed standards, would have to pull up their socks to enhance their efficiency, Mr. Pujari said.
The criteria for gradation of the police stations include petition enquiry pace (a record of how petitioners are treated at police stations and whether the issue was resolved), maintenance of law and order, effective patrolling of localities to prevent incidents and crime, crime detection and streamlining of passport verification processes.
The Commissioner said given the workload and manpower constraints, the officers and personnel at the police stations may not have the time to pause, reflect and correct their methodology of work and these factors required a mirror to reflect their efficiency.
The Commissioner and the new grading system would act as the mirror in order to increase the quality and not the quantity of the functions of the police force.
With regard to petition enquiry and passport verification processes, there would be greater focus, he said. Mr. Pujari said that the police stations and the City Police Office should not delay the process of clearing the applications. Applicants wanting to visit their sons, daughters and youth waiting for passports to avail of employment opportunities should not be put to trouble because of the delay in verification, he added.
Delay in enquiry into petitions, which could even lead to criminal activity, charges of favouritism, allegations of corruption and even delay in handling a case, were the factors that would have ramifications which would reflect on the functioning of the city police force, the Commissioner said.
Mr. Pujari said that the public, complainants and petitioners could visit the Commissioner's Office preferably between 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on any working day to meet him. Those wanting to pass on information could do so by sending an e-mail to copcbe@yahoo.com, he said.
