Preventing crime and maintaining law and order are the prime activities of the police. But in the present scenario, ensuring orderliness in a society and rehabilitating life of unemployed youth, addressing social issues and weeding out root cause of social evils hav been added in the work schedule of police personnel in order to scale down crime activities and prevent anti-social activities.
The Theni district administration took up a novel initiative. They chose young, energetic, ambitious and physically-fit youth from different parts of the district, particularly from rural areas, and gave them training and equipped them to appear for the written test for selection of secondary-grade police constables.
Proper training and continuous motivation by the trainer police in Armed Reserve have started showing results. About 450 candidates trained by the AR police were expected to pass in the written test for the post of secondary-grade constables. A majority of the candidates had checked their answers with the answer keys published on the website.
More than 1,200 candidates had registered for the written examination. And 300 men and 150 women candidates took part in the training programme without fail.
The selfless service of police did not end there. The prospective 450 candidates had appealed to the trainers to train them for physical test also. They were badly in need of short-term training as they had to take part in the physical test within 15 days. Having understood the importance of their appeal, the AR police trainers started their practical training classes immediately.
Now, a majority of candidates assemble in the ground at 6 a.m. daily.
Deputy Superintendent of Police R. Vijayan said that the rigorous physical training would continue for three hours in a day to make them fit for the physical tests. Such measure would help many rural youth get better jobs and it will change their lifestyle and economic conditions. Now, the police have been engaging in many services, including taking government schemes to the doorstep of poor people in remote villages in the district.
“Poverty and unemployment force the poor to take up illegal activities. Anti-social elements trap them easily and use them for nefarious activities. Offering education and creating employment opportunities will solve 50 per cent of social problems,” he said.
