New Delhi: B K Gupta, who takes over as Delhi Police chief on Wednesday, is set to revamp the system to provide it "corporate-style functioning".
"I will introduce corporate-style functioning of the department where performance of officers will be assessed, for example, monthly, to know how much they are delivering, on prevention and detection of crime, and they will be rated on the basis of that assessment," Gupta told Delhi Newsline.
Promising "friendly policing", he said: "My focus will be on women complainants. There should be a special reception desk at most police stations where women officers will attend to complaints from women."
Gupta has also stressed on creating a few specialised police stations with only female officers. "For example, the Delhi University area can have a police station where all the officers are women. Most of the complaints there are in the nature of eve-teasing and misbehaviour with women," he said.
Outgoing Delhi Police chief Y S Dadwal, meanwhile, is getting ready to move to the Sashastra Seema Bal.
"The Delhi Police Commissioner's job stressful. It needs 24 hours commitment and I think I have done it well. It was a pleasure serving the Delhi Police. I wanted to do a lot of things my way and I have done those despite what people said; because it was for a good cause," said Dadwal, recalling his 39 months of service as the Delhi Police chief.
During his tenure, Dadwal focussed on ensuring maximum work from his force and coordination between all agencies. "I had made it very clear to my men after joining in 2007 that reputations and continuations are not going to lead to anything. I focussed on controlling crime, investigations, beat patrolling, gathering criminal intelligence and basic policing."
In fact, Dadwal's tough working style also brought him criticism. "Yes, I asked my men to work for long hours, but policing has to come with a sense of commitment. It is not a 9 am to 5 pm job," said Dadwal.
Recalling challenges he faced -- like the 'Bunty gang' bike robbers, the serial bomb blasts and Commonwealth Games security -- he said: "The Games was a big challenge, but I was confident from Day One since I had earlier managed Asian Games in India, and been to Beijing Olympics and Australian Games."
To his merit, Dadwal has the introduction of 'Eyes and Ears' scheme, where he asked community leaders and the general public to share information with the police. He also launched the 'chase-and-challan' scheme for traffic violators. Out of 185 police stations, Dadwal posted young station house officers at 140, installed two new districts and created 51 new police stations.
His decision to do away with out-of-turn promotions and cash rewards drew flak from many sections. "They (the police) are paid for the work and government also gives gallantry awards. For example, in the Army they give Paramvir Chakras, not out-of-turn promotions," he added.
So, why leave Delhi Police? "I felt I had done enough. It was a stressful job. After doing something, one must move on. One of my biggest achievements is CWG 2010."
Dadwal also thanked his force for their hard work and expressed appreciation for the residents of Delhi. "I hope people of Delhi continue to respect the Delhi Police."
Source: The Indian Express