New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday greeted Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) on completion of 50 years in service of the nation.
Taking to twitter, he said “Greetings to Bureau of Police Research and Development on its Golden Jubilee Anniversary. BPR&D has played a vital role in strengthening India’s internal security through research and development.
I salute BPR&D’s continuous quest for a robust and modern police system in the country, Mr Shah added further in his message.The Bureau was initially started with two Divisions – Research, Publication and Static Division and Development Division. In 1973, the Training Division was added, on the recommendation of the Gore Committee on Police Training. In 1995, Correctional Division was started to study the issues of Prisons and Prison Reforms. In 2008, the National Police Mission was added and Development Division was restructured as Modernization Division.
The journey of BPR&D, over the last five decades, has been spectacular as it has played a vital role in shaping the Indian Police. It has prepared the Police Forces through its training interventions and capacity building programmes, through research and National Mission projects, through various modernization initiatives to keep the Police Forces in pace with latest change and challenges, the BPR&D said, adding that in last five years it has trained 55,000 offices and men.