Hyderabad, Mar 9 (TNT) : Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Monday called for upgrading the police department to effectively counter the growing threats of cyber crime and narcotic drug trafficking, stressing that modern challenges require both technological advancement and adaptive policing.
Addressing officers at the ‘Telangana Police Retreat 2026’ here, Revanth Reddy said the government would soon constitute a committee headed by Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao to examine issues and proposals raised by the police department.
Reddy said policing today involves two types of challenges ‘technical challenges’, which can be resolved by providing resources and modern technology, and ‘ adaptive challenges’, which require deeper understanding and structural changes within the system.
In view of the rising cyber crime cases, he suggested upgrading technological infrastructure and recruiting technical experts to strengthen the department.
The Chief Minister warned that the crime rate cannot be effectively reduced unless the existing police force is upgraded.
He said the committee would study proposals submitted by police officials on issues such as cyber crime, narcotics control and recruitment before the government takes a final decision.
He also advised the police not to function in “auto mode” and stressed the need for constant upgradation of skills, noting that citizens approach the police first when they encounter problems.
Recalling past challenges such as terrorism and extremism, Reddy said specialised forces like ‘Greyhounds’ and ‘OCTOPUS’ were established to tackle such threats.
With the nature of crime changing rapidly, he called for rationalisation of staff strength and the adoption of ‘population-based policing’.
The Chief Minister said maintaining law and order is crucial for attracting investments to the state. Referring to the government’s development vision ‘Telangana Rising 2047,” he said the state aims to achieve a ‘$3 trillion economy by 2047’.
He also said the government plans to develop the ‘CURE region’, covering over 2,100 km within the Outer Ring Road Hyderabad, to attract large-scale investments.
Reddy advised officials to learn lessons from metropolitan cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, which are facing issues like air pollution, traffic congestion and flooding.
The Chief Minister also proposed organising a Police Retreat every December and assured that the government would provide the necessary funds to strengthen the police system and ensure postings based on performance.
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