The Academy is celebrating its Diamond Jubliee Celebrations from September, 15th,2007, as it has completed 60 years in serving the Nation. As part of the celebrations, a parade by the 59RR probationers and uniformed staff was done. Sh. M K Narayanan, National Security Advisor, reviwed the parade. Later Sh M K Narayanan addressed the probationers. The celebrations will continue up to September,2008.

     

Reunion seminar for 1982 batch IPS officers was conducted in the Academy on 3rd and 4th December,2007. The batch consists of 57 officers out of which 3 officers expired, 6 officers left the service, and 48 officers serving. 30 Officers attended the course, and discussed on the theme of the seminar “Need for Modernisation of Police Forces to effectively meet the emerging Internal Security Challenges” . The programme director was sh. Milind Kanaskar, IPS.

Reunion seminar of 1977 Batch IPS officers was conducted in the Academy on 12th and 13th Nov,2007. The batch consists of 119 officers. 52 officers attended the seminar. The theme of the seminar was, "Left Wing Extremism : Challenges and Response ". The Course was conducted by Sh. Santosh Macherla, IPS, Jt. Director of the Academy.

Reunion Seminar of 1957 Batch of IPS officers was conducted in the Academy on 27th and 28th, December, 2007. Out of 70 officers, 23 officers attended the Seminar. The theme of the seminar was " Innovative Measures to promote Citizen-Friendly Policing” . The course was conducted by Sh. Santosh MAcherla, IPS, Jt. Director of the Academy.

A course on 9th Strategic Management Programme was held in the Academy for senior IPS officer from 31-12-2007 to 5-01-2008. 18 Officers participated in the Course from different states and CPOs. The Course was inaugurated by Sh. P P Shrivastava,IPS(Retd.,) Member North East Counsel. The objective of the course are 1. Evolve action plans for implementation on contemporary issues in Indian Police for improving organizational excellence, and 2. Strategic use of Science and Technology in Policing. The course director was sh. GHP Raju,IPS. The Course was rated as 4.6/5.0.

105 IPS Officer Trainees, including 15 lady officers, belonging to 60th Batch of Indian Police Service reported at the Academy on 10-12-2007, for the Basic Course Training (Phase – 1) of 45 weeks duration, which completes on 31-10-2008. 4 Maldivian & 4 Royal Bhutan Police officers are also undergoing training with this batch. Dr. G S Rajagopal, Director of the Academy, in his address welcomed the Officer Trainees to the glorious Indian Police Service and SVP National Police Academy.

A course on Computer and Internet crimes was conducted in the Academy from 19th - 23th November,2007. The Course was attended by 17 participants including 12 IPS officers from different states, 5 officers from CPOs. The objective of the course are 1. To understand what Computers and Network 2. To understand the implication of the Cyber world and legal measures to harness it 3. To understand basics of Cyber Forensics & Procedures for Investigation of Cyber Crimes . The Course was inaugurated by Dr. G S Rajagopal, Director,SVPNPA. The Course exposed the participants to various areas which includes, Networks, Internet related attacks such as Phishing, Website defacement, Crime Investigation, Legal Aspects of Cyber Crimes and Computer Forensics. Various eminent guest faculty were invited to deliver the lectures. The programme director was Smt. Bala Naga Devi,IPS. The course was rated 4.7/5.0.

Passing Out Parade of the 59th RR batch of IPS probationers was held on 30th October,2007. 88 IPS officers including 18 lady IPS probationers along with 4 officers from Maldivian Police Force and 4 officers from Royal Bhutan passed out of the portals of this Academy. The fort walls of the parade ground reverberated to the patriotic band tunes as the probationers put their first step in service to the people. The parade was reviewed by Shri Shivaraj V Patil, Hon'ble Union Home Minister, Govt. of India. The chief guest gave away the prizes to those probationers who had excelled in training. The Prime Minister's Baton and Home Ministry's Revolver was presented to the overall Best Probationer Sh. Shashank Anand, allotted to Haryana Cadre. Shri Bhubanananda Misra Memorial Trophy for the Second Best all-round IPS Probationer was awarded to Ms Ruchi Srivastava (Madhya Pradesh). The IPS Association's Sword of Honour for the Best Outdoor Probationer was presented to Shri Sisir Chhettri (Royal Bhutan Police) and the Mehta Cup for Studies was presented to Shri Shashank Anand (Haryana). The chief guest, in his address to the Probationers, congratulated them for the excellent parade put up on the occasion. Dr G S Rajagopal, Director, SVP National Police Academy in his welcome address thanked the Hon'ble Union Home Minister for gracing the occasion and highlighted the varied inputs being given to IPS probationers to equip them with professional, physical and attitudinal virtues that an IPS officer requires in the field.

Dr. P C Alexander, Member of Parliament, Former Governor of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra delivered the 22nd Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Lecture at the Academy on the theme “Threats ot National Integration”, after lighting the lamp and offering floral tributes to the Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

The Academy conducted 2 day Conference of Heads of Police Training Institutions of SAARC Nations on 8th and 9th October, 2007. Representatives of 7 Nations viz., India, Pakistan,Maldives, Bhutan, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Nepal participated in the Conference. During the conference the delegates discussed various issues related to Police Training. During the two days, discussions were be held on Core Competencies of Police Training Insitutions, Organising of Joint Training Programmes, Exchange of faculty, feasibility and modalities, Offering of seats other member countries, Sharing of Training Resources amongst member countries.

A one week Course on Police Training was conducted in the Academy from 17th September - 22nd September, 2007. A total number of 30 officers have attended the course. The course was inaugurated by Shri Upendra Verma, Director, Vig & ACB, TVM, Kerala, and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, National Coordinator, Lok Satta. The objectives of the course were:
1. Analyse various factors leading to corruption.
2. Understand various Anti-Corruption laws.
3. Acquire knowledge and skills for the investigation and detection of corruption cases.

The Course was rated at 4.7 out of 5. Shri Dr. Darvesh Saheb, Deputy Director, was the programme director.

A one week Course on Police Training was conducted in the Academy from 24 September - 29 September, 2007. A total number of 18 officers have attended the course. The course was inaugurated by Shri S.Ramakrishnan, IPS (Retd.), Member, WB Police Reforms Committee, and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri Dr. G.S. Rajagopal, Director, SVPNPA. The objectives of the course were:
1. Evolve Strategies for effective management of training function.
2. Draw lessons from National Training Policy for application in Police.
3. Devise strategies for continuous identification of Training and Development needs of police Personnel.
4. Devise training designs/interventions for on-the-job training of police personnel.
5. Identify training interventions for:

• Pre-Promotion Training
  
• Specialized Training

6. Make better use of IT in Managing 0rganizational learning in police.

Shri Abhishek Trivedi, Asst Director, was the programme director.

A 5 day Seminar on National Security was conducted in the Academy from 10th September -14th September, 2007. A total number of 36 officers have attended the course. The course was inaugurated by Shri Dr. G.S. Rajagopal, Director, SVPNPA, and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri Anjaneya Reddy, IPS (Retd.). The objectives of the course were:
1. To enhance awareness of the different sources and dimensions of threat to national security, among senior officers participating in the seminar.
2. To sensitize the participants to newer and emerging trends – domestic as well as international – impinging on national security.
3. To enable the participants to understand the nuances of national security challenges emanating from multiple sources, and deliberate on ways and means to promote adequate preparedness to counter the same.
4. To promote inter-service interaction and coordination for a holistic approach to national security issues.

The Course was rated at 4.7 out of 5. Shri Milind Kanaskar, Asst Director, was the programme director.

A 3 day course on Disaster Management was conducted in the Academy from 5th September - 7th September, 2007. A total number of 26 officers have attended the course. The course was inaugurated by Shri K.M. Singh, IPS(Retd), and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri Dr. G.S. Rajagopal, Director, SVPNPA. The objectives of the course were:
1. Enhance the awareness about the nature and the characteristics of different types of disasters
2. Improve their capability in dealing with disasters
3. Understand and use the developments in the field of technology in Disaster Management

The Course was rated at 4.7 out of 5. Shri Abhishek Trivedi, Asst Director, was the programme director.

The Academy organized a one week Course on "Organised Crime" from 20th to 25th August, 2006. 17 officers from various states and CPOs and other organizations attended the course. The Course was inaugurated by Shri Dr. G.S. Rajagopal, IPS, Director, SVPNPA. The objectives of the course were to enable the participants :
1. To Understand the meanings, Characteristics and magnitude of Organised Crime and appreciate the threat posed by Organised Crime to National Security.
2. To identify various types of Organised Crimes, Indicators of growth of Organised Crimes in an area, and modus operandi of criminals.
3. To identify the problems in preventing and combating the Organised Crimes.
4. To acquire the knowledge required for prevention, detection , investigation and prosecution of Organised Crime.

Shri N.Venugopal , Asst. Director was the Programme Director for the Course. Shri Anantharama, Member SEBI, was chief Guest for the Valedictory session.

          A Secretary level delegation from Bangladesh, consisting of 11 members, visited the Academy on August 6, 2007. Dr. G.S. Rajagopal, IPS, Director of Academy briefed the delegates on various activities with respect to training in the academy.

A 5 day course on Indian Forest Service was conducted in the Academy from 6th August - 10th August, 2007. A total number of 55 officers have attended the course. The course was inaugurated by Shri Santosh Macherla, Jt. Director, SVPNPA, and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri Mitesh Malhotra, Addt. PCCF, Hyderabad. The objectives of the course were:
1. Investigation of wildlife crimes
2. Application of Forensic Science Techniques in investigation of wildlife crimes
3. Evolve effective strategies to prevent wildlife crimes
4. Handle effectively mobs and related problems and
5. Manage trials related to wildlife crimes

The Course was rated at 4.8 out of 5. Mrs Anupam Saxena Singh, Asst Director, was the programme director.

Training of Trainers Course was conducted in the Academy from 9th July to August, 2007. A total number of 31 officers have attended the course. The course was inaugurated by Dr.G S Rajagopal, Director, SVPNPA, and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri V S Sampath, DG, NIRD.

The Course was rated at 4.8 out of 5. Shri G A Kaleem, was the programme director.

          The Induction Training Course was held in the Academy from 02.07.07 to 10.08.2007, in which 31 officers participated. The Course was inaugurated by Dr.G S Rajagopal, Director, SVPNPA. The Course was rated at 4.8 out of 5. Professor A.K.Saxena was the Programme Director.

          The Academy hosted one day conference of Heads of Central Training Institutions in India on 10th July,2007 to disucss about forming a common platform among all the central training institutions for sharing of knowledge, training material etc. Heads of 16 Central Training institutions were participated. The Conference was inaugurated by Sh. Satyanandan,IAS.

          The Course was inaugurated by Shri C.D. Arha, IAS (Retd.) Chief Information Commissioner, AP Information Commission, Hyderabad on 6th June, 2007, Shri Wajahat, Habibullah, IAS (Retd.) Chief Information Commissioner of India, New Delhi invited as Chief Guest for the Valedictory session on 08th June, 2007 who delivered the valedictory address to the participants of the course. 28 Officers have attended the course.

          The Course was inaugurated by Shri Rajeev Pratap Singh Rudy, Former Union Minister of State for Commerce & Civil Aviation and National Spokesperson, BJP 17 participants attended the course. Shri AP Sinha, IAS Addl. Chief Secretary, Maharashtra was invited as the Chief Guest for the Valedictory Address on 30.05.07. 17 officers have attended the Course.

          The course was inaugurated Dr. G.S. Rajgopal, Director, NPA on 14th May, 2007. Prof. P.M. Bhargava, Dy. Chairman of Science & Tech. Comm. (GOI), (Former Director of CCMB) invited as Chief Guest for the Valedictory session on 26.05.07 who delivered the address to the participants of the Course. 19 participants attended the course.

          The Workshop was inaugurated by Dr.G.S. Rajagopal, Director, SVP National Police Academy on 3rd May, 2007. Shri M.A. Basith, DG & IGP, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad was invited as chief Guest for the Valedictory session on 05th May, 2007 who delivered the valedictory address to the participants of the Workshop. 15 officers have attended the Course.

          The Course was inaugurated by by Dr. G.S. Rajagopal, Director, SVP NPA on 23rd April, 2007. Dr. Gulshan Rai, Director CERT –in (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team), New Delhi was invited as the Chief Guest for the Valedictory session on April 28th, 2007. He delivered the Valedictory address to the participants of the Course. 37 officers have attended the course.

          The Seminar was inaugurated by Dr. G.S. Rajagopal, Director, SVP National Police Academy on 20th March, 2007. Dr. Lalji Singh, Director, CCMB, was invited as Chief Guest for the Valedictory session on 24th March, 2007 who delivered the valedictory address to the participants of the Seminar. 18 officers have attended the Seminar.

          The Course was Inaugurated by Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Singhvi, Chief Justice, AP High Court, Hyderabad on 19th February, 2007. He addressed the participants on Importance of Inter-segment Coordination for effective delivery of criminal justice”. Shri Rudhra Gangadharan, IAS, Director, LBS NAA, Mussoorie was invited as Chief Guest on 24th February, 2007 to deliver the Valedictory Address to the participants of the Course. 38 Officers have attended the Course.

          The Course was inaugurated by Dr. G.S. Rajgopal, IPS, Director, SVPNPA on 5th March, 2007. Dr S K Rao, Director General, Administrative Staff College of India was invited as the Chief Guest for the Valedictory Session on 15th March, 2007.He delivered the valedictory address to the participants of the Course. 14 Officers have attended the Course.

           The Second Mahatma Gandhi Endowment Lecture was delivered at the Academy on Saturday the 3rd February, 2007 by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on “Gandhian Values and Today’s Governance”.
The Mahatma Gandhi Endowment Lecture has been instituted by the “Kaza Poorna Chandra Gandhi Trust” for Human Values, with the objective of promoting the spirit of basic human values, like truth, integrity and commitment to public service which is founded by Dr. K.P.C. Gandhi.
Dr. G.S. Rajagopal, Director of the Academy welcomed His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Speaking on the occasion H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said that Public and Media should be educated not to blame the Police because it is the Police which provides the fences to the society for peace and orderliness. He advocated the existence of society, which is free from violence, confusion and inhibitions. This will help us in developing the sense of unity which will stitch people together.

          A one week Seminar on National Security was conducted in the Academy from 29th January to 3rd February, 2007. 37 officers attended the seminar from various states including IAS officers and Defence officers. The objectives of the course were:
• To increase awareness of the different dimensions and elements that constitute National Security as well as threats to such security
• To provide an opportunity for the participants to interact and exchange ideas on the Subject
The Seminar was inaugurated by Shri J. Harinarayan, Chief Secretary, Govt. of AP on 29th January 2007 and delivered the inaugural address. Dr. G.S.Rajagopal, Director, SVP NPA was Chief Guest for the Valedictory Session on 4th February, 2007.

          The long overdue renovation and leveling of PT ground of the Academy was finally completed in January 2007. The major work involved dumping of about 350 trucks of fine gravel ferried from 20 Km. distance, leveling and rolling for about a month. The renovated PT ground is a sight to behold.

          A 50 Years Re-union Seminar of 1956 RR was conducted in the Academy on 28th and 29th December, 2006. A total of 18 IPS (Retd.) Officers attended the Seminar. The Theme for the Re-union Seminar was “Internal Security Environment”. The inauguration was conducted by Shri Santosh Macherla, Joint Director, and the concluding remarks were given by Dr. G S Rajagopal, Director of the Academy.
Shri Santosh Macherla, Joint Director was the Seminar Director.

The 50 golden years marked

          The XXX meeting of the SVP National Police Academy Board was held at the Academy on 20th December, 2006 in the MTC Conference Hall. Shri V K Duggal, Union Home Secretary and Chairman of the Board presided over the meeting. Shri E S L Narasimhan, Director, IB; Shri Vijay Shanker, Director, CBI; Shri Ashish Kumar Mitra, DG, BSF, Shri S I S Ahmed, DG, CISF; Shri V K Joshi, DG, ITBP; Dr. G S Rajagopal, Director. SVP NPA; Shri D Mukherjee, DGP, TN; Ms. Kiran Bedi, DG, BPR&D; Shri Pradeep V Bhide, Addl. Secretary (CS), MHA; Shri V N Gaur, Joint Secretary (P), MHA; Shri A K Srivastava, Joint Secretary (PM). MHA; Dr. Siripurapu K Rao, DG, ASCI; Shri M B Kaushal, IPS (Retd); and Shri Rajdeep Sardesai, Chief Editor, IBNCNN TV, Members; and Shri Santosh Macherla, Joint Director, SVP NPA and Member-Secretary of the Board, attended the meeting. The Board reviewed the follow-up action taken on the earlier meetings and also discussed about the basic training of I.P.S. Probationers and various In-service Courses for I.P.S. Officers and other Officers conducted in the Academy.

Shri Duggal chairs the Board Meeting

          94 IPS Officer Trainees, including 20 lady officers, belonging to 59th Batch of Indian Police Service reported at the Academy on 18-12-2006, for the Basic Course Training (Phase – 1) of 45 weeks duration, which completes on 02-11-2007. 4 Maldivian & 4 Royal Bhutan Police officers are also undergoing training with this batch. Dr. G S Rajagopal, Director of the Academy, in his address welcomed the Officer Trainees to the glorious Indian Police Service and SVP National Police Academy.

Shri Milind Kanaskar is an IPS Officer of 1989 batch allotted to Madhya Pradesh Cadre. He is B.E.(Electronics). Before joining the NPA he was DIG Selection, PHQ, Bhopal. He started his career as ASP Rajnandgaon and Balaghat. He is also an author of a book on “Riot Control”.

          A one week Vertical Interaction Course on “Police Training” was conducted in the Academy from 11th to 16th December, 2006. 18 participants have attended the course. The objectives of the course are:
• Evolve strategies for effective management of training function at District Battalion and Field Units level.
• Draw lessons from National Training Policy for application in police.
• Devise strategies for continuous identification of Training and Development.
• Devise training designs/interventions for on-the-job training of police personnel.
• Identify training interventions for:
• Pre-Promotion Training
• Specialized Training
• Prepare action plans for the better use of IT in managing organizational learning in police.

The Vertical Interaction Course was inaugurated by Dr. G S Rajagopal, Director of the Academy on 11th December, 2006. Dr. P Dayachari, IAS, I/c Director General, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, presided over the valedictory function and delivered the valedictory address to the participants of the Course on the its theme.
Dr. A. K. Saxena, Professor (T M), was the Programme Director.

          A one week Level-III Strategic Management Programme was conducted in the Academy from 11th to 15th December, 2006. 16 Participants have attended this Course. The objectives of the course are:
• Understand self and team which govern decision making;
• Understand the environment within which he/she operates and how he/she could be catalyst; and to
• Formulate strategies for development

The programme was inaugurated by Dr. G S Rajagopal, Director of the Academy on 11th December, 2006, and delivered the inaugural address. Shri Swaranjit Sen, DGP, AP, Hyderabad, was invited as Chief Guest for the Valedictory Session on 15th December, 2006, who delivered the valedictory address to the participants of the Course.
Shri A Hemachandran, Deputy Director, was the Programme Director.

          A two day Re-Union Seminar of 1981 RR was conducted in the Academy on 4th and 5th December, 2006. 36 participants have attended the Re-Union Seminar. The theme for the Re-union Seminar was “Right to Information Act”. The seminar was inaugurated by Dr. G S Rajagopal, Director of the Academy and the valedictory session was presided over by Shri Santosh Macherla, Joint Director. Dr. S Darvesh Saheb, Deputy Director, was the Seminar Director.

          The 19th Induction Training Course was held in the Academy from 27.11.06 to 06.01.2007, in which 27 officers participated. The Course was inaugurated by Dr.G S Rajagopal,Director,SVPNPA. The Objectives of the Course were
1.To enable the participants to acquire an all India perspective in policing,
2. To equip the participants with knowledge and skills required to manage a district charge,
3. To enable the participants to develop an understanding of modern management principles as applied to police working,
4. To help them comprehend latest trends/developments in the police profession at the national and global level.

The Course was rated at 4.7 out of 5. Ms. Satwant Atwal Trivedi was the Programme Director.

          A one-week course on “Day-to-Day Policing and Internal Security” was conducted in the Academy from 20th to 25th November, 2006. 17 participants have attended this course.The objectives of the Course are:
• Recapitulate the various essential elements of day-to-day policing and Station House Management.
• Understand the impact of day-to-day policing on law& order, crime prevention and crime detection tasks of the Police.
• Deliberate on adverse impact of the neglect of day-to-day policing on the growth of phenomena like Organised Crime, Terrorism, Militancy, Communal Violence, etc.
• Appreciate the implications of the absence of day-to-day policing for anti-extremists operations, counter-intelligence tasks, etc.

The course was inaugurated by Dr. G S Rajagopal, Director of the Academy, on 20^th November, 2006, and delivered the inaugural address on the theme Internal Security Challenges and Day-to-Day Policing’. Shri A K Mohanty, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, was invited as Chief Guest for the Valedictory Session on 25th November, 2006, who delivered the valedictory address to the participants of the Course.
Shri Abhishek Trivedi, Assistant Director, was the Programme Director.

          A six day course on Computer & Internet Crimes was held in the Academy from 20.11.2006 to 25.11.2006. 26 participants have attended the Course. Objectives of the Course are:
• Understand the technology involved in Computer & Internet Crimes.
• Understand the legal provisions relevant to Computer & Internet Crimes.
• Understand the investigation procedures for investigation of Computer and Internet Crimes.
The course was inaugurated by Shri J Satyanarayana, CEO, NISG and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri C S Rao, IT (Advisor) Govt of AP,.
Shri Rakesh Aggarwal was the Programme Director.

          A five day Course on Police – Political Leadership Interface was conducted in the Academy from 13th to 17th November, 2006. 20 participants have attended the Course. The objectives of the programme are :

• To understand the role of police as well as political leaders in good governance, as envisaged in the Indian Constitution and the need for a healthy relationship between police and political leaders for achieving their common goal.
• To properly understand the position, role and constraints of police in a democracy and to devise means and methodology for sensitising the political leadership on these matters.
• To understand the political leaders’ vision of the police and its leadership in the 21st century.
• To understand the need to sensitise political leadership about growing dangers from phenomena like Terrorism, Organised Crime, Militancy etc.,
• To understand the need for promoting healthy Police-Politician relationship in a democratic polity, and
• To understand the role and requirements of Police Leadership in the The participants ponder over present political environment.

The Course was inaugurated by Shri K Vijaya Rama Rao, IPS(Retd.) on 13^th November, 2006, and delivered inaugural address on the theme “Role & Responsibilities of Political Leaders and Police in a democratic polity”. Shri P S Ramamohan Rao, IPS (Retd.) and former Governor of Tamil Nadu delivered valedictory address to the participants of the Course on the theme “Proactive Police – Political Leadership Interface for Better Governance”.
Shri G H P Raju, Assistant Director, was the Programme Director.

          A one week “Faculty Development Programme” was conducted in the Academy from 06th to 10th November, 2006. The objectives of the programme are to:

• Use learning and communication principles in teaching
• Employ systems-concept of training in structuring training
• Demonstrate their skills in counseling, coaching and providing feedback to the trainees
• Construct and use the evaluation tools.

The programme was inaugurated by Shri Kamal Kumar, former Director of the Academy. The valedictory function was presided over by Dr. P S V Prasad, IPS (Retd.). 9 faculty members have attended the faculty development programme.
Dr. A K Saxena, Professor (TM) was the Programme Director.

          Dr. G.S. Rajagopal belongs to the 1971 batch of the Indian Police Service and is borne on ‘the Rajasthan Cadre. He obtained his post graduation in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics (1968-70). As part of in-service training, he completed M.S. in Development Studies at the University of Bath, U.K (1984-85). He received a Doctorate in Journalism for his research on the topic: “ Press in India – Forms, Extent and Consequences of Control”.

Dr. Rajagopal held a variety of postings in Rajasthan and in the Government of India. He remained posted as Superintendent of Police at Barmer, Tonk, Chittorgarh and Alwar. Amongst other postings, he was the Staff Officer to the DGP, Rajasthan, Director, Rajasthan Police Academy and held stints in different ranks in the State Anti-Corruption Bureau.

In the Government of India, Dr. Rajagopal remained posted as Regional Officer, Central Board of Film Censors, Executive Director (Vigilance) – HMT, and Director (Vigilance) – Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited, Bangalore. He was also Additional Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Ministry of Home Affairs. Prior to his appointment as Special Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, he was Director General, NHRC. He also held additional charge of Director General, National Security Guards, Ministry of Home Affairs.

Dr. G S Rajagopal took over the charge of the Director of the Academy on 1^st November, 2006.

His interests include vintage cars, philately and numismatics. He is the proud owner of a 1938 model Moris-8 vintage car.

Wishing each other luck

          Shri Kamal Kumar Director of the Academy retired on 31,^st October, 2006. He joined the Academy as Director on 1^st October, 2004.
During his tenure as the Director of the National Police Academy his outstanding contributions included the enrichment of learning infrastructure of the Academy, establishing and further strengthening the bonds of collaboration for mutual learning with the institutions of the eminence like Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad; Osmania University, Hyderabad; Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi; V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, New Delhi. He introduced a number of training programmes of contemporary relevance at the Academy. He started the Faculty Development Programmes at the Academy to help its faculty to sharpen further their trainability.
At the national level, his main contributions as the Director of the Academy included drafting of the New Police Act as a Member of Committee headed by Shri Soli J.Sorabjee. He was the Member Secretary of the Committee appointed by the MHA, New Delhi for reviewing the various reports by Commissions and Committees on Police Reforms. He conducted a National Workshop on Public Order at the Academy on the behest of Administrative Reforms Commission headed by Shri Veerappa Moily.

The final guard of honour and a fond farewell

          A delegation of five Senior Royal Bhutan Police Officers visited the Academy on 29^th October, 2006, and another Burmese delegation fo 8 members led by Maj. Gen Maung Oo, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of Union of Myanmar, have visited the Academy on 19^th December, 2006. After brief interactions with the faculty of the Academy, the visitors toured the campus and familiarized themselves with the various training facilities available at the Academy.

The Bhutanese Officers at Cyber Forensics lab

          A Five Day Course on ‘Police – Political Leadership Interface’ was hel in the Academy from Nov, 13th to 17th 2006. There were 20 participants attended the course representing CPOs and other Sate Police Organizations.The Course was inaugurated by Sh. Vijay Ramarao,IPS (Retd.) & Former Minister Govt. of AP. The objective of the Course was "to understand the role and requirements of Police Leadership in the present political environment". The course was validicted by Shri P.S. Rama Mohan Rao, IPS (Retd.) & Former Governor of Tamil Nadu.

          The Olympic Size swimming Pool of the Academy was emptied out for repairs in November, 2006. Major repairs like replacement of worn-out tiles, stairs, inlet drains, cleaning of deck, construction of footbaths and renovation of filter plant etc. were conducted over a period of over two months. Now the pool is being refilled with fresh water and will be ready for use by February 10th, 2007.

Smt. Tilotama Varma, IPS(UP:1990), Deputy Director repatriated from the Academy on Lateral Transfer to CBI as DIG on 28th October, 2006. Smt. Tilotama Varma joined the Academy as Assistant Director in June, 2002, and later promoted as Deputy Director on 10.06.2005, during this period she served the Academy in various capacities as Assistant Director(Admin), President of IPS Mess Committee, etc. The Academy wishes her all the best !!

Shri A.V. Padmanabhan, Chief Drill Instructor, was repatriated from the Academy on 3rd November, 2006. He has reported back to Director General, CRPF, New Delhi as Assistant Commandant. Shri A.V. Padmanabhan joined the Academy as Chief Drill Instructor in July 1996. Prior to that, he had been with the NPA as an ADI (1978 to 1983), a DI (1989 to 1994). His association with NPA was more than 20 years long. He had tremendous training experience and was forever willing to take a probationer aside and get him to overcome his difficulties in the outdoors. He has taught the stiffest of probationers to back roll gracefully. He is a thorough gentleman and very patient with the most complicated of skills to be imparted to the probationers. He has been instrumental in teaching probationers everything about being not only a policeman but perhaps more important about behaving as an officer and a gentleman. The Academy wishes him all the best!!

Passing Out Parade of the 58th RR batch of IPS probationers was held on 26th October,2006. 86 IPS officers including 8 lady IPS probationers along with 3 officers from Maldivian Police Force and 4 officers from Royal Bhutan passed out of the portals of this Academy. The fort walls of the parade ground reverberated to the patriotic band tunes as the probationers put their first step in service to the people. The parade was reviewed by Dr.Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister, Govt. of India. The chief guest gave away the prizes to those probationers who had excelled in training. The Prime Minister's Baton and Home Ministry's Revolver was presented to the overall Best Probationer Sh. Nishant Kumar Tiwary, allotted to Bihar Cadre. Shri Bhubanananda Misra Memorial Trophy for the Second Best all-round IPS Probationer was awarded to Shri Maninder Pratap Singh Pawar (Gujarat). The IPS Association's Sword of Honour for the Best Outdoor Probationer was presented to Shri Karma Phuntsho (Royal Bhutan Police) and the Mehta Cup for Studies was presented to Shri Nishant Kumar Tiwari (Bihar). The chief guest, in his address to the Probationers, congratulated them for the excellent parade put up on the occasion. Shri Kamal Kumar, Director, SVP National Police Academy in his welcome address thanked the Hon'ble Prime Minister for gracing the occasion and highlighted the varied inputs being given to IPS probationers to equip them with professional, physical and attitudinal virtues that an IPS officer requires in the field.


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Padmavibhushan Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, former Attorney General of India delivered the 21^st Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Lecture at the Academy on the theme “The Constitution, Rule of Law and the Police”, after lighting the lamp and offering floral tributes to the Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He said that however high the Police Officer might be in hierarchy but the law was above him. He is the servant of law and constitution. He advised the IPS Probationers to always assimilate this fact in their performance of duty. He strongly recommended the creation of culture for effective observance of Rule of Law in our country.

Shri A.S. Ramachandra joined the Academy as Assistant Director (Law) on 5th October, 2006. Shri A.S. Ramachandra has sixteen years experience as a Law teacher, trainer and researcher. He has also served at LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie as Reader in Law, National Judicial Academy, Bhopal as Research Fellow and Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, Dehradun as Senior Legal Consultant.

Lord (Prof.) Bhikhu Parekh delivered the first 'Mahatma Gandhi Endowment Lecture' on " Relevance of Gandhian Values in Good Governance and Policing" at the Academy on 29th September, 2006. The Mahatma Gandhi Endowment Lecture has been instituted, as an annual event, by the "Kaza Poorna Chandra Gandhi Trust" human values, Hyderabad, with the objective of promoting the spirit of basic human values, like truth, integrity and commitment to public services. This Trust is founded by the family members of Dr. KPC Gandhi, Director, Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory.

Prof. Bhikhu Parekh strongly advocated that there should be training inputs for police in - observing non-violence. He said that the legitimacy of the State depended on how police behave in a fair, impartial and non-discriminatory manner. The state has internal and external faces in the form of police and army respectively. If the internal face is cracked and is not handsome, the legitimacy of the State will be lost. Police are to help to maintain the legitimacy by instilling trust in the society. The policemen should be continously exposed to have experiences with the public through their suitable placements in troubled places, religious communities etc., to ensure effective Policing.

Gandhian values revisited

A 1 week seminar on National Security was conducted in the Academy from 25th to 30th September, 2006, for IAS/IPS officers and officers from Armed Forces and CPOs. A total number of 22 officers have attended the seminar. The objectives of the seminar were:
1. To increase awareness of the different dimensions and elements and that constitute National Security as well as threats to such security
2. To provide an opportunity for the participants to interact and exchange ideas on the subject

The seminar was inaugurated by Shri N N Vohra, LAS(Retd.) on 25th September, 2006, and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri R K Khandelwal, lPS(Retd.).
Shri Santosh Macherla, Joint Director, was the Programme Director.

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A 10-day course on Management of Outdoor Training was conducted in the Academy from llth to 20th September, 2006, for the rank of Dy.SP, Addl.SP and SP level officers. A total number of 44 officers have attended the training. The objectives of the course were:
1. To share the practices adopted by various training institutions in physical training, weapon training, drill, field craft/tactics, etc and identify good practices and evaluation techniques
2. To understand human physiology and sports injuries
3. To understand principles of adult learning in the context of outdoor training
4. To understand the issues in outdoor training of women officers.
5. To understand use of counseling techniques and feedback in outdoor training
6. To appreciate the role of proper nutrition in physical training
7. To understand the role of a trainer, competencies required and need for trainer development.
8. To understand the role of confidence building activities

The course was inaugurated by Shri Kamal Kumar, Director of the Academy, on IT'1 September, 2006, and the valedictory address was also delivered by him.
Shri Rakesh Aggarwal, Assistant Director, was the Programme Director.

Planning for the field

A 4 Day Course on International Cooperation and Coordination in Criminal Investigation and Trials was conducted in the Academy from 4^th to 7^th September, 2006, for the SP and above level Civil Police Officers. A total number of 22 officers have attended the course.The Objectives of the Seminar were :
1. Appreciate the need and significance of international cooperation in the context of investigation of organized crimes, terrorist crimes and transnational crimes;
2. Have an overview of the principles, legal framework and instruments relating to international cooperation in criminal investigation and trials;
3. Have an understanding of the role of INTERPOL in international cooperation in the context of criminal investigation and trials;
4. Discuss the various issues of cooperation and coordination in criminal cases in which investigation/trials involves other countries, in one way or another.
5. Identify the legal, administrative and other constraints, as also the areas that need to be strengthened, for increased international cooperation between law-enforcement agencies.

The course was inaugurated by Dr.Trinath Mishra, IPS(Retd.), on 4^th September, 2006, and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri Kamal Kumar, Director of the Academy.
Dr S Darvesh Saheb, Deputy Director, was the Programme Director.

Global efforts afoot

The Tonk Cup Competetion in Equitation was conducted at the Academy Riding Ground on 4th September, 2006. The competetion was won by Shri Ankaj Sharma of Squad-3.

Shri Ankaj Sharma Jumping to victory

A course on "Crime Against Women and Children including Trafficking", was held in the Academy on Aug 28 - Sept 2, 2006. The course was inaugurated by Ms. Reva Nayyar, IAS (Retd.). There were 23 participants from State Police and CPOs , Judiciary, Public Sector attended the course. The Objectives of the Course were :
1. Genesis and ramifications of crime against women & children in India.
2. The recent trends in crime against women & children
3. The problem of trafficking: Its extent & routes.
4. The desired response of the Police and the Criminal Justice System to the needs of the victims of these crimes.

The seminar was inaugurated by Ms.Reva Nayar, IAS(Retd) on 28^th August. Ms. Aruna Bahuguna, IPS , was chief Guest for the Valedictory session.
Ms. Satwant Atwal Trivedi, Assistant Director, was the Programme Director.

The 48th Annual Athletic Meet 2006 was held in the Academy from 28th to 31st August, 2006. Shri Santosh Macherla, Joint Director, inaugurated the meet. Lt Karma Phuntsho of Royal Bhutan Police bagged the Best Athletic Trophy with total of 50 Points. Shri Maneesh Chaudhary also put up a commendable performance, securing 4 Gold Medals (48 Points). Ms. Manzil Saini was declared the Best Lady Athlete of the Batch, who won 4 Gold medals in the lady probationers events. Squad No. 4 emerged as Champion Squad with 208 points. Shri Vijay Shanker, Director, CBI was the chief guest for closing ceremony.

Lt Karma Phuntsho of Royal Bhutan Police bagged the Best Athlete Trophy

Annual Aquatic meet - 2006 was organised on 25th and 26th August, 2006. Shri Madhur Verma, IPS Probationer, emerged as the Best Swimmer of the meet. He established the new Academy records. In the 100 M Free Style he clocked 1.23.37 Min as against the 01.24.09 Min. of last year. In the 200 M Individual Medley he clocked 03.11.28 Min. as against 3.19.58 of last year. Shri Kabib K, won the A S Brar Trophy for 100 Meter Breast Stroke Event.

Madhur Verma - Best Swimmer

A Workshop on "Quality Management for Improving the Delivery of Police Service to the People" held by the Academy on August 24 - 26th, 2006. The Course was inaugurated by Dr. Subhramanian, IPS (Retd.). There were 23 participants from State police and CPOs. The Objectives of the Course were : To sensitise the participants to the principles of Quality Management Systems and the application of these principles and practices for improving the delivery of police service to the people. The Workshop is conducted in collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Standards.

Sh. Hemachandran, Dy. Director was the Programm Director for the Course, and the participants rated the over all Grading of the Course as 4.3/5: Excellent. Sh. S P Sharma,DG, BISF was chief Guest for the Valedictory session.

The Probationers showed their hard work and dedication by putting an excellent performance in Independence Day Parade on 15th August, 2006. They put up a colorful parade. Shri Murlidhar, IPS Probationer, commanded the parade. Shri Kamal Kumar, Director Academy, reviewed the parade.

The Nation's Freedom celebrated

A course on Right to Information Act for Police Officers was held in the Academy on August 7th-8th 2006. The course was inaugurated by Sh. C D Arha,IAS (Rtd.). There were 33 participants from State Police and CPOs attended the course. The Objectives of the Course were :
1. To describe the concept and purpose of Right to Information
2. To explain the salient features of the Right to Information Act and their possible implications
3. To describe the process of seeking and providing information
4. To list exemptions prescribed in the Act
5.To explain the procedure of appeals and penalties imposable by Information Commissions
6. To describe responsibilities of Public Authorities
7. To explain the strategy for operationalizing Right to Information.

Sh. N Venugopal, Asst. Director was the Programme Director for the Course, and the participants rated the over all Grading of the Course as 4.5/5: Excellent. Shri kamal Kumar, IPS, Director, SVP National Police Academy was chief Guest for the Valedictory session.

A 2 day seminar on Proposed Police Mission : Opportunity & Tasks for 55 batch of IPS officers(Retd.) was conducted in the Academy from 29th-30th December, 2005. The 1955 RR batch consists of 32 IPS officers. The Seminar was attended by 18 officers. This Batch has made Indian Police proud by giving some of the Finest Officers to the Country.

The Academy organized a one week Vertical Interaction Course on "Community Participation in Policing" for officers of the rank of SP and above, from 19th to 24th Dec., 2005. 17 officers attended the course. The Course was inaugurated by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayn, National Campaign Coordinator, Loksatta. The objectives of the course were 1. To understand the concept of Community Participation in Policing 2. To understand how Community Participation has Force Multiplier Effect in Policing. 3. To identify the scope of Community Participation in Day-to-Day Policing 4. To prepare a Blueprint for Community Participation in Policing. Sh. GHP Raju, Asst. Director was the Programme Director for the Course, and the participants rated the over all Grading of the Course as 4.5/5: Excellent.

92 IPS Officer Trainees, including 10 lady officers, belonging to 58th Batch of Indian Police Service reported at the Academy on 12-12-2005, for the Basic Course Training (Phase - 1) of 44 weeks duration, which completes on 31-10-2006. 3 Maldivian & 4 Royal Bhutan Police officers are also undergoing training with this batch. Shri Kamal Kumar, Director of the Academy, in his address welcomed the Officer Trainees to the glorious Indian Police Service and SVP National Police Academy.

The Academy conducted a one week course on "Investigation of Frauds and Scams" for officers of the rank of Suptd. of Police and above, from 05th to 10th Dec., 2005. 17 officers attended the course. The Course was inaugurated by Sh. R K Raghavan, IPS (Retd.), Former Director, CBI. Various important topics including Money laundering, Export and Import frauds, Stock market scams etc., were presented by eminent guest faculty. Shri K Vijay Rama Rao,(Retd.), Former Dir,CBI and Ex-Minister Govt. of AP, was Chief Guest for Valedictory Session.

A 5 day course on "7th SOC : Level - III Strategic Management Programme" was conducted in the Academy from 21st to 25th November, 2005, for the officers of the rank of Inspector General of Police. The Course was inauguraed by Shri C. Anjaneya Reddy, IPS (Retd.). 23 Officers attended the Course. The objective of the course was 1. "TO EVOLVE ACTION PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES FOR IMPROVING POLICE ORGANISATIONAL EXCELLENCE 2. According to the recommendation of the Satish Sahney Committee  SMP should be in the form of Thematic Workshops and Syndicate Studies under the guidance of expert facilitators and there should be no lectures. Shri Kamal kumar,Director of the Academy was Chief Guest for Valedictory Session. Sh. A. Hemachandran, IPS was the Programme Director and course was rated 4.5/5 :Excellent.

The Academy organized a one week Course on Criminal Justice System: Inter-segment Co-ordination for officers of the rank of Supdt. of Police, DIGP and officers from judicial & Prosecution and equivalent ranks from other organizations from 14th to 19th Nov., 2005. In all 30 officers ( 7 from State Police + 2 from CPOs + 6 from Prosecution Departments + 14 Judicial officers and 1 officer from Prison Dept.) attended the course. The Course was inaugurated by Dr. S. Subramanian, IPS (Retd.) on 14th Nov., 05. He addressed the Course participants on the theme: "Importance of Inter-segment Co-ordination for Effective delivery of Criminal Justice". Dr. Justice V.S. Malimath, former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts was Chief Guest for Valediction Session. He delivered lecture on "Reforms in Criminal Justice System: Recommendations of Malimath Committee" Ms. Tilotama Verma, Dy. Director was the Programme Director for the Course, and the participants rated the over all Grading of the Course as 4/6/5: Excellent.

The Passing Out Parade of the 57th RR batch of IPS probationers was held on 05th November,2005. 81 IPS officers including 6 lady IPS probationers along with 4 officers from Maldivian Police Force and 2 officers from Royal Bhutan passed out of the portals of this Academy. The fort walls of the parade ground reverberated to the patriotic band tunes as the probationers put their first step in service to the people. The parade was reviewed by Shri Shivraj V Patil, Hon'ble Union Home Minister, Govt. of India. The chief guest gave away the prizes to those probationers who had excelled in training. The Prime Minister's Baton and Home Ministry's Revolver was presented to the overall Best Probationer Sh. K A Senthil Velan, allotted to Tamilnadu Cadre. Shri Bhubanananda Misra Memorial Trophy for the Second Best all-round IPS Probationer was awarded to Shri Vikas Kumar (Nagaland). The IPS Association's Sword of Honour for the Best Outdoor Probationer was presented to Shri Gaurav Srivastava (Rajastan Cadre) and the Mehta Cup for Studies was presented to Shri Vikas Kumar (Nagaland). The chief guest, in his address to the Probationers, congratulated them for the excellent parade put up on the occasion. He exhorted Probationers to be free from bias and prejudice against religion, region, language or caste. He said that "It is high time to transform police from a force to a service". Shri Kamal Kumar, Director, SVP National Police Academy in his welcome address thanked the Honble Union Home Minister for gracing the occasion and highlighted the varied inputs being given to IPS probationers to equip them with professional, physical and attitudinal virtues that an IPS officer requires in the field. The speech by the Union Home Minister, on the occasion can be referred below.

A Training manager's workshop was held on 03-11-2005 in the Academy. The session was inaugurated by Sh. Kamal Kumar, Director of the Academy. 13 delegates from different Police Training Institutions across the country attended the workshop. The workshop defined the road map for implementation of the PoTNET (Police Training Network Server) by the Police Trainining Institutes, apart from discussing the expectations of the Academy from the States in respect of District Practical Training of IPS Probationers.

Hon'ble President of India Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, delivered the 20th Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Lecture on "National Development : Police a Partner" at the Academy on 15th October, 2005. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Lecture is an Annual feature of the Academy in the honour and memory of the great son of soil, Sardar Patel. Sh. Kamal Kumar, Director of the Academy welcomed the guest and presented a memento to the esteemed guest. The speech and the presentation delivered by the President of India,on the occasion can be referred here.

A six day course on Computer & Internet Crimes was held in the Academy from 26.09.2005 to 01.10.2005. There were 32 participants in the cause including 6 from Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB). The course covered the legal issues besides the procedural aspects of investigation computer and internet crimes. The participants were taken on visit to VSNL, ISP and computer crime division of GQD, Hyderabad for a fist hand experience of an interface of investigator with other agencies. The faculty was drawn from police organization, private educational agencies and corporate sector. The course was inaugurated by Shri Kamal Kumar, Director, SVP NPA and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri T.K.Vishwanathan, Secretary to GOI, Ministry of Law & Justice. Shri Rakesh Aggarwal was the Programme Director.

A seminar on National Security was inaugurated by Sh. N N Vohra, Former Union secretary on 29th August,2005. 41 participants from IAS,IPS and Defence services are participating in the seminar. The Theme of the seminar is "National Security and Overview". The Seminar concluded on 03rd Sep.2005

'25th Training Administrators' Course for the Officers of the ranks of Superintendent of Police and Dy. Inspectors General of Police is being attended by 21 Officers. The course coveres inter-alia Role of Training Administrators; emerging modem concepts of training psychology of training adults; individualized and group centered methods, and training aids; need-based training designs and evaluation tools; development of faculty; benchmarks for effective Indoor and Outdoor training; effective administration of courses and management of training function. The participants in their action plans reflected that they would apply the learning in the domains like- Management of Training function, Use of Ice-breakers in training, Participative training methodology, Training Needs Assessment and Programme Designing, Strategies for Faculty Development, Benchmarking the training process, Creating better interface between field and training institutions, Quality of training through learning infrastructure development, Monitoring and Evaluation of Training and Planning and Presenting Effective presentations. The Course concluded on 3rd Sept,2005.

In connection with the proposed Interaction of Superintendents of Police with Hon'ble Prime Minister, four Preparatory Regional Workshops of Superintendents of Police to discuss issues relating to policing and improving the delivery of police service to the people, have been scheduled to be held at the following places on the dates mentioned against each: (1) NPA, Hyderabad .. 14.6.05 & 15.6.05 (2) Guwahati .. 20.6.05 & 21.6.05 (3) Srinagar .. 27.6.05 & 28.6.05 (4) Mumbai .. 04.7.05 & 05.7.05 2. The following 8 topics have been included in the agenda for discussion at each of the Regional Workshops: (1) Improvement in Delivery of Police Service to the People. (2) Community Participation in Policing (3) National Security Challenges before the Police (Terrorism, Militancy, Organised Crimes, etc.) (4) Criminal Justice Reforms (5) Recruitment, Training and Human Resource Development in the Police (6) Rural Policing and Village Police Set-up (7) Problems of Urban and Metropolitan Policing (8) New Challenges to Policing in the Context of Technological Advancements and Economic Development 3. The details of the Workshop, Notes on Agenda and Issues for deliberation at Regional Workshops, Contact numbers of Nodal Officers, Nominations from various State Governments / UTs, Format and Modalities of the Workshop are available on MHA Website (www.mha.nic.in). 4. As scheduled, the first 2-day Regional Workshop of Superintendents of Police was held in the Academy on 14th and 15th June, 2005. 74 officers of the rank of Superintendent of Police from Southern Region, i.e., Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand participated in the Workshop. The participants discussed the topics included in the agenda and formulated their views and suggestions under the guidance of the following dignitaries invited to act as Moderators: (1) Shri A.P. Mukherjee, (PS (Retd) (2) Shri Sankar Sen, IPS (Retd.) (3) Shri S.V.M. Tripathi, IPS (Retd.) (4) Shri Satish Sahney, IPS (Retd.) (5) Shri K.K. Kashyap, IPS (Retd.)

24th Training Administrators' Course for the Officers of the ranks of Superintendent of Police and Dy. Inspectors General of Police was attended by 19 Officers. The course covered inter-alia Role of Training Administrators; emerging modem concepts of training psychology of training adults; individualized and group centered methods, and training aids; need-based training designs and evaluation tools; development of faculty; benchmarks for effective Indoor and Outdoor training; effective administration of courses and management of training function. The participants in their action plans reflected that they would apply the learning in the domains like- Management of Training function, Use of Ice-breakers in training, Participative training methodology, Training Needs Assessment and Programme Designing, Strategies for Faculty Development, Benchmarking the training process, Creating better interface between field and training institutions, Quality of training through learning infrastructure development, Monitoring and Evaluation of Training and Planning and Presenting Effective presentations. The faculty for the course included eminent Academicians and Police Officers - Padmashree Dr. S.subramanian, IPS (Retd.), Shri P.s.V. Prasad, former Addl. Director, NP A; Prof. Nageshwar Rao, Hyderabad., Prof.F.D. Vakil(Retd.), Dept.of Political Science, au, Hyderabad; Prof. Harigopal, Former Director, IPE, Hyderabad and Shri K. Koshy, Addl. DGP. Dr. A.K.Saxena was the Programme Director. The course attracted an overall grading of 4.7 out of 5.

The Government of India set up the Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) under the chairmanship of Shri M Veerappa Moily, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, to prepare a detailed blueprint for reforming the public administrative system in the country. One of the terms of reference for the Commission was to examine issues relating to Public Order. The Academy organized a National Workshop on Public Order on behalf of the Commission on 11th and 12th March, 2006, for this purpose. The workshop was attended by 100 seasoned representatives from the general administration, the police and NGOs, besides academics, lawyers, journalists, inaugurated by Shri M Veerappa Moily, Chairman, ARC.
The deliberations were undertaken on the following four sub-themes under the guidance of expert panelists.

1. Organized violence, Terrorism & Extremism : Role of the State and Reforms.
2. Role of the Government, Executive Magistracy & Judiciary in Public Order Management : Need for Reforms.
3. Role of the Police in Public Order Management : Need for Reforms.
4. Public Order : Need for Reforms in the Criminal Justice System.

Public Order under debate

The Academy organized a one week workshop on "Day to Day Policing and Internal Security" for officers of the rank of SP and above, from 17th to 22nd April , 2006. 17 officers from various states and CPOs attended the course. The Course was inaugurated by Shri .K. Vijayarama Rao, IPS (Retd.) The objectives of the course were 1. Recapitulate the various essential elements of day-to-day policing . 2. Understand the impact of day-to-day policing on law & order, crime prevention and crime detection tasks of the Police. 3. Deliberate on adverse impact of the neglect of day-to-day policing on the growth of phenomena like Organized Crime, Terrorism, Militancy, Communal Violence, etc. 4. Appreciate the implications of the absence of day-to-day policing for anti-extremists operations, counter-intelligence tasks, etc. Sh. Abhishek Trivedi , Asst. Director was the Programme Director for the Course, and the participants rated the over all Grading of the Course as 4.77/5: Excellent. Shri kamal Kumar, IPS, Director, SVP National Police Academy was chief Guest for the Valedictory session.

The Academy organized a one week Course on "Computer and Internet Crimes" for officers of the rank of SP and above, from 24th to 29th April , 2006. 31 officers from various states and CPOs and other organizations attended the course. The Course was inaugurated by Shri Kamal Kumar, IPS, Director, SVP National Police Academy The objectives of the course were to enable the participants 1. The technology involved 2. The legal provisions 3. The investigating procedures Sh. Rakesh Aggarwal, Asst. Director was the Programme Director for the Course, and the participants rated the over all Grading of the Course as 4.8/5: Excellent. Shri Mr. J. Satyanarayana, CEO, NISG, Hyderabad, India was chief Guest for the Valedictory session.

The Academy organized a two weeks orientation Course on "Research Methodology" for officers of the rank of SP and above, from 15th to 25th May, 2006. 13 officers from various states and CPOs attended the course. The Course was inaugurated by Shri Kamal Kumar, IPS, Director, SVP National Police Academy Shri Ashish Gupta, D.D. (ToT & Research) was the Programme Director for the Course.

A 5-week 35th Training of Trainers Course was conducted in the Academy from 3rd July to August, 2006, for Dy.SP, Addl.SP, and SP level officers. A total number of 27 officers have attended the course.

The objectives of the course were:
1. Describe importance and significance of training in improving police performance and images.
2. Enlist characteristics of adult learners; communication principles.
3. Select and use training methods.
4. Prepare and use training aids.
5. Assess training need and develop need based Indoor and Outdoor course designs for their trainees.
6. Develop functional understanding of managing a training Organization through visit to various leading institutions during this course.

The course was inaugurated by Dr S Subramanian, IPS(Retd.) on 3rd July, 2006, and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri V K Deuskar, IPS(Retd.).

Shri G A Kaleem, Asst Director, was the programme director.

The Academy organized a one week Course on "Organised Crime" for officers of the rank of SP and above, from 10th to 15th July, 2006. 24 officers from various states and CPOs and other organizations attended the course. The Course was inaugurated by Shri K. Vijayarama Rao, IPS(Retd). The objectives of the course were to enable the participants :
1. Understand the meaning, characteristics and magnitude of organized crime and appreciate the threat posed by Organized crime to National Security.
2. Identify various types of Organized Crimes, indicators of growth of organized crimes in the are, and modus operandi of criminals.
3. Discuss strategies for prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of organized crimes and evolve means and methodologies to counter such crimes.
4. Understand the underlying causes of growth of organized crime and identify measures needed to be taken by the police to control the same at the initial stages.

Smt Satwant Atwal Trivedi , Asst. Director was the Programme Director for the Course. Shri Anantha Ramana, Member SEBI, Chief Commissioner of Income tax (Retired) was chief Guest for the Valedictory session.

A 2 day Course on RIght to iNformation Act for Police Officers was conducted in the Academy on 7th and 8th August, 2006 for the rank of SP and above level officers. A total number of 33 officers have attended the course.

The objectives of the course were:
1. Describe the concept and purpose of Right to Information.
2. Explain the salient features of the Right to Information Act and their possible implications.
3. Describe th process of seeking and providing information.
4. List exemptions prescribed in the Act Explain the procedure of appeals and penalties impossible by Information.
5. Commissions.
6. Describe responsibilites of Public Authorities Explain the strategy for operationalizing Right to Information.

The course was inaugurated by Shri C D Arah, IAS(Retd.), Chief Information commissioner, Andhra Pradesh on 7th August, 2006, and the valedictory address was delivered by Shri Kamal Kumar, Director of the Academy.

Ms. Tilotama Varma, Deputy Director, was the Programme Director.

Information Act revealed

A 2 week training programme for Uttaranchal Police was conducted in the Academy from 21st August to 2nd September, 2006, for the directly recruited Dy.SPs of Uttaranchal Police. A total number of 20 officers have attended the training programme.

The objectives of the course were:
1. Enlargeing the vision of Directly recruited Dy.SPs
2. Imparting them knowledge about the functioning of other Central Police Organizations, Law and Forensic Science.
3. Developing their Personality.

The training programme was inaugurated by Shri Santosh Macherla, Joint Director of the Academy, on 21st August, 2006, and the valedictory address was delivered by Ms.Kanchan Choudhary Bhattacharya, DGP, Uttaranchal.

Ms. B Bala Naga Devi, Assistant Director, was the Programme Director.