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7 UP officers attend National Conference on Women in Police
The aim of the conference was to brainstorm on ways of increasing the representation of women in the police force, mainstreaming them and making them progress in all kinds of policing roles
The officers’ delegation that participated in the conference
Seven women officers from Uttar Pradesh Police attended the two-day 11th National Conference on Women in Police organised by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and the Tamil Nadu Police in Chennai starting Wednesday.
The delegation included Padmaja Chauhan, Additional Director General, Women and Child Safety Organisation (WCSO), Vrinda Shukla, SP (WCSO/1090) and Sambhal Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anukriti Sharma.
The conference was attended by women cops across ranks starting from constable to DG/ADG from all states and UTs, paramilitary forces and agencies like the National Investigation Agency (NIA), officials said.
The aim of the conference was to brainstorm on ways of increasing the representation of women in the police force, mainstreaming them and making them progress in all kinds of policing roles. The themes of the conference were 1) recruitment, training, gender sensitive uniforms and accoutrements 2) mainstreaming and career growth 3) work life balance 4) welfare measures, including mental health 5) ideas and vision on empowerment of women and 6) best practices in prevention of human trafficking.
Vrinda Shukla made a presentation on the topic ‘Ideas and Vision on the Empowerment of Women,’ sharing the rigour of the Mission Shakti model, women help desks, women beat system, UP’s consistent commitment to time-bound investigation of crimes against women and the success in boosting conviction rate on crimes against women.
UP was hailed for having the highest number of women police personnel in the country, an official claimed.
The BPR&D also invited nominations for felicitating women police personnel during the conference who have made an “exceptional contribution” to policing. Fourteen awardees were selected from among the participants.
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Padmaja Chauhan was selected for her work in “expanding the mandate of women beat constables under Mission Shakti”, and preventing and identifying crimes against women.
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