Tech-savvy cop’s system upgrade cuts time, paperwork

However, this is not the first achievement of Ingavale, whose education qualification is just HSC pass with merely 50 per cent marks. Ingavale joined the Maharashtra police (wireless department) in 1994 as a police havaldar in Mumbai. Since then, he has developed as many as 18 computer programs for different police establishments. Ingavale has worked in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune.

It was after the police force, while working and handling his day to day responsibilities, Ingavale completed as many as 11 computers courses from ten different institutes including a diploma and advanced diploma in information technology from C-DAC, for upgrading himself. This was not a part of his duty. He acquired computer skills because it was his passion. He is now using these skills for the police force. The police department has given him as many as 75 rewards and appreciation letters for his contribution to the development of cost effective “in-house” e-governance facilities.

Apart from the software programs he developed for FRO, he has also created a weapon licence management software system, hotel licences management software system for Pune police commissionerate, police quarters’ management software system, class IV employees’ provident fund software system, police officer’s salary software system, police staff information system, police volunteers management (bandobast) system, “A” category complaint application management system; employee management system for the SRPF Office, Group XI, Navi Mumbai, recruitment software system and spares purchase procedure software system (inventory) for Maharashtra police wireless department, computerisation of final exam results for police training school (PTS), Khandala.

“I like computer technology. I scored less marks in HSC. My English is also not good. But I wanted to achieve something in life other than doing a routine job.

So I worked hard and managed to learn computer techniques in software and hardware. Using my skills for the police force gives me tremendous satisfaction. Senior officials and colleagues appreciate my work and keep giving me new tasks,” said Ingavale.