A mentor for every station: J&K taps 200 senior cops to reshape policing

The decision to appoint mentor officers followed the recent conference of Directors General (DGs) and Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) and forms part of the government’s broader police reform agenda under the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.

The mentor officers have also been mandated to improve the physical infrastructure of police stations by ensuring better cleanliness, well-maintained sanitation facilities and more welcoming reception areas for visitors.

“A detailed charter outlining the roles and responsibilities of mentor officers has been put in place. Each officer will oversee a police station for an initial term of one year,” said the police officer.

The mentor officers will also assist police station personnel in making effective use of digital platforms, promote technology-driven policing and encourage the adoption of emerging tools and innovations to improve policing and service delivery.

While the officers have been given powers to oversee the overall development of police stations, they have been directed not to interfere in regular policing, investigations, or operational, financial and administrative matters of the adopted police stations.

Earlier, the J&K government appointed senior officers as mentors for all 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The officers have been tasked with ensuring the “timely completion of the digitisation of revenue records and effective monitoring and supervision of its implementation”.