Governance Now Maharashtra Police Summit
Agile Policing in times of Pandemic
25th February 2021
Governance Now, India s premier publication on public policy and governance from, Sri Adhikari Brothers Group is organising Maharashtra Police Summit on 25th February 2021. The summit focuses on “Agile Policing in times of Pandemic.
In India, Policing had already been grappling with various challenging but this pandemic has accelerated those challenges. As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps in the country, police forces were thrust into new roles as they engage and enforce new policies and laws governing societal behaviours. Social distancing, restrictions on movement within states, and new rules and regulations on who can work, and from where have turned lives upside down. These developments have added new tasks for police organisations. In addition, police organisations have to deal with operational duties while protecting themselves against infection.