Public kudos for cops

Public kudos for cops
Good Work By Police Begets Parade
Preetu Nair | TNN

Panaji: When the three men in khaki uniform, who had succesfully nabbed the accused involved in the brutal murder of a couple for money in Pilerne, were rewarded for their excellent job, they had a special reason to smile.
Instead of receiving a commendation certificate and cash reward, PSI BH Baswani, head constable Shankar Komarpant and police constable Satish Sawant were recognised for their effort in a ceremony in front of their peers. They were rewarded for their performace in public, during a ceremonial parade of the North Goa district police.
Held for the first time ever by the Goa police, the parade was aimed at inculcating discipline in the rank and reducing the communication gap between officers and men on the field.
“We have now started something we missed out over a period of time. Excellence is rewarded. Besides, shoddy work will be scrutinised,” said SP North Bosco George, who has come up with this novel idea.
“It has been noticed that there is an increasing feeling amongst jawans that their grievenaces are not being heard and they need to address it through other means. This led to a breakdown in the hierarchy wherein some individuals where able to get their choices of postings without approaching superiors,” said SP George.
The first parade was held this month at the police ground in Porvorim and the North Goa police has decided to make it a monthly affair. North Goa has about 850 policemen, of which more than 800 men are below the rank of police sub-inspector.
2008 May 10 Times Of India Goa