New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday congratulated the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) on its Golden Jubilee Anniversary.
Shah said that BPR&D has played a vital role in strengthening India’s internal security through research and development.
“Greetings to Bureau of Police Research and Development on its Golden Jubilee Anniversary. BPR&D has played a vital role in strengthening India’s internal security through research & development. I salute BPR&D’s continuous quest for a robust & modern police system in the country,” tweeted Amit Shah.
Greetings to Bureau of Police Research and Development on its Golden Jubilee Anniversary. BPR&D has played a vital role in strengthening India's internal security through research & development. I salute BPR&D's continuous quest for a robust & modern police system in the country.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 28, 2020
The BPR&D had earlier said, ” The Bureau of Police Research and Development was raised on August 28,1970, through a resolution of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, with a mandate to promote excellence in policing, promote the speedy and systematic study of police problems, apply science and technology in the method and techniques by the Police. The Bureau was initially started with two Divisions, i.e., Research, Publication & Statistics Division and Development Division.”
“In 1973, the Training Division was added, on the recommendation of the Gore Committee on Police Training. In 1995, the Correctional Division was started to study the issues of Prisons and Prison Reforms. In 2008, the National Police Mission was added and Development Division was restructured as Modernization Division,” the organisation added.
