A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Puducherry Police and BPR&D to improve beat policing in the Union Territory. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Puducherry Police have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) for enhancing grassroots policing, modernising law enforcement structures and bolstering community engagement in the Union Territory.Senior Superintendent of Police, Law and Order, R. Kalaivanan said in a release that the partnership was a follow up to the recommendations made at the DGP/IGP-level conference conducted by the Central government last year.
The conference had called for a focused one-year programme to strengthen beat-level policing. Based on the recommendations, the BPR & D has developed a one-year action plan for effective utilisation of beat level policing in the country.The focus of the cooperation would be to provide a framework for rationalisation of beat structures, active community engagement, generation and gainful use of local intelligence / information, integration of modern technology, monitoring systems and extensive capacity building, the release said.The collaboration was aimed at transforming policing into a service-oriented, highly responsive and efficient force.
The BPR&D would provide Puducherry Police the technical support for implementing the action plan, the release said.“The strategic collaboration towards strengthening beat-level policing is designed to foster closer trust between the community and the police force, ensuring safer and more secure neighbourhoods across the Union Territory,” the SSP said. Published - November 04, 2026 08:29 pm IST