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New Delhi, May 15 : Creation of any new State has wide ramifications and direct bearing on the federal polity of our country. The Government of India moves in the matter only when there is a broad consensus in the parent State. Government takes a decision on the matter of formation of new States after taking into consideration all relevant factors. No further details can be indicated at this stage.
Demands and representations have been received from time to time from various individuals and organisations for creation of new States like Telangana in Andhra Pradesh, Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Saurashtra in Gujarat, Coorg in Karnataka, Koshalanchal in Western Orissa, Gorkhaland in West Bengal, Mithilanchal in north Bihar and Eastern Nagaland from Nagaland. The Government of Uttar Pradesh had on 23.11.2011 also forwarded us the resolution passed by State Assembly on 21.11.2011 for the division of Utter Pradesh in four smaller States viz Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Avadh Pradesh and Paschim Pradesh. The Ministry of Home Affairs had constituted a Task Force under the Chairmanship of Union Home Secretary with representatives of Intelligence Bureau, Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Bureau of Police Research & Development, Defence Research Development Organization and the State Governments of Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur and Chhattisgarh to recommend Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to deal with public agitation with non-lethal measures vide order dated 22nd September, 2010. The Task Force has finalized the SOP and the same has been circulated to all the States / UTs / Central Police Organizations. The objective of the SOP is to provide guidelines for dispersal of an unlawful assembly with minimum necessary force and with minimum possible collateral damage.
Police, being a State subject, reforms in police functioning is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments. However, efforts of the States are supplemented by the Central Government through training of their police officers in the country and abroad. Sufficient inputs on professionalism, community policing and protection of human rights have been included in the syllabi of the induction courses. State Police Forces are also organizing special courses on “use of scientific techniques in investigation”, “protection of human rights”, etc. Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPRD) has also been organizing courses on scientific investigation, image building, good governance, ethical issues, use of technology in crime prevention, etc to sensitize the State Police officials on such issues.
This was stated by Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State of Home Affairs in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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