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Karnataka Forms Three DGP-Led Committees for Police Reforms
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Three retired DGPs, two months, one state: the Karnataka police reforms push GS-II answers need
Karnataka set up three retired-DGP-led committees to recommend police reforms within two months.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Karnataka formed three committees, each led by a retired Director General of Police (DGP), to recommend police reforms within a period of two months.
The committees are expected to examine issues in policing and suggest structural or procedural changes.
The move follows persistent calls for modernising state police administration and improving accountability mechanisms.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- Karnataka formed three committees, each led by a retired Director General of Police (DGP).
- The committees must recommend police reforms within two months.
- Police and public order are State List subjects (Entries 2 and 1, Seventh Schedule).
- Prakash Singh v. Union of India (2006) gave the Supreme Court's directives on police reforms.
- The move follows persistent calls to modernise state police administration and improve accountability.
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- Police is a State subject under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, so state governments frame most police reforms.
- In Prakash Singh v. Union of India (2006), the Supreme Court directed states to set up State Security Commissions and Police Establishment Boards.
- The Director General of Police heads the state police force and is the senior-most police officer of a state.
- Karnataka's three committees, each led by a retired DGP, have a two-month deadline to recommend reforms.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS-II Governance: police reforms are a State List subject, yet the Prakash Singh (2006) directives and the Model Police Act shape the agenda. Karnataka's DGP-led committees signal a state-level attempt to modernise policing and strengthen accountability. The way forward is to implement the recommendations transparently, insulate police from political interference and build oversight and capacity.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Karnataka recently formed three committees, each led by a retired Director General of Police (DGP), to recommend police reforms within a period of:
- One month
- Six weeks
- Three months
- Two months
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: D — Correct: Two months — Karnataka formed three committees, each led by a retired DGP, to recommend police reforms within this period. • One month, six weeks, three months — wrong: none matches the two-month timeframe given.
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