Law College Dehradun, faculty of Uttaranchal University organized an international webinar, under the aegis of Competition Cell, on the topic ‘‘Administration Then and Administration Now: The Changing Role of Police Administration in India’’ on 16 November 2022 with the keynote speaker Dr Kiran Bedi, Retd. IPS and former Lt. Governor of Puducherry, a well-known international figure. She is the first woman in India to join the officer rank of the Indian Police Service in 1972 and was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry from 2016 to 2021. She remained in service for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007 as director general bureau of Police Research and Development. She also worked with the United Nations in New York as the Police Advisor to the Secretary-General and in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations. She has represented India in International forums on crime prevention, women’s issues, and drug abuse besides authoring several books; and her latest one is “Fearless Governance.”
The objective of the webinar was to provide detailed knowledge to the participants on the evolution of administration. The enlightening session began with the welcome address delivered by Ms Aarju, Convenor of Competition Cell, Dr Kiran Bedi was greeted by Dr Poonam Rawat, HoD, Law College, Dehradun. The webinar started with her condolence and a 2-minute silence for the saddest demise of Mrs Bahuguna, wife of Dr Rajesh Bahuguna, Dean of Law College Dehradun. At the outset, the keynote speaker shared her perspective on the different changes in the police administration at the time of her tenure and at present.
Dr Kiran Bedi began her presentation by shedding some light on the subject, displaying data on the state of manpower, technology, units, training, and women between January 1986 and January 2021 She explained the enormous growth of women in police administration providing the data of 1986 as compared to 2021 that a large number of women have taken part in the administration. According to the 2021 report, more than 2 lakh women currently work in police administration in states and union territories. She laid light on the gender-related issues that have decreased in the last three decades and the new emerging challenges like financial crime, cybercrimes, and cyber security, and the growing importance of Information technology.
The presentation was conveyed in a very simple language which was easily fathomable by the students and the latter half of the event had the speaker taking up doubts and queries of the participants. The event was a great success and was attended by a wide diversity of participants including students, academicians, and professionals from all over India.
The enlightening session concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by The Chairperson Mr Sachin Kumar on behalf of the competition cell organizing team.
