‘Mane Manege Police’ initiative to bridge the gap between the force and citizens

G. Parameshwara | Photo Credit:

To take the State police closer to the public, Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Tuesday announced the ‘Mane Manege Police’ initiative, which will help in confidence-building measures and redress issues amicably.

Speaking to the media after a review meeting with senior police officials at the city Police Commissioner’s office, Dr. Parameshwara said the beat police would visit houses, interact with the people, and help resolve the issues being faced by them.

This initiative will be first of its kind and launched across the State, he said.

“We are focusing on the police presence at public areas and enhancing interactions with the public to involve them in maintaining law and order and fighting crime. Officials should focus on people-friendly police approach,” he said.

Police officials have been instructed to visit schools and colleges compulsorily and conduct awareness programmes about the drug menace, traffic violations, and other legal aspects.

“There are reports about police stations becoming kangaroo courts to settle civil disputes, leading to corruption. Strict instructions have been given to the police to stay away [from such acts] or face strict action,” he said.

Dr. Parameshwara also warned the police to stay away from corrupt practices or face stringent action.

Towing is back

To improve the traffic scene in the city, Dr. Parameshwara said the department would get back the towing system but with the revised SOPs.

He said the city has two peak-hour periods — 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. “The evening peak hour is more serious, and haphazard parking of vehicles on the road leads to more congestion during this time. To mitigate this, it was decided to bring back the towing system with more refined rules. This will be part of other strategies to decongest the traffic in the city,” he added.

“A high-level meeting has been chaired by the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister, along with the Home and Transport Ministers and officials of the departments concerned, to discuss improving the city’s infrastructure. We are going to fix the responsibility of any bad infrastructure on the engineers concerned, and the police are booking cases against them in case of any eventuality. This will be done strictly, and even senior officials will be included in case there are any lapses on their part,” he added.

He also reiterated that policing should ensure the safety of women and children. “As part of the women’s safety programme, as many as 9,000 CCTV cameras have been installed at strategic locations which are linked to the command centre for round-the-clock monitoring. This is in addition to over 1 lakh CCTV cameras for monitoring law and order and traffic. Setting up safety islands for quick help and covering some of the dark spots of the city are the major focus for the patrolling police to ensure the safety of women,” he added.

Director-General and Inspector-General of Police M.A. Saleem and Police Commissioner B. Dayananda were present.

Published - May 27, 2025 11:23 pm IST