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Public Private Partnership in Policing (Kolkata Case Study) 2005 – 2010

Public Private Partnership in Policing (Kolkata Case Study) 2005 – 2010. Public Private Partnership in Policing. India’s cities are expanding and growing every year with infrastructure unable to keep pace with the urban growth. Policing is now a steep challenge for the state to handle alone.

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Public Private Partnership in Policing (Kolkata Case Study) 2005 – 2010

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  1. Public Private Partnership in Policing(Kolkata Case Study)2005 – 2010

  2. Public Private Partnership in Policing • India’s cities are expanding and growing every year with infrastructure unable to keep pace with the urban growth. • Policing is now a steep challenge for the state to handle alone. • Public Private Partnership can help in assisting the state both financially and logistically. • Sound business models can help harness the potential of such an arrangement, thereby freeing resources of the State. • Ensures win-win situations for all partners.

  3. Kolkata Police Booths • The police booths in Kolkata are the result of an innovative initiative by the Government of West Bengal. • This was the brainchild of the Commissioner of Police and supported by the Honorable Chief Minister of West Bengal. • After careful screening, SIPL was identified as the company to partner with in 2005. • 90 booths were installed strategically across Kolkata within six months. • The booths are impact resistance and made of pre-fabricated fiberglass material to ensure least maintenance with maximum aesthetics. Designs based on safety and cost effectiveness with relocation criterion.

  4. Hon. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya inaugurating a police booth, escorted by Commissioner of Police Shri. Prasun Mukherjee (IPS) in 2005.

  5. Kolkata Police Booths • This project was a tripartite partnership between Kolkata Police, KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation) and SIPL. • The idea was simplicity in genius- • Kolkata Police gave out locations for police booths to SIPL. • All requisite permissions were obtained as a single window clearance. • Technical design, logistics and capital investment for installation and maintenance of booths completely handled by SIPL. • Revenue generated by advertisement space atop the Police Booth. • Mobile maintenance teams of SIPL address any complaints within 2 hours ensuring trouble free operations to the Police. • Electricity charges borne by SIPL. • Advertisement tax revenue generated to KMC.

  6. Infrastructure in Booths • One folding table and three chairs for police personnel. • Steel lockable cupboard for document storage. • Electricity switchboard for use by the personnel. • Ceiling Fans and Tube Lights. • Rechargeable Emergency Lights in case of power cuts. • Jug to store drinking water for police personnel. • First Aid Kits for any accidents to public at large.

  7. Police Booths

  8. Advantages to State • Kolkata Police got an extensive infrastructure at zero capital investment. • Logistics and financial liability of the same handled by the private partner. • Kolkata Police has no revenue expenditure towards electricity or maintenance for booths. • State bears no capital cost and generates revenue as well. • KMC receives advertisement tax for the same.

  9. Civic Benefits of Project • Greater confidence and reassurance to public and commuters. • Acts as an Assistance Posts for tourists. • Increases the operational strength of the police force. • Offers better security cover in case of incidents. • The posts act as local and field vigilance posts. • Drastically improves response time for police. • Complaints can be addressed on the spot.

  10. Policing Benefits • Instills confidence in population with high visibility day and night with a people friendly image. • Increases accountability of the police personnel at duty during night time, as they are locationally identified. • Operates as effective sealing of escapes routes in case of robberies, hit and run accidents. • Offers all weather shelter to on duty personnel. • Acts as an outpost for mobile patrolling. • Does away with the psychological barrier of reporting to a police station.

  11. Conclusion • As seen in Kolkata, public private partnerships in policing can and do work. • From 90 booths in 2005, Kolkata now has 130 live police booths up and running. • The key is not to view this as CSR- need for a financially sound revenue generating business model. • Not just deployment, sustenance and maintenance should be handled by private partner. • The same model can be taken forward and replicated in other cities as well.

  12. Thank You

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