By Our Correspondent
CUTTACK: Odisha DGP Abhay on Friday reiterated his commitment to improve the service conditions and working environment of women police officers in the State.
Speaking at the valedictory session of a State Level Conference of Women Police here, he assured the participants that he would genuinely look into the recommendations evolved from the four sessions of the conference.
This was for the first time that the State police organised such a conference for the women cops. “Although such conferences had earlier been organised at the national level, this was for the first time in the State,” the DGP said, adding that a summary of recommendations would be compiled and addressed at appropriate time.
A total of 127 policewomen of all ranks deliberated on various issues like barriers in their career advancement, sexual harassment at workplaces, gender insensitivity and position of women police sportspersons. Senior IPS officers Kavita Jalan, Saumya Mishra, Sarah Sharma and Aswini Kumari Patnaik moderated the sessions.
