P.S.Gill takes over as Punjab DGP

CHANDIGARH: Paramdeep Singh Gill, a 1974 batch IPS Officer today took over as new Director General of Police of Punjab. P.S. Gill has been appointed DGP on the superannuation of K.K. Attri, who retired on June 30, 2009.



As the newly appointed DGP reached Punjab Police Headquarters, he was given ceremonial Guard of Honour by the full contingent of Punjab Armed Police.  Gill after taking salute inspected the Guard of Honour.

After formally taking over as DGP,  Gill had a formal meeting with the top brass of Punjab Police where he was briefed about on going activities as well as achievements of the various wings of the department.

In his first address to Senior Officers of the Police Headquarters the DGP unveiled his strategy by emphasizing team work and delegation. He is a votary of hands on approach to policing. The DGP emphasized upon officers to be accessible to the member of the public and to be responsive to the grievances of the people at large. Community Policing should be a tool to bridge the perceptional divide between the police and the public. He pointed out that Punjab has witnessed high rate of Urbanization in recent years and hence there was a need to come up with effective urban policing strategy. Mr.P.S.Gill asked the officers to harness advances in technology including information technology for better crime control and investigation. Being a border state officers in Punjab have to be fully alive to the ever looming threat of militancy in the region and to develop effective counter insurgency measures including effective intelligence support.