Udhampur, 18 th August 2025
A one-week training programme for Jammu and Kashmir Administrative
Service (JKAS) officers commenced today at the Sher-I-Kashmir Police Academy,
Udhampur. The programme has been designed to strengthen professional competence by
providing exposure to key areas of policing, public administration, and contemporary
governance challenges.
Inaugurating the course, Shri Garib Dass, IPS, ADGP, Director SKPA,
stressed on the importance of synergy between civil administration and police for peace,
good governance, and effective service delivery. He noted that such training initiatives
foster cross-learning, mutual understanding, and institutional coordination. Shri Dass also
delivered the inaugural lecture, focusing on the role of collaborative leadership in
present-day governance.
The training will cover law and order management, human rights, disaster
management, community policing, emerging security challenges, and coordination
between police and civil administration. To promote physical fitness and discipline, the
schedule also includes morning PT, yoga, police drills, ceremonial drills, awareness
about weapons, and Passing Out Parade–style practices.
On the inaugural day, Ms. Sarah Rizvi, IPS, DIG, Udhampur Range, and
Shri Rajinder Kumar Gupta, IPS, Deputy Director (Indoor), SKPA, delivered lectures on
Structure and Organization of Police and the New Criminal Laws.
Eighteen JKAS officers are participating in the programme, which is being
coordinated by Shri Rakesh Sambyal, CPO, assisted by Inspector Vikas Manhas, Faculty
Member, SKPA
