Director general of police Shesh Paul Vaid on Sunday said that social media outreach had helped the force “counter the propaganda of subversive elements and improve the security situation in the state.” “Social media was misused to a large extent in 2016 to mislead the public and we managed to counter it to a large extent. Our effort to bring into a positive narrative helped in improving the situation to a large extent,” Vaid said, addressing passing–out-cum-attestation parade of 911 recruits at the subsidiary training centre in Talwara.
He said that the police department set up media cells in all district headquarters, opened 26 Facebook pages at district police level, 189 Facebook pages at police station level, 31 Twitter handles, five Facebook pages at police range level and two Facebook pages at the zonal level.
This was part of the larger effort to restore peace and normalcy in the state, Vaid said.
He asked the recruits to give their best while serving the people.
He listed various welfare measures taken by the government and the department for the policemen and said, “We are abreast of your problems and are working to mitigate and ensure better living and work atmosphere for policemen.”
He said that the procurement of vehicles and safety gadgets has been made for the safety of the policemen who are performing their duties on roads. PTI