Jamia police station library turns 10
Delhi Police Public Library in Jamia Millia Islamia established on February 22, 2012 has turned 10 years old today. The library was started to help aspirants prepare for competitive exams and also to smoothen ties between police and public.
Over the years, the library has been developed and now has been digitized so that tech-savvy readers also benefit from it. The library is managed by managed by Nadeem-headed Shikhar and supported by GAIL (India) Limited
The library is open for all residents of the locality. Wi-Fi, laptops, study materials, books, journals, etc are provided for free to aspirants. The library is also guiding civil servant aspirants.
The 10th anniversary of #DelhiPolice Public Library in PS Jamia Nagar area was celebrated along with the students today. Addl. DCP- 1 of South East Distt interacted with students to boost their morale for competitive exams preparation.#DelhiPoliceCares@CPDelhi @DelhiPolice pic.twitter.com/8kaLdQQJct
— DCP South East Delhi (@DCPSEastDelhi) February 22, 2022
Also, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Thursday inaugurated a “police public library” at the Okhla Vihar Metro Station in Abul Fazal Enclave through video conferencing from Vimarsh Auditorium, PHQ, Delhi, in a step towards strengthening community policing.
“It helps to give youth the right direction and better opportunities. Community participation is essential for effective policing… All police stations of Delhi will have similar facilities in the coming three years,” said Asthana.
With this new library, now in Delhi there are three police libraries, two in Jamia Nagar and one in RK Puram.
Speaking on the occasion, the top cop said a large number of students have benefitted by availing facilities of the existing Delhi Police Public Libraries.
