Lets Make Kolkata Police Profitable!!!

 Policing can be a profitable business. Policing is a state responsibility and is considered a cost burden for the state. There is discontent in the police force about meagre pay scale and strenuous work environment. Once a coveted job option and dreams of the children to join the police force, over the years it has lost its shine over the vagaries of time. Nowadays it has become a thankless job and attracts the criticism of all.

 To me the upholder of the law should be paid adequately so that they can lead a decent life without the need of any extra money. The people who risk their life in line should be paid in generous terms.

Nowadays maintaining the huge pay bills of the police force has become a burden to the exchequer. On one hand the need of keeping the police force updated is increasing on the other hand the budget is decreasing. Faced with this problem the quality of policing is affected. The people are disenchanted with the police force. The effectiveness of the police force is decreasing.

 The need is therefore to better the Quality of the Police Force at the same time to reduce the cost and increase revenue.

 Now how can we increase the Revenue of the police force. We should start charging reasonable fees for all the value provided to the concerned users of the police force. What are these fees, it can be 5-10% of the all the commercial events of the city. Right from all the sporting activities to the awards function. If 10% of gate fees are collected from all the events then this will account for 25% of the total budget of the police. These are events like IPL matches, Football Matches, Awards functions, Musical Nights or any commercial events.

Next there are events like all types of commercial pujas. Where fees can be attributed in a sensible manner depending on the amount of police infrastructure needed for organising the safety of the people. Fees for Saraswati puja can be in the tune of Rs.100-Rs.200 and Durga Puja in the tune of Rs.50000-Rs.1Lakhs per puja. This can account for 50% of the annual policing budget.

 The road tax can be increased by Rs.500-Rs.2000 depending on the type vehicle used. This will lead to about another 25% of the annual budget.

 Next is new areas of business. Providing commercial security business, nowadays addressed by the private sectors. Police can start providing services like security guards in commercial establishment. Providing safe transit of cash and personal safety or bodyguards. This can lead to revenue of 15%

With the aid of technology the internal processes of the police can be changed which can lead to reduction of cost by 10%.

 Another Domain is the new areas of expertise needed in this era.Information scams and theft. The police force can start charging fees for uipkeeping of cutting age technology to prevent information crimes. To start with the can charge a fee for keeping of all the information in Banks and Financial Institutes.

 These are some of the ways which will make the Police Force a profitable organisation and the profit to be used for upgradation of the Police Force.