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A project of Kolkata Police for the Unemployed Youth

Kolkata Police launched KIRAN Project in the year 2008 for imparting   Computer training and other skill development programme to the under-privileged youths of the society. This project has yielded very positive and catalyst effect for better employability of the unemployed youths.

West Bengal Minority Development Corporation was associated with this noble project till December 2014 and cost of the project was borne by them. After that WBSCL (West Bengal Swarojgar Corporation Ltd.) came forward by means of financial assistance and we have been able to revive this project in 20 centres under 20 PSs of Kolkata Police jurisdiction in association with WBSCL (West Bengal Swarojgar Corporation Ltd.) with new concept and a revised S.O.P. We introduced some new vocational training courses apart from Basic Computer and arranged authentic national level certification.  Out of 800 KIRAN students 700 KIRAN students have passed out successfully in 1st phase 2017. It is to be mentioned that we have imparted driving training 15 female candidates and out of 07(Seven) have passed successfully and got their Driving License.

It may be noted that certification ceremony for successful trainees of previous batch was held at Nazrul Mancha on 25.09.18, Hon’ble Minister Shri Sadhan Pandey and Hon’ble MOS, Dr. Shashi Panja were present & handed over the certificate to the successful candidate.

2nd phase of KIRAN project started on 25.09.2018 in other 20 (Twenty) Police Stations (Tala, Sinthee, Entally, Ultadanga, Beliaghata, Ballygunge, Alipore, New Alipore, Chetla, Charu Market, Haridevpur, Parnasree, Thakurpukur, Behala, Garfa, Patuli, WPPS, Purba Jadavpur, Survey Park & Anandapur) under Kolkata Police jurisdiction.

A specially designed driving course exclusively for lesser privileged females of the society under the banner of “KIRAN” Project of Community Policing Wing, Kolkata Police inaugurated by Ld. Commissioner of Police Kolkata on 04.02.2023 at PTS Auditorium.

A briefing was also held in this connection on 03.02.2023 at PTS Auditorium.