Team News Riveting
For Dr Pritpal Kaur Batra, policing is a profession and doing something beyond the duties is a passion.
Within a short span of time after donning “Khaki”, the Indian Police Service (IPS) official of 2016 batch has created a niche for herself in the cadre state of Nagaland. Beyond policing, there are many inspirational stories to her credit.
Her first posting came in a remote location of the eastern border district of Tuensang in Nagaland as a sub-divisional police officer. The affection and reception that she received from the local people became the turning point of her life. She was overwhelmed with the response.
Aside from the sheer beauty of the place, what touched her most was how genuine and kind people were to her when she arrived there in 2018. “Despite my being an outsider, they made me feel at home. That’s what inspired me to go above and beyond the call of duty,” says Dr. Kaur, currently serving as the Superintendent of Police in Noklak district.
She started working for the welfare of the local people; putting her background in teaching and farming in use to transform society. Dr. Kaur targeted the young generation who were becoming addicted to drugs. She brought books, study material, and worked effectively for the treatment of the drug-addicted.
She helped them to get counseling and taught them new skills to get a job and become self-dependent. In addition, she worked for the welfare of the communities of the Naga Hills inflicted with underdevelopment, drug addiction, HIV-AIDS, and many other social problems.
Dr. Kaur worked well for them and brought them back to the mainstream of society. She started free coaching classes to inspire students to come into government jobs and serve their country well. The efforts also yielded the results as more than fifty-three students cleared the Nagaland CM scholarship exam and other departmental exams of the state government. Many are also going to appear for the civil service exams as well.
The IPS official, who hails from Yamuna Nagar in Haryana, is working with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and inspiring many farmers to adopt the modern means of agriculture. She inspired and trained them for modern organic farming techniques.
Furthermore, she also introduced them to use food processing and helped them to gain raw materials, seeds, and other logistics.
