State Policing Plans, objectives of policing and priorities

(1) The State Government shall, on the basis of a report of the Director-General of Police and on the recommendations of the State Police Board, finalize a strategic Policing Plan with annual Sub-Plans covering a five year period, in such a way that successive Plans overlap for the last year of the previous plan and first year of the succeeding plan: Provided that the Director-General of Police, in making his report, shall be guided by reports of the District and State Units, duly identifying the objective of policing sought to be achieved during the period and the action plan proposed for their implementation. (2) The State Government shall lay a copy of the strategic Policing Plan and annual Sub-Plan before the State Legislature as soon as it is finalized. (3) The State Government at the beginning of each financial year shall also place a progress report on the implementation of the strategic Policing Plan as well as the annual Sub-Plan for the preceding year before the Vidhan Sabha.