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 indirectly to police reforms, of which 86 recommendations require legislative action or major amendments to Rules, 126 require action by the Central Government, 202 involve action by the State Governments, and 109 by Police department themselves. Of these, 78 recommendations have financial implications and the rest would have no financial implications in their implementation.

2.17. Some, albeit very few of these recommendations have been implemented in some States, and at the Centre. Most of the recommendations implemented in the States are those which were essentially taken care of, being partly covered by the scope of the Modernisation of Police Forces' Scheme, Eleventh Finance Commission grants, etc. Some of the recommendations have got implemented as part of improvements effected in the service conditions of government employees in general, in the years subsequent to the submission of N.P.C. reports.

2.18. Ribeiro Committee on Police Reforms (1998) was setup, following the directions of the Supreme Court on a public interest litigation on police reforms. The Committee scrutinized the recommendations of the National Police Commission (1977-81), with particular focus on a few key issues relating to police reforms, in accordance with a subsequent directive of the Supreme Court. It submitted five major recommendations on subjects such as State Security Commission, Selection of DGP, Complaints against the police, etc. The recommendations are yet to be implemented.

2.19. Padmanabhalah Committee on Police Reforms (2000), appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, under the Chairmanship of Shri K. Padmanabhaiah, former Union Home Secretary, in January 2000, examined issues, such as:

(1)Policing in the new millennium (2) Recruitment (3)Training (4)Duties and responsibilities of police (5)Police behaviour (6) Police administration (7) Police infrastructure (8) Politicization and criminalization of police