Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), New Delhi has invited entries from Telangana Police for FICCI award for best practices in Smart Policing-2022. Amongst 117 entries received from 23 organisations including 17 state police forces and 6 CAPFs and other central agencies, “Worksite schools” project of Rachakonda Commissionarate initiated by the then CP Mahesh M Bhagwat IPS got short listed for Smart Policing Award under Child safety category. On 15-9-2023, at FICCI federation House, New Delhi, Award ceremony was conducted during the programme, “Home Land Security-2023” jointly organised by FICCI and Vivekananda International Foundation. Padmasree awardee BSF DG (Retd) Sri Prakash Singh, Smt. Manjari Jaruhar Retd. Spl. DG CISF, Sri Arvind Gupta IFS retd. formerly Deputy National Security Advisor has honoured Sri Mahesh M. Bhagwat IPS with Smart Policing award.
In January 2017 during Operation Smile, 370 Odisha Migrant worker’s Children were rescued from Brick Kilns in Choutuppal and Bommalaramaram mandals of Bhongir Yadadri District of Rachakonda Police Commissionarate. As part of their rehabilitation, the then Commissioner of Police Rachakonda, Sri Mahesh.M.Bhagwat IPS has involved other agencies like District Collectors of Yadadri Bhongiri, Ranga Reddy and Medhcal Malkajgiri to provide mid-day meal scheme & Government Class rooms; Brick Kiln owners association involved to provide school uniforms for children and local transportation facility ; Civil Society Aide et Action led by Sri Umi Daniel and Suresh Gutta involved to provide teachers from Odisha and Maharashtra to teach children rescued from Child labour job in their Oriya / Marathi mother tongue. This Worksite schools, running from January to May every year and after that with the integration certificate children are going back to their native states Odisha / Maharashtra and continuing higher education. As on today, 6500 Oriya Children and 55 children from Maharashtra state were rescued from Brick kilns and got educated in worksite schools This project with multi partner convergence ensured Right to Education Act getting strictly implemented along with zero tolerance to child labour.
Earlier this noble was lauded by Noble Peace laureate Sri Kailash Satyarthi and in 2018 received Civil and Human Rights Award from International Association of Chief of Police, America.
Telangan DGP Sri Anjani Kumar IPS has appreciated this initiative of Rachakonda Police Commissionarate for bringing national as well as international laurels to Telangana Police. ADG CID Mahesh Bhagwat after accepting this award has acknowledged the work done .
