India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

"Police" is a State subject falling in List-II (State List) of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. It is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations to implement police reform measures for improving efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of police functioning. The Union Government issues advisories from time to time to the States/UTs on matters relating to police reforms.

The Government had constituted a Review Committee headed by Shri R.S. Mooshahary to review the recommendations of earlier Commissions/ Committees on police reforms. The Committee had shortlisted 49 recommendations. The recommendations of the Comm...