India, Aug. 6 -- Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday announced a major overhaul of the state's policing system with the launch of the 'My Police Station' initiative from August 15, under which sub-inspectors will be appointed as SHOs in the majority of police stations.

Addressing a press conference here, Chennithala said the initiative was aimed at transforming police stations into people-friendly institutions and marked a "historic transformation" for the Kerala Police by strengthening democratic and community-oriented policing.

As part of the reform, the government has decided to appoint Sub-Inspectors (SIs) as Station House Officers (SHOs) in 419 of the state's 484 law and order police stations from August 15, reversi...