HYDERABAD: A unique initiative successfully implemented in Kerala and Telangana , the Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme is now all set to be rolled out across the country by Union home minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on July 21.

On Thursday, a group of students from Jogulamba Gadwal district where the SPC programme was implemented successfully, and students from Kamareddy started for Delhi to take part in the parade where the national programme will be launched.

“The SPC is a school-based youth development initiative that trains high school students to evolve as future leaders of a democratic society by inculcating within them respect for the law, discipline, civic sense, empathy for vulnerable sections of society and resistance to social evils,” explains the purpose of the programme as initiated by Kerala.

According to Jogulamba Gadwal SP Rema Rajeshwari, the SPC brings an interface between the police and students and contribute to nation-building by imparting values in students to become responsible citizens.

What is interesting about the programme is that the students are selected in Class XIII and attend special classes – both indoor and outdoor –

for two years.

Students are also guided on how to understand their own interests and dreams and how to achieve them.

