New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday that effective policing is as important as economic incentives in promoting growth, as law and order is a necessary pre-condition for attracting investment in any state or region.

Addressing probationers of the Indian Police Service 77 RR (2024 batch) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Murmu said a future-ready police force led by young officers will play a major role in the making of Viksit Bharat.

The President also emphasised that technology has significantly transformed the realm of policing.

“Just about ten years ago, the expression ‘digital arrest’ would have been impossible to understand. Today, it is one of the most dreaded threats to citizens. India has one of the largest and fastest-growing AI user bases. This is going to impact policing

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