Student Police Cadet

Student Police Cadet Project is a School based youth development initiative that trains High School Students to evolve as future leaders of a democratic society by inculcating good qualities within them such as respect for the law, discipline, civic sense, empathy for vulnerable section of society and resistance to social evils. The project also enable to youth to explore and to develop their innate capabilities their by empowering them to resist the growth of negative tendencies such as socials intolerance, substance abuse, deviant behaviour and anti-establishment violence. Equally, it strengthens within them commitment towards their family, the community, and the environment. Implemented jointly by the department of Home and Education and supported by departments of Transport, Forest, Excise and Local Self Government, The SPC Project was launched in August 2010 vide GO(P) No. 121/2010/Home Dated 29-05-2010.Student Police Cadet Project is a School based youth development initiative that trains High School Students to evolve as future leaders of a democratic society by inculcating good qualities within them such as respect for the law, discipline, civic sense, empathy for vulnerable section of society and resistance to social evils. The project also enable to youth to explore and to develop their innate capabilities their by empowering them to resist the growth of negative tendencies such as socials intolerance, substance abuse, deviant behaviour and anti-establishment violence. Equally, it strengthens within them commitment towards their family, the community, and the environment. Implemented jointly by the department of Home and Education and supported by departments of Transport, Forest, Excise and Local Self Government, The SPC Project was launched in August 2010 vide GO(P) No. 121/2010/Home Dated 29-05-2010.

An advisory committee functioning under the chairman ship of District Police Chief, the District Collector as patron of the project.

In each school two trained teachers are acting as Community Police Officer and Additional Community Police Officer respectively for facilitating SPC training. Two Drill Instructors (Police Personnel) are detailed from the nearby police station for supporting them in physical training and parade. The District Nodal Officer (a DySP nominated) and Assistant District Nodal Officer are monitoring the district level project activities as per the instructions of State Nodal Officer.

In Wayanad District 37 schools were selected for this project. At present 4032 cadets were icluded in this project. 1639 Junior Cadets, 1224 Senior Cadets and 1169 Super senior Cadets  among them. 

Achievements of Wayanad District in connection with SPC Project

Awareness on the importance of Environment Day was given to the children on the occasion of Environment Day and tree saplings were planted in schools and homes. About 3700 tree saplings were planted in all the schools in the district.

Mobile Challenge
With the help of SPC cadets, an online learning facility was set up with the help of SPC cadets for about 20 children who did not have a mobile phone to study online.

TV Challenge
With the help of SPC cadets, TVs were purchased for about 15 children in the district who did not have TVs for online study.

Welcome 2021
In public, health workers and ambulance drivers were honored for their selfless service during the Covid epidemic, even at the risk of their own lives.

Award for Child Police
The Student Police Cadet Unit of GMRS Kaniyambetta School in Wayanad District received the First Companion Award instituted by the Department of Social Justice.

Digital Safe Class
A cyber awareness class for parents was organized online in the district by Student Police Cadets and UNICEF and that was attended by about 1500 parents.

Reading the baby in the mother's lap
During the lock-down period, SPC led the delivery of books for parents to read to their homes as a relief to children who were isolated at home.
The library was formed
 A library was formed  under the leadership of Student Police Cadets in Amba Pookkode tribal area, . that was Inaugurated by District Police Chief, Wayanad.