Chennai, May 15 -- Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai stressed the need on increasing women personnel in police forces as it would change public perception and enable police to perform their duties in a more effective and efficient manner.

He was speaking after inaugurating the 11th National Conference of Women in Police commemorating completion of 50 years of women in Tamil Nadu Police, co-hosted by Tamil Nadu Police and Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) at the Tamil Nadu Police Academy at suburban Oonamancherry.

He said increasing the number of women personnel in police forces will not only change public perception about the police, but also enable the police to perform their duties more effectively.

He ...