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Thiru. V.Balakrishnan, IPS

Key Initiatives

Reimagining policing through sustainable community-driven models, proactive protection, and social inclusion.

Police Akka

Police Akka Scheme

A mentorship and protection network linking trained women police personnel with vulnerable girls and children; It provides a safe space for reporting issues and receiving guidance.

  • Over 1,100 children brought under direct protection and hundreds of cases resolved.
  • Establishment of safe reporting channels in schools.
Operation Reboot

Operation Reboot

Re-enrolment of 400+ school dropouts, leading to a government advisory encouraging district-level collaboration with police.

  • Re-enrolled 400+ school dropouts in TN districts.
Kavasam Project

Kavasam Project

A first-of-its-kind initiative providing financial, educational, and psychological support to crime victims and their families to strengthen justice outcomes.

Inclusive Policing

Inclusive and Rights-Based Policing

Modernizing police infrastructure to be disability-friendly and pioneering programs for transgender inclusion in administrative roles and home guards.

  • 39+ police stations made fully accessible.
  • Pioneered recruitment of transgender individuals in Home Guards.
  • Sign language training and disability-friendly infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Transgender Inclusion – First-time induction of transgender persons into Home Guards in Madurai, later influencing broader recruitment policy.
Community Transformation

Community Policing and Social Transformation

Establishing street libraries, Boys & Girls Clubs, and adopting tribal villages to provide educational resources and prevent juvenile delinquency.

  • 50+ Street Libraries established in vulnerable communities and A neighbourhood engagement model that resolved over 1,100 citizen issues.
  • Self-defence programmes for rural girls and community safety initiatives for women (SOS – Sense of Safety).
Crisis Leadership

Crisis Leadership

Chief Negotiating Officer during the large-scale Jallikattu protests at Marina Beach, managing over 500,000 protesters through dialogue and de-escalation.

  • Successful management of high-sensitivity protests.
  • Directed rescue and relief operations during major floods and cyclones, including large-scale evacuations and casualty minimisation.
  • Successfully managed high-density public events such as Maha Deepam gatherings with millions of participants.