Prime Minister Narendra Modi will directly connect with each of the total 18 lakh policemen in the country this Republic Day.
He is expected to send out an SMS to their individual mobile numbers, greeting them on January 26 in possibly a first - ever initiative by a Prime Minister.
Modi is said to have expressed his desire to reach out to each of the country's policemen, during the just concluded three - day DGPs conference held in Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, official sources said.
The states have been asked to compile a list of contact details of their police staff and share these with the PMO ahead of Republic Day.
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