National Police Academy is the main training academy of the

Nepal Police Nepal Police () is the national and primary law enforcement agency of Nepal. It is primarily responsible for maintaining law and order (politics), law and order, prevention of crime and crime investigation within the jurisdiction determined by ...

. It was established with the Police Regulation of 1993. CPTC was founded 1956. The Police Academy is located in

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, capital city of

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. It was formerly known as Central Police Training Centre (CPTC) established on the onset with the police regulation of 1993. Central Police Training Centre (CPTC) was laid its foundation in 1956 and has its distinction as only an institute to train the police force. The current executive director of the academy is Tek Prasad Rai In its inception, CPTC had remained engaged in training only the constable level within limited resources and training facilities. Now, the changing trend of policing as per the changed political context has demanded well versed and qualified police officers to meet the public expectations. Its prime responsibility apparently lies in developing professional competency of the senior police officers through conducting foundation as well as advanced training courses. To accomplish this objective needs sufficient and well-trained police personnel which is impossible to envisage without the efforts and the contribution of the training institute. NPA is solely responsible for conducting basic and advanced programs of the police officers. NPA relentlessly indulged in new scientific methods and advanced technological adaptations to ensure the new concept of policing. The introduction of improved administrative practices focuses on enhancing qualitative instructors and its training to bring about improvements in administrative, investigative, and overall improvement on police professionals.

Human Resource Development

NPA primarily does concern with human resource development activities as identified on an organizational level to promote professional skills by running different quality training programs. Moreover, it focuses on HRD aspects with an objective to improve its role in the criminal justice system.

School of Music

The NPA School of Music was established in 1952 as the Central Police Band. In order to formulate the service-oriented police band, the public was facilitated the band service since 1964. In 2006, the band was renamed Nepal Police Music Academy (NPMA). Today, the NPMA organizes affiliated bands stationed in the following areas:

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, Bharatpur,

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, and

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. Nationwide, there are a total of 415 musicians. The sub-bands have 31 musicians each while the central band at the Police Academy in Maharajgung has 260 band members.

References

External links

* Nepal Police

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