Chandigarh, Dec 29- Haryana Police is planning to launch several ‘social media initiatives’ in the coming year, buoyed by the success of its initiatives #MannMeinLockdown & #HarGharLakshmi launched in 2020.

Disclosing this here today, Addl. Director General of Police, Law & Order, Haryana, Sh. Navdeep Singh Virk said that in the year 2020, Haryana Police took up new and innovative approaches to educate people by disseminating important information through social media, using creatives graphics, banners and videos and launching special campaigns.

In the month of June, Haryana Police launched ‘#MannMeinLockdown’ campaign on social media emphasising the importance of obeying national directives and other Govt. guidelines by everybody to prevent the spread of Covid infection, after the introduction of ‘Unlock 1.0’. The campaign was focused on educating people to keeping themselves and others safe by taking COVID precautionary measures like wearing mask, maintaining social distance, washing hands, etc, he added.

Sh Virk further disclosed that Haryana Police also ran another campaign on the occasion of Diwali, titled #HarGharLakshmi in which the women police officials from various districts were seen visiting homes in their jurisdiction making people aware about the importance of women safety, educating families to keep the women happy for the prosperity and good luck of the family. The objective of this campaign was to educate people so that there can be a reduction in domestic violence against women.

The attractive graphics, animations and music videos posted by Haryana Police during these campaigns, were widely appreciated. These campaigns were also appreciated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana, Sh. Manohar Lal, and several tweets by the Police Department were also retweeted. 

Sh Virk also informed that Police used social media effectively during the year 2020, especially during Covid Pandemic, to share important official information with people.