In order to promote sports activities in slums and dissuade youths from substance abuse, the Commissionerate Police launched “APOSSA YOJANA”
(The All Round Promotion of Sports in Slums and Young Juveniles against Narcotics Abuse) in the Twin City of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.

(“APOSSA YOJANA” in the Twin City of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.)

• It is a Community Oriented Policing Scheme in Urban Slums in Police Commissionerate, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack.

• The Scheme was inaugurated by Shri Asit Tripathy , Development Commissioner cum ACS Home Department on 11th February , 2019.

The APOSSA Scheme Aims :-

• To promote Sports activities in Slums & organizing Campaign against substance abuse.

• To gain confidence of the youths living in the slum and to change their perception towards the Police.

• It will proactively engage the Youths of the slums for sharing the responsibility of creating a safe and secure environment.

• This would be an effort to build good relations and trust between the Police and Slum dwellers.