State govt had directed Goa police to give a detailed presentation, but instead, police took back the bill to make changes. The draft Goa Police Bill, 2024, is now based on the Model Police Act framed by the Bureau of Police Research and Development of the Union home ministry. The Police Act is meant to give statutory recognition to the police force and enable it to discharge its duties. It creates various ranks and specifies job descriptions for each rank. Passing the police bill was one of the promises made by chief minister Pramod Sawant in his previous budget speech, which he is keen to fulfil. The bill was initially introduced in 2009 and referred to a select committee headed by the then home minister Ravi Naik. As the bill was not passed and the assembly was dissolved in March 2012, the bill lapsed. It provides for the constitution and organisation of the police service, police welfare and grievances redressal mechanism, police establishment boards, police accountability commission, and several other entities to deal with new and emerging challenges.