West Bengal Police signed an MoU with BPR&D on November 13 for a one-year plan to improve beat-level policing, making beat officers local contacts for citizens. The West Bengal Police signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, on November 13, to implement a one-year action plan aimed at improving beat-level policing in the state.