The Mumbai police have begun focussing more on their beat chowkies to strengthen policing under an initiative by the newly appointed Joint Commissioner (Law and Order) Vishwas Nangare Patil, who believes they are an important mechanism in maintaining order and gathering intelligence. Patil said that the chowkies are being renovated and more staff and vehicles will be provided.

Patil himself has started visiting beat chowkies too to observe their functioning and note requirements. "We are strengthening beat chowkies by renovating the current structures and providing them with more staff and vehicles," Patil said.