Student Police Cadet Project was initiated in 2010, as a joint program of education, health, transport, forest, excise, tribal development and local self-governments.

This well designed two-year long training programme, enables high school students to sharpen their physical, emotional, intelligence, social  and skills quotients through a wide range of activities such as exercises, parade, route march, unarmed compact yoga and community projects.

The project trains high school students to respect the laws, practice discipline, and to develop civic consciousness and empathy for vulnerable sections of society.

The Project launched on 2 August 2010 in 127 high schools/higher secondary schools across Kerala,[1] with 11,176 students, both boys and girls, enrolled as Cadets and 254 teachers trained as school-level Community Police Officers (CPOs).

The SPC project seeks to deepen the social-democratic fabric of communities by evolving young minds into enlightened citizens who obey laws not by enforcement but rather as a natural and rational act.

The SPC project can be expected to generate significant long-term benefits such as greater internal security, healthier and safer communities, and responsible future citizens of a stable democracy.

SPC training consists of a two-year programme with a focus on developing health and physical fitness, instilling social values, exploring inner capability, and inculcating community living skills within students.

Leadership capabilities of SPCs are strengthened through awareness classes and self-development workshops, and through community activities targeting issues such as road safety,[5][6] drug and substance abuse, environmental protection,[7] and aspects of law and crime.

[15][16][17][18] [19] On July 21, 2018 Rajnath Singh Minister of Home Affairs of India, rolled out the SPC programme, under which high school students across the country will be taught to become much more responsible citizens.