Union
Home Minister Amit Shah in Pune on Friday inaugurated the 54th National
Conference of DGs and IGs of Police in Pune at Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research (IISER). National Security Adviser Ajit Doval too
accompanied him. Further Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the second day of the
National Conference and addressed the Prime Law Enforcement Officials and also
had a day long interaction with them. PM Modi will address the concluding
session on Sunday. In
his inaugural speech Shah termed it a “Vaicharik Kumbh”, wherein the top
Policemen of the country come together on one platform and formulate policy
decisions pertaining to national security. Shah
announced his Govt’s plans to set up an All India Police University and All
India Forensic Science University, with affiliated colleges in the States. He
also underlined the NaMo Government’s resolve to initiate changes in the IPC
and CrPC to make them more conducive to today’s democratic set up. The
Home Minister also awarded trophies for best Police Stations to the Station
House Officers of Aberdeen (A&N Islands), AJK Burhanpur (MP) and Balasinore
(Gujarat). The
deliberations and discussions encompassed a gamut of issues related to policing
and security, border protection, linkage of narcotics and terrorism, up
gradation of forensic capability, threat from radicalisation in the digital
era, and evidence-based policing. While specific cases were highlighted,
roadmaps for implementation of key recommendations were also framed.
As
part of PM’s vision for bringing Policing closer to people, since 2014, the
DGsP/IGsP Conference has been taken to various parts of the country, including
Guwahati (North-East), Kevadia (Gujarat) and Tekenpur (Madhya Pradesh) in the
past. The format of the Conference has also undergone significant changes in
terms of duration and the presence of the PM and HM.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Pune on Friday inaugurated the 54th National Conference of DGs and IGs of Police in Pune at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER). National Security Adviser Ajit Doval too accompanied him. Further Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the second day of the National Conference and addressed the Prime Law Enforcement Officials and also had a day long interaction with them. PM Modi will address the concluding session on Sunday.
In his inaugural speech Shah termed it a “Vaicharik Kumbh”, wherein the top Policemen of the country come together on one platform and formulate policy decisions pertaining to national security.
Shah announced his Govt’s plans to set up an All India Police University and All India Forensic Science University, with affiliated colleges in the States. He also underlined the NaMo Government’s resolve to initiate changes in the IPC and CrPC to make them more conducive to today’s democratic set up.
The Home Minister also awarded trophies for best Police Stations to the Station House Officers of Aberdeen (A&N Islands), AJK Burhanpur (MP) and Balasinore (Gujarat).
The deliberations and discussions encompassed a gamut of issues related to policing and security, border protection, linkage of narcotics and terrorism, up gradation of forensic capability, threat from radicalisation in the digital era, and evidence-based policing. While specific cases were highlighted, roadmaps for implementation of key recommendations were also framed.
As part of PM’s vision for bringing Policing closer to people, since 2014, the DGsP/IGsP Conference has been taken to various parts of the country, including Guwahati (North-East), Kevadia (Gujarat) and Tekenpur (Madhya Pradesh) in the past. The format of the Conference has also undergone significant changes in terms of duration and the presence of the PM and HM.