PM Modi attended the 57th All-India Conference of Director Generals and Inspector Generals of Police on 21st and 22nd January in New Delhi. The Prime Minister called for scrapping obsolete criminal laws and setting standards for police organizations in states. The PM suggested making police forces more sensitive and training them in new techniques. He emphasised on the importance of National Data Governance Framework for smoothening of data exchange across agencies. He said that there is a need to further strengthen the traditional policing system like foot patrolling.
Modi stressed on increasing collaboration between state police and central agencies to leverage capabilities and share best practices. The Prime Minister discussed strengthening coastal security along the border with frequent visits of officials.
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A future strategy for national security was prepared in the conference. About 350 senior police officers of the country including DGP, IG level of states and union territories also participated in it.
The three-day conference was held in a hybrid format on Friday at the National Agricultural Science Complex in Delhi. The conference covered various aspects of policing and national security, including Counter Terrorism, Counter Insurgency and Cyber Security. Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the first day of the conference.
Till 2013 the annual meeting of this conference was held in Delhi. When the Modi government came to power in 2014, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Intelligence Bureau decided to organize the event outside the capital.
Since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been taking keen interest in the conference of DGPs and IGPs. Before the Modi government, discussions largely focused only on matters of national security.
Earlier in 2021 this conference was organized in hybrid mode in Lucknow, while in 2020 it was organized virtually during COVID-19. It was organized in Pune in 2019, BSF Academy in Tekanpur in 2017, National Police Academy in Hyderabad in 2016, Rann of Kutch in 2015, Guwahati in 2014.