Page 58 - NIS English 16-31 February,2023

Nation DGPs Conference

ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF DIRECTOR GENERALS OF POLICE

FOCUS ON BETTER CENTER-STATE COORDINATION

Policing and security challenges are continously changing, which requires making police
administration more efficient through technology. With this aim, the 57th Director General of Police
Conference started on January 20 in Delhi, which laid focus on moving firmly down the path of
adapting future technologies to the needs of the police. The three-day conference was attended
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 21 and 22 and emphasized increasing cooperation
between state police and central agencies.

SIGNIFICANCE OF DGP/IGP CONFERENCE HAS
INCREASED
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a keen
interest in the DGP Conference since 2014
and has also encouraged holding annual DGP
conferences across the country. Moving away
from an earlier culture of token attendance, PM
Modi encourages free and informal discussions by
attending all sessions of the conference, allowing
top police officers to directly brief the prime
minister on major policy-making and internal
security issues affecting the country. Earlier, this
type of conference was held only in Delhi, but
Prime Minister Modi made a new beginning by
organizing it outside Delhi.

VENUES OF DGP CONFERENCES SINCE 2014

n 2014 Guwahati
uman resource management has been one of the top
priorities of the government led by Prime Minister n 2015 Dhordo, Gulf of Kutch
HNarendra Modi. At the All India Conference of
Director Generals of Police, Prime Minister Modi stressed n 2016 National Police Academy,
making police forces more sensitive, making them friendly Hyderabad
to emerging technology thorugh training, taking advantage n 2017 BSF Academy, Tekanpur
of technological solutions like biometrics etc, and
strengthening traditional police systems like foot patrolling n 2018 Kevadia, Gujarat
etc. He also stressed the importance of the National n 2019
Data Governance Framework to facilitate the exchange IISER, Pune
of data between agencies as well as reforms in prison n 2020 virtually due to Covid
management. Along with the border, strengthening coastal
security was also discussed. The three-day conference was n 2021 Police Headquarters, Lucknow
held in hybrid mode from 20 to 22 January 2023. Around TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
100 invited members including DGPs of State and Union Various issues including cybercrime, technology
Territories and heads of Central Armed Police Forces and in policing, challenges in countering terrorism,
Central Police Organizations participated in the conference left-wing extremism, capacity building, and prison
physically and around 600 members from across the rest reforms were discussed during the conference.
of the country participated in the conference virtually.

56 New India Samachar February 16-28, 2023