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NATION | DGP Conference

A Nation Moving Towards a State-of-the-Art

Security System for a Viksit Bharat

India, advancing towards the goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047, is working
tirelessly to achieve comprehensive transformation in all sectors. Security is the most
important foundation for any nation, and therefore, the annual DGP Conference serves as a
platform to further enhance police administration through technology in the changing
times, while also adapting future technologies to the ground-level needs of policing.

rom the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Min- Over the past seven years, the security
ister Narendra Modi announced the launch of perimeter has been strengthened by
FMission Sudarshan Chakra to protect the nation
against enemy attacks. Similarly, security arrange- building 586 fortified police stations.
ments are being continuously strengthened on the As a result, the number of Naxal-
domestic front. Moving this initiative forward, Union affected districts has decreased from
Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 60th All
India Conference of Directors General/Inspectors 126 in 2014 to 11.
General of Police in Raipur on November 28-30,
while Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over
it. The theme of this conference was “Viksit Bharat: sic science and AI were prominently discussed.
Security Dimensions.” It was organised in Raipur, On the final day of the conference, Prime Minister
the capital of Chhattisgarh, which holds special Modi emphasised the urgent need to change public
significance, as India aims to achieve complete liber- perception of the police, especially among the youth,
ation from Naxalism by March 31, 2026. by promoting efficiency, sensitivity, and accounta-
The conference reviewed the progress made so bility. He emphasised the need to strengthen urban
far in dealing with the challenges faced by the police policing, revitalize tourist police, and increase public
and prepared a visionary roadmap for building a awareness about the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,
secure India. In particular, issues such as combating Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, and Bhartiya Nagarik
left-wing extremism, fighting terrorism, disaster Suraksha Sanhita, which have replaced colonial-era
management, women’s safety, and the use of foren- criminal laws. Prime Minister Modi presented the

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