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Increased Importance of the
DGP/IGP Conference

The Prime Minister has taken a keen interest in the DGP
Conference since 2014. Unlike the earlier symbolic presence,
he encourages free and informal discussions at the conference,
allowing top police officers to directly brief the Prime Minister
on key policy-making and internal security issues affecting the
country. Since 2014, Prime Minister Modi has also begun a new
practice of holding it outside Delhi.
n In 2014, it was held in Guwahati.
n In 2015, it was held in Dhordo, Gulf of Kutch.
n In 2016, it was held at the National Police Academy,
Hyderabad.
n In 2017, it was held at the BSF Academy, Tekanpur.
n In 2018, it was held in Kevadia. A holistic government
n In 2019, it was held at IISER, Pune. approach is needed to address
n 2020 DGP Conference was held virtually due to COVID. drug abuse, combining
n Held in Lucknow in 2021. enforcement, rehabilitation,
n Held in New Delhi in 2022. and community-level
n Held in Jaipur in 2023. intervention.
n Held in Bhubaneswar in 2024.
n Held in Raipur in 2025. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

The central government has provided a permanent
solution to the three hotspots that have been a scourge for

the country for the past 40 years: Naxalism, the
Northeast, and Jammu and Kashmir.

President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service Directors General of Police and Inspectors General
to Intelligence Bureau officers. He also presented of Police.
awards to three cities that performed best in urban But PM Modi changed this, and whether it was
policing. This award was first instituted to encour- a meeting of Directors General of Police of all
age innovation and improvement in urban policing. states or a dialogue with IAS and IPS officers, he or
In fact, human resource management has been Home Minister Amit Shah attended these meetings
among the priorities of the government led by throughout, establishing a framework for better
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This can be gauged coordination at the top level. Prime Minister Modi
from the fact that during previous governments, the has consistently shown keen interest in this annual
Prime Minister or the Home Minister would partic- conference, encouraging candid discussions. He
ipate only formally-either in the inaugural or the has created an environment where new ideas on
closing session of the administrative meetings of policing can emerge. n

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