The three-day annual conference of Director Generals and Inspector Generals of Police is scheduled to begin on January 5 in Jaipur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the event, which will focus on addressing various challenges faced by law enforcement agencies. The topics for discussion include artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security, counter-terrorism, left-wing extremism, narcotics smuggling, and the implementation of new criminal laws that have replaced the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Police Code, and The Evidence Act.
The conference, organized by the Intelligence Bureau, will bring together top police officials from different states, central armed police forces, investigative and intelligence agencies. The agenda has been formulated after extensive consultations with various state police forces and central agencies.
The venue for the 58th all-India annual conference of DGPs and IGPs is the Rajasthan International Centre located at Jhalana in Jaipur. The timing of the conference is noteworthy as it follows the formation of a new BJP government in the state of Rajasthan. Prime Minister Modi has emphasized the importance of holding such conferences and meetings outside Delhi, with the previous one taking place in Agartala in November to highlight the need for improved coordination between the State police of the northeast and central agencies.
In addition to Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Ministers of State for Home, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, DGPs, IGPs of States and Union Territories, and heads of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are expected to participate in most of the sessions at the conference. Discussions will also include the progress made on issues raised in the previous year’s conference.
