PRIME Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Raipur on Friday evening to participate in the 60th All India Conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police (DGP/IGP), which commenced on Friday at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar. This is the first time Chhattisgarh is hosting the apex-level national security dialogue.

 

The Prime Minister, who flew in on a special plane from Goa, landed at Swami Vivekananda Airport and was received by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Governor Ramen Deka, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, and other senior BJP leaders and officials. The three-day conference, held under the overarching theme ‘Viksit Bharat: Security Dimensions,’ will see PM Modi presiding over various crucial sessions on Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30.

 

Discussions are underway on a wide array of national security and policing challenges, including Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), with special emphasis on Naxal-affected regions, counter-terrorism strategies, disaster management and relief efforts, women’s safety and legal rights and the integration of forensic science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for modern policing.

 

The conference aims to review progress on internal security challenges and outline a forward-looking roadmap in alignment with the national vision of a ‘Surakshit Bharat’ and ‘Viksit Bharat’. Alongside Prime Minister Modi, the conference is being attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Ministers of State for Home Affairs, and over 500 senior officers, including the Directors General of Police from all States and Union Territories, and the heads of Central Police Organisations.

 

The Prime Minister will also present the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service during the event. PM Modi will participate in the day-long sessions on Saturday from 8 am to 8:30 pm, and on Sunday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. He is taking night halt at the new Speaker House in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar and is scheduled to depart from Raipur on Sunday evening at approximately 5 pm