State DGPs and IGPs annual Conference

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The three-day conference of heads of all state police forces and paramilitary organisations began in New Delhi on January 20.

An overview of the news

  • PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval addressed the conference.

  • Cyber security, war on drugs, and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir were among the top agenda items of the conference.

  • Apart from this, border management, cross-border threats and maritime security were also discussed in the annual meeting.

  • Other issues discussed included threat from Khalistani extremists, threat to economy, cryptocurrency, Maoist violence and Northeast insurgency.

  • Around 350 top police officers of the country in the rank of Director General (DG) and Inspector General (IG) attended the conference. 

About the conference

  • Till 2013, the annual meet was held in the national capital, in 2014, when the Modi government came to power, it was decided to hold the event outside Delhi.

  • In 2014, the conference was held at Guwahati, Rann of Kutch in 2015, National Police Academy, Hyderabad in 2016, BSF Academy, Tekanpur in 2017 and Pune in 2019.

  • Due to the Covid epidemic, in 2020 it was held virtually while in 2021 the conference was held in Lucknow.


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