TFP Bureau, Raipur, November 28, 2025: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the three-day 60th DGsP/IGsP Conference in Raipur, asserting that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the forum has evolved into a crucial platform for addressing India’s internal security challenges and formulating coordinated strategies.
Shah said the Central Government’s focused efforts over the past seven years have significantly weakened Naxalism. With the construction of 586 fortified police stations and intensified security operations, the number of Naxal-affected districts has fallen sharply from 126 in 2014 to just 11 today. He expressed confidence that the country would be “completely free from the menace of Naxalism” before the next DGsP/IGsP Conference.
The Home Minister noted that for four decades, Naxalism, disturbances in the Northeast, and terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir had remained persistent wounds for the nation. He said the Modi government has ensured long-term solutions in all three regions, and added that these areas would soon be no different from the rest of the country in terms of peace and development.
Highlighting key reforms, Shah said the Centre has strengthened the National Investigation Agency, reinforced provisions under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, introduced three New Criminal Laws, and enacted tougher legislation against narcotics and fugitive offenders. Once fully implemented, he said, these laws will make India’s policing “one of the most modern in the world.”
He also cited the nationwide crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI) as a model example of Centre–State coordination, demonstrating India’s strengthened capacity to counter terrorism, radicalisation, and organised networks.
Shah emphasised the government’s strategy of improving intelligence accuracy, ensuring objective clarity, and fostering seamless inter-agency synergy to curb extremism and drug trafficking. Stressing the need for a “360-degree offensive” against narcotics and organised crime, he called on State Police forces to work closely with the Narcotics Control Bureau to dismantle drug syndicates operating at state, national, and international levels.
“The time has come to ensure that drug traffickers and criminals do not get even an inch of space in this country,” he said.
The conference, attended by top police and intelligence officials from across the country, will continue in Raipur until November 30.
