Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India has witnessed revolutionary changes in its internal security and criminal justice system
In the next 10 years, India’s criminal justice system will be the most modern, scientific, and speedy in the world
Police Science Conference needs to use AI to make the various available data result-oriented and more effective
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NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 19, 2024: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah, addressed the 50th All India Police Science Conference as the chief guest in Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. On this occasion, Gujarat’s Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel, Union Home Secretary Shri Govind Mohan, and Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Shri Rajiv Kumar Sharma, along with many other dignitaries, were present.
In his address, the Home Minister said that it is impossible to keep our policing and security systems relevant today without the All India Police Science Conference. He highlighted that the Police Science Conference is meant to keep our entire system relevant in the fight against crime. Shri Shah emphasised that there is a need to rework the structure, participation, methods of gathering inputs, and the system of delivering research and development down to the beat constable level in the police stations. He added that it is time to comprehensively re-evaluate these aspects.
Union Home Minister said that any system becomes obsolete if it remains unchanged for 50 years. He pointed out that over the past several decades there have been significant changes in the country, the world, the realm of crime, and policing. However, he questioned whether the Police Science Conference has evolved in line with these changes. He emphasized that we are somewhat behind in making timely changes in the methodology, objectives, and implementation of decisions in the Police Science Conference. Shri Shah also said that without understanding the challenges of the future, our planning can never be successful.
Shri Amit Shah said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India has advanced in every field to take a leadership role globally, and as a result, our challenges have increased. He mentioned that India’s economy has moved from being the 11th largest to the 5th largest in the world, and by 2028, we will become the third-largest economy in the world. Shri Shah said that the Modi government has made the judicial process faster and more transparent through the digital revolution.
Union Home Minister stated that during this conference, discussions will take place across eight sessions on topics such as new criminal laws, the use of forensic science, disaster management, the application of block-chain technology, cyber fraud, policing in smart cities, community policing in tribal areas, and measures to address radicalization in prisons. Home Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India has undergone a transformative change in internal security and its criminal justice system. In the next 10 years, India’s criminal justice system will be the most modern, scientific, and speedy in the world. He mentioned that with the full implementation of the three new criminal laws, justice will be delivered in any case within three years, even at the Supreme Court level.
Shri Amit Shah stated that for decades, Kashmir, Northeast, and Naxal-affected areas were considered troubled regions. However, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the government has strengthened security and brought significant improvements in situations in these areas. He mentioned that in the past 10 years, compared to the previous decade, we have successfully reduced violence by nearly 70%. Shri Shah noted that in the past 10 years of the Modi government, authorities have successfully seized 5,45,000 kilograms of narcotics worth ₹35,000 crores, which is six times more than the amount seized in the 10 years before the Modi govt came into power. He said that this means that in the past 10 years, we have scientifically revamped the seizure process and have achieved success in it.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said that it is the responsibility of the Police Science Conference to work towards integrating and making various collected data usable collectively through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). He said that the results that will come from the use of this data can be used to create a platform for analysis in our police system. After this analysis, changes can be made in our judicial system for crime investigation and speedy justice to prevent crimes. Shri Shah said that this entire process will be beneficial only when the Police Science Conference accepts such issues as a challenge. The Home Minister said that to achieve this, a large number of hackathons should be organized. Additionally, to resolve issues, the utility of the various collected data should be enhanced by working with AI experts, and the analysis derived from this should be used to improve the system.
