PM Tells Police: Transform Your Public Image

• Calls For Regular Monitoring Of Banned Outfits
• Wants Strategy To Tackle Drug Abuse

New Delhi- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said there is an urgent need to change how the public, especially the youth, views the police. He said this can be achieved by improving professionalism, sensitivity and responsiveness across police forces.

He was speaking at the 60th All India Conference of Director Generals and Inspector Generals of Police.

Modi also stressed the importance of creating strong mechanisms to regularly monitor banned outfits. He called for the holistic development of areas freed from Left Wing Extremism and urged the adoption of innovative models to strengthen coastal security.

He directed police forces in states and UTs to use new strategies to integrate uninhabited islands into security plans, make effective use of NATGRID databases and link them with artificial intelligence to produce actionable intelligence.

The prime minister said there is a need to further strengthen urban policing and revive tourist police units. He also highlighted the importance of increasing public awareness about the newly enacted Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam and Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, which replace colonial era criminal laws.

He encouraged academic institutions and universities to conduct case studies on the use of forensics in investigations to help strengthen the criminal justice system.

Modi emphasised that tackling drug abuse requires coordinated action across enforcement, rehabilitation and community participation. He said improving forensic capability will help in effective investigation and prosecution.

The conference included detailed discussions on long term policing plans for Vision 2047, counter terrorism and counter radicalisation strategies, enhancing women's safety through technology and bringing back Indian fugitives from abroad.

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