Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will preside over the two-day Chintan Shivir of Home Ministers of States being held at Surajkund in Haryana from today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Chintan Shivir via video conferencing tomorrow.
Home Ministers of States and the Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of Union Territories will participate in the conference. State Home Secretaries, Director Generals of Police and Director Generals of Central Armed Police Forces and Central Police Organizations will also attend the Chintan Shivir.
AIR correspondent reports that various topics will be discussed in the six sessions in the conference. The objective of the Chintan Shivir is to prepare an Action Plan for the implementation of “Vision 2047” and ‘Panch Pran’ announced in the Independence Day speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi this year.
The Chintan Shivir, in the spirit of cooperative federalism, aims to bring more synergy in planning and coordination between various stakeholders at centre and state levels.
It will deliberate on issues like modernization of police forces, cyber crime management, increased use of Information Technology in the criminal justice system, land border management, coastal security, women’s safety, and drug trafficking among others.
The purpose of the sessions on various subjects is to encourage and ensure the participation of State Governments on these issues.