Amit Shah inaugurates 59th DGsP/IGsP Conference in Bhubaneswar
On 29 November 2024 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 59th All India Conference of DGsP/IGsP and released the MHA book 'Ranking of Police Stations 2024'.
Summary
On 29 November 2024 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the 59th DGsP/IGsP Conference 2024, held in hybrid format and attended by police chiefs of all States/UTs and heads of the CAPFs/CPOs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to chair the proceedings on the second and third days. Shah conferred Police Medals for Meritorious Service on Intelligence Bureau officers, released the Ministry of Home Affairs book 'Ranking of Police Stations 2024' and gave trophies to the three best police stations. He said the focus should be on emerging security challenges along the Eastern border, immigration and urban policing trends, and that the three new criminal laws had shifted the system from punishment-oriented to justice-oriented. The agenda included Left Wing Extremism, coastal security, narcotics, cyber crime and economic security.
Key facts
- Event
- 59th DGsP/IGsP Conference, 29 Nov–1 Dec 2024, Bhubaneswar, hybrid
- Inaugurated by
- Amit Shah; PM to chair days 2 and 3
- Released
- MHA book 'Ranking of Police Stations 2024'; trophies to 3 best police stations
- Focus
- Eastern border, immigration, urban policing; LWE, coastal security, narcotics, cyber crime
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The 59th All India Conference of DGsP/IGsP, inaugurated by Amit Shah on 29 November 2024, was held in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Bhubaneswar
PIB (MHA): Amit Shah inaugurated the 59th DGsP/IGsP Conference 2024 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Which Ministry of Home Affairs book did Amit Shah release at the 59th DGsP/IGsP Conference on 29 November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Ranking of Police Stations 2024
PIB (MHA): Shah released the Ministry of Home Affairs' book on 'Ranking of Police Stations 2024' and awarded trophies to the three best police stations.
Consider the following statements about the 59th DGsP/IGsP Conference 2024: 1. It was held in a hybrid format, with police chiefs of all States/UTs and heads of CAPFs/CPOs attending physically. 2. Amit Shah said the three new criminal laws have changed the criminal justice system from punishment-oriented to justice-oriented. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (MHA): the conference was held in hybrid format with DGsP/IGsP of all States/UTs and heads of CAPFs/CPOs attending physically, and Shah said the new laws transformed the system from punishment-oriented to justice-oriented. Both are correct.