Amit Shah inaugurates Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, Assam
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, Assam, on 15 March 2025, saying it would be ranked first among the country's police academies within five years.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, Assam, on 15 March 2025, in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Shah said that within the next five years the academy would be ranked first among all police academies in the country. Recalling that the Ahom general Lachit Barphukan led Assam to victory against the Mughals, he said Lachit's biography is now available in 23 languages in libraries across the country. He also said the conviction rate in Assam had risen from 5% to 25%, and referred to efforts to set up a ₹27,000 crore semiconductor industry in the state.
Key facts
- Date
- 15 March 2025
- Place
- Dergaon, Assam
- Inaugurated by
- Amit Shah
- Goal
- Top-ranked police academy in India within 5 years
- Assam conviction rate
- 5% → 25%
- Lachit biography
- Available in 23 languages
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where is the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy, inaugurated by Amit Shah on 15 March 2025, located?
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Correct answer: B — Dergaon, Assam
Amit Shah inaugurated the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, Assam.
According to Amit Shah at the inauguration of the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy (March 2025), Assam's conviction rate has risen from 5% to:
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Correct answer: B — 25%
Shah said the double-engine government has increased the conviction rate in Assam from 5% to 25%.
Lachit Barphukan, after whom the police academy in Dergaon is named, is remembered for leading Assam to victory against which power?
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Correct answer: C — The Mughals
Amit Shah recalled that the Ahom general Lachit Barphukan led Assam to victory against the Mughals.