Reportedly prime minister Narendra Modi has urged the police to provide stress on modernisation and realign with the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ while calling for the use of technology to reduce the workload of the constabulary, an official said on Sunday. The prime minister said this while speaking at the 59th All india Conference of director Generals/ Inspector Generals of police in bhubaneswar the capital city of Odisha. PM Modi attended the conference on november 30 and december 1, a statement mentioned.
Meanwhile in the statement, the PMO said “In the valedictory session, PM Modi distributed President’s police Medals for Distinguished service to officers of the Intelligence Bureau. In his concluding address, PM Modi noted that wide-ranging discussions had been held during the conference, on national and international dimensions of security challenges and expressed satisfaction on the counter strategies which had emerged from the discussions." During his address, PM Modi also expressed concern on the potential threats generated on account of wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital frauds, cyber-crimes and AI technology, particularly the potential of deepfakes to disrupt social and familial relations.
Moreover PM Modi also expanded the mantra of SMART policing and called upon the police to become strategic, meticulous, adaptable, reliable and transparent. Appreciating the initiatives taken in urban policing, the prime minister suggested that each of the initiatives be collated and implemented entirely in 100 cities of the country. PM Modi also called for the use of technology to reduce the workload of the constabulary and suggested that the police station be made the focal point for resource allocation.