PM Modi to address Annual Conference of DGPs, IGPs in Hyderabad today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 51st Annual Conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police in Hyderabad today.The 3-day national conference began yesterday, with DGPs and IGPs of a number of states and Union Territories and top officials of various central intelligence security agencies taking part.

Inaugurating the conference, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, the security situation in the country, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, North East and Left Wing extremism affected areas has improved in the past one year.

He stressed the need for close



co-ordination between central and state forces for improving the situation further. Mr Singh said, healthy competition among various security agencies is yielding good results.

The Home Minister also said, elections will be held in some states soon and it is the responsibility of police Chiefs to ensure peaceful completion of the poll process.Ministers of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju and Gangaram Ahir and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval are also attending the conference.

A host of issues, including cross-border terrorism and terror funding, are being discussed during the conference.