Report Abnormal Population Growth in Border Areas: Shah to SPs
Shah said a demography mission will track illegal migration and other factors as the government expands fencing, infrastructure and village development.
- On Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the first-ever Land Border Districts Police Conference, addressing infiltration and demographic changes in border areas.
- Shah outlined a "proactive" security grid to address "abnormal factors," stating the government is committed to curbing "unnatural demographic growth" with a "ruthless approach" and a dedicated demography mission.
- The government has augmented border infrastructure by 400% and decided to fence the 1,610-km-long India-Myanmar border at a cost of ₹31,000 crore to prevent infiltration.
- Attended by SPs of 119 border districts, the meeting provided institutional structure to combat narcotics, smuggling, and cybercrime while ensuring 100% implementation of welfare schemes under the Vibrant Villages Programme.
- Future efforts will extend to coastal border security in India as the government moves toward a "smart border" vision intended to make the system the most modern in the world.
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Creating Robust System to Make India Completely Infiltration-free: Amit Shah
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. He asserted that the Central government will inflict serious damage on the narcotics menace and achieve victory over it as well in the "next three years." India News | Creating Robust System to Make India Completely Infiltration-free: Amit Shah.
India to build smart borders, strengthen security grid: Amit Shah on infiltration
Amit Shah said the Centre is building smart borders and a coordinated security grid to curb infiltration. He said the strategy links technology, development and local participation to tackle emerging threats.
Amit Shah to chair border district SPs' meet on infiltration
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a conference of Superintendents of Police (SPs) from border districts in New Delhi on Thursday, July 9, where key issues including infiltration, illegal immigration, demographic changes, border security, drone threats and narcotics trafficking are expected to be discussed. The meeting assumes significance amid the Centre’s intensified campaign against illegal immigration, which it has described…
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