New Delhi, Jul 09 (KNO): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country has been freed from Naxalism and terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir and the North-East, which is an indicator of our collective success.
Addressing the Land Border Districts’ Superintendents of Police Conference–2026 in the National Capital, Shah, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, “In the next three years, we will inflict serious damage on the narcotics menace and achieve victory over it as well. A strong system is being built to make the country completely infiltration-free and to ensure that infiltration does not happen at all.”
Shah said that earlier, problems were permanent and solutions were temporary. “In the Modi government, we are striking at the roots of the problems and making the solutions permanent,” he added.
Shah said that the conference has given an institutional shape to the comprehensive approach towards border security. He added that in the coming times, we will also move forward holistically to ensure coastal border security.
He said that this conference will focus on discussing problems related to border security, addressing concerns regarding their resolution, and formulating appropriate policy measures in this direction.
Shah said that India’s border security system, based on the vision of a Smart Border, will become the most modern in the world in the coming years.
He said that the PM Modi led government, along with the associated border guarding forces, state and district administrations, relevant stakeholders of the Government of India, and local citizens - through their mutual integration - is constructing a strong quadrangular security grid.
Shah emphasized that a secure border, prosperous border region, and a vigilant society together can make the country secure.
INVESTMENT IN BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE INCREASED BY 400%
Shah said that PM Modi led Government has increased investment in border infrastructure by 400 percent and has adopted a scientific approach to strengthening border security.
He said that under the Vibrant Villages Programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the country's last village as its first village. “Under this initiative, efforts are being made to prevent migration, generate employment, and ensure 100% implementation of government welfare schemes.”
PM MODI LAUNCHES DEMOGRAPHY MISSION
Shah said that Prime Minister Modi has launched the ‘Demography Mission’ to study demographic changes, identify abnormal factors contributing to demographic growth, and recommend measures to prevent such changes in the future.
He said that PM Modi led Government is committed to curbing abnormal demographic growth caused by unnatural factors through a ruthless approach. Union Home Minister said that the primary cause of demographic changes in border areas is illegal infiltration.
Union Home Minister said that to make border security impenetrable, PM Modi led government has established a quadrangular, transforming India's approach from reactive to proactive.
He said that the Modi Government is moving from an isolated border outpost system towards the creation of an integrated security grid.
The Union Home Minister also emphasized the importance of ensuring that information on demographic changes caused by abnormal factors in border areas is communicated from the grassroots to the highest level at the earliest possible stage.
Shah said that the PM Modi led Government is fencing the 1,610-km-long India–Myanmar border at a cost of ₹31,000 crore.
GOVT’S OBJECTIVES ARE TO PREVENT PROXY WAR
He said that the Government's objectives are to prevent proxy war, illegal infiltration, the spread of radicalization, narcotics trafficking, smuggling, drone-related threats, cybercrime, organized crime, and demographic changes; to make border areas more livable; to prevent migration from these regions; and to ensure their security.
Union Ministers of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Union Home Secretary, Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Directors General of Police of the border states, and several senior officials were present on the occasion—(KNO)