Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah presided over the 2^nd ‘Chintan Shivir’ of senior officers of Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi today. The objective of the ‘Chintan Shivir’ was to interact with the senior officers of the Ministry and evolve an action plan for implementation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s “Vision 2047”.

Home Minister reviewed performance of various issues pertaining to Counter Terrorism & Radicalization, Internal Security, Cyber & Information Security, Narcotics, Disaster management and Foreigners. He also reviewed the position on AatmaNirbhar Bharat, various Budget announcements and important pending issues of MHA. Officers shared their suggestions on various issues pertaining to the Ministry.

In his concluding address at the ‘Chintan Shivir’, the Home Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India's place in the world is growing rapidly and nothing can stop it from becoming the first in every field in the world. Shri Amit Shah said that the Ministry of Home Affairs should prepare a roadmap and follow it to achieve the goals of Vision 2047 and this 25-year roadmap will certainly be successful in making India the first in the world.

Shri Amit Shah said that we must make every effort to visualize the challenges of the future and find their advance solutions. He emphasised on further enhancing the ability to use and prevent misuse of modern technology including drones and artificial intelligence.

Union Home Minister appreciated the work of the Ministry and called upon the officials to work more diligently to achieve the goals set in Vision 2047. Shri Amit Shah stressed that in order to reduce the consumption of electricity, provision of more and more solar energy should be made for all the office buildings of MHA.

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