Lachit Barphukan Police Academy Inaugurated in Assam by Amit Shah
Summary/Static | Details |
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Event | Inauguration of Lachit Barphukan Police Academy |
Location | Dergaon, Assam |
Date | March 15, 2025 |
Chief Guest | Union Home Minister Amit Shah |
Other Guests | Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal |
Project Cost | ₹167 crore (Phase 1), ₹1050 crore (total planned) |
Significance | Aims to be India's top police academy in five years |
Training Capacity | Already trained 2,000 police personnel from Goa and Manipur |
Legacy | Honors Ahom general Lachit Barphukan; biography available in 23 languages |
Peace Agreements | Bodoland (2020), Karbi Anglong (2021), Tribal (2022), ULFA & Inter-state (2023) |
Militant Surrender | 10,000+ militants joined mainstream |
Economic Initiatives | ₹27,000 crore semiconductor industry, ₹5.18 lakh crore investments (Advantage Assam 2.0) |
Infrastructure Projects | Bharatmala (₹10,000 crore), Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge (₹3,000 crore), AIIMS (₹1,000 crore), NH 715-K (₹382 crore), Gopinath Airport expansion (₹1,200 crore) |
Law & Order Improvements | Conviction rate increased from 5% to 25% |
Welfare Measures | Tap water (58 lakh homes), free healthcare (1.8 crore people, up to ₹5 lakh), toilets (43 lakh homes), 5 kg free rice monthly (2.32 crore people), gas cylinders (51 lakh), houses (21 lakh) |