Naya Raipur will remain heavily restricted, with several govt buildings blocked for official use
Once a year, India's highest security minds gather to align on the threats that shape the nation's interior — and this year, for the first time, that gathering comes to Chhattisgarh. From November 28 to 30, Raipur will host the 60th All India DGP-IGP Conference, drawing Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Shah, and NSA Doval alongside nearly 550 senior officers from across the country. The choice of venue is itself a statement: a state long defined by its struggles with Left-Wing Extremism is now being recognized as a pillar of India's internal security architecture. For three days, a city will hold its breath so that the nation's guardians can speak freely.
- The SPG arrived in Raipur on Tuesday and immediately began mapping every corridor, entrance, and sight line across the airport, IIM campus, and VIP residences — the city's transformation into a fortress has already begun.
- IIM students were sent home and a holiday declared through December 1, as the campus was placed under round-the-clock Intelligence Bureau surveillance and media access was completely barred.
- Two blocks of the Speaker House have been converted into a temporary PMO, with the SPG taking full control of the surrounding zone — only the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, and Home Minister may move by vehicle inside the inner security perimeter.
- 550 senior officers from 33 states will spend three days debating policing modernization, counter-terror strategy, China-Pakistan security dynamics, radicalization, and Left-Wing Extremism — each state presenting formal action-taken reports.
- With 400 reserved vehicles, five mobilized police companies, and a dozen IGs supporting the PM's security coordinator, the operation reflects a scale of preparation Chhattisgarh has never before been asked to carry.
The Special Protection Group arrived in Raipur on Tuesday with a clear mandate: secure a city for three days so that India's police and intelligence leadership could meet without distraction. The 60th All India DGP-IGP Conference, running November 28 to 30, will bring Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Shah, and NSA Doval to Chhattisgarh — the first time the state has hosted this gathering, and a signal of its rising stature in the country's internal security landscape.
Nearly 550 senior officers — state DGPs and IGs, central force commanders, investigative and intelligence chiefs — will convene at the IIM campus in Naya Raipur. Their agenda spans policing modernization, counter-terror strategy, community policing, forensic strengthening, and dedicated sessions on China-Pakistan security relations, radicalization, and Left-Wing Extremism. Each state will present action-taken reports. It is, in essence, the annual moment when India's security establishment takes stock of itself.
The security architecture surrounding the event is without precedent for the state. The IIM campus is under continuous surveillance; students were cleared out and a holiday declared through December 1. Two blocks of the Speaker House have been converted into a temporary PMO. Vehicular movement inside the inner zone is restricted to the three highest officials; all others travel by bus. Four hundred vehicles have been reserved for conference use, five police companies mobilized, and a coordination structure of more than a dozen senior officers assembled under ADG Dipanshu Kabra.
Modi is expected to arrive the evening of November 28, attend sessions on the 29th, and depart the evening of the 30th — his second visit to Chhattisgarh in a single month. When the conference ends, the barriers will come down, the students will return, and Naya Raipur will exhale. But the selection of this city, once synonymous with insurgency, as the nerve center of Indian policing for three days carries a meaning that will linger well past December 1.
The Special Protection Group arrived in Raipur on Tuesday morning with a single mission: turn a city into a fortress. Over the next seventy-two hours, the state capital would host the 60th All India DGP-IGP Conference, a gathering of the country's top police brass and intelligence officials. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval would all be present. The SPG's advance teams were already moving through the airport, the IIM campus in Naya Raipur, the routes between them, and the residential compounds where the nation's highest officials would sleep. Every corridor, every entrance, every sight line was being mapped and secured.
The conference runs from November 28 to 30, and it represents something new for Chhattisgarh. This is the first time the state has hosted this particular gathering—a sign, officials say, of the state's growing weight in the country's internal security architecture. Nearly 550 senior officers will attend: state DGPs and IGs, heads of central armed police forces, investigative and intelligence agency chiefs, and IPS officers from all 33 states and Union Territories. They will arrive on November 26 and 27, funneled through the airport by SP and ASP-rank officers and distributed to designated hotels. The substance of their three days together will focus on policing modernization, national security challenges, counter-terror strategies, community policing, and forensic strengthening. There will be dedicated sessions on security relations with China and Pakistan, on radicalization, and on Left-Wing Extremism. Each state will present action-taken reports. This is where India's police leadership meets to align on the threats it sees and the methods it will use to counter them.
The security footprint is unprecedented. The IIM campus has been placed under round-the-clock surveillance by the Intelligence Bureau and other agencies. Students were asked to leave on Tuesday; the institution declared a holiday through December 1. Two sections of the Speaker House in Naya Raipur—the M1 and M11 blocks—have been converted into a temporary PMO, where Modi and Shah will stay. The SPG has already taken control of the region around Speaker House and the IIM. Media access has been completely barred. Vehicular movement inside the inner security zone will be restricted to the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister, and the Home Minister; all other officers will travel by bus. Four hundred official vehicles have been reserved for conference duties alone. Five companies of state police and central forces have been mobilized. Paramilitary and intelligence officials will occupy restricted corridors throughout the event. Several government buildings and the circuit house have been blocked off for official use.
The coordination structure reflects the scale of the operation. ADG Dipanshu Kabra has been placed in charge of the Prime Minister's security coordination, supported by more than a dozen IGs and DIGs. State intelligence chief Amit Kumar has been assigned overall supervision of the conference and has already conducted detailed review meetings with field officers. The Chhattisgarh government is responsible for all infrastructure, logistics, transport, and food arrangements, while the Union Ministry of Home Affairs owns the conference itself. Modi is expected to arrive on the evening of November 28, attend sessions on the 29th, and depart on the evening of the 30th. Shah will be present for all three days.
This visit marks Modi's second trip to Chhattisgarh in a month. He was in the state on November 1 for the State Foundation Day celebrations. The conference itself is a measure of how the state's role in national security has shifted. What was once held only in Delhi has, over the last four to five years, begun rotating through different states. Chhattisgarh's selection signals that the central government now sees the state as a significant player in the country's internal security operations—a recognition that comes as the state continues to grapple with Left-Wing Extremism and other security challenges. For three days, Naya Raipur will be the nerve center of Indian policing and intelligence work. After that, the barriers will come down, the students will return, and the city will exhale.
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The IB, Intelligence and DG-level officers are planning and coordinating the entire event. Earlier the conference happened only in Delhi, but in the last 4–5 years it has been hosted across different states.— Senior police official heading the arrangements
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
Why does it matter that this conference is being held in Chhattisgarh and not Delhi?
It signals a shift in how the government thinks about the state. Delhi was the default for decades. Now they're rotating these conferences through different states, and Chhattisgarh's turn suggests the center sees it as strategically important—not just a peripheral state dealing with its own problems, but a player in national security conversations.
What are the officers actually going to discuss for three days?
The formal agenda covers policing modernization, counter-terror strategies, how to handle Left-Wing Extremism, relations with China and Pakistan. But really, it's about alignment. Five hundred fifty senior cops from across the country sitting in one room, hearing from the top, understanding priorities, sharing what's working in their states. It's a reset moment.
The security measures sound extreme. Is that normal?
For a Prime Minister and Home Minister in the same place for three days? Yes. But the scale here—the SPG takeover, the 24/7 surveillance, the complete evacuation of a college campus—it reflects how seriously they're treating the threat environment. Or how seriously they're treating the symbolism of the gathering itself.
Why evacuate the students? Why not just secure the campus?
Because you can't create a truly sealed bubble with civilians moving through it. The IB needs to control every variable. Students are a variable. So they go home until December 1, and the campus becomes a fortress with no loose threads.
What does this say about Chhattisgarh's security challenges?
That they're real and ongoing. The state has a significant Left-Wing Extremism problem. By hosting this conference, it's also putting itself at the center of the national conversation about how to handle that. It's a way of saying: we're not just a problem state, we're part of the solution.