Home Minister Amit Shah chairs crucial border security review meeting in Bhuj
BHUJ May 30, 2026 :- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chaired a high-level security review meeting in Bhuj today to address emerging concerns along the India-Pakistan border and coastal districts of Gujarat.
Attended by the Gujarat Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, and local administrative heads, the meeting focused on establishing a more robust and comprehensive border management framework. Shah noted that border fencing, strengthened maritime security, and firm political resolve have successfully transformed Gujarat’s security landscape, completely halting cross-border infiltration and smuggling.
During the session, the Home Minister directed District Magistrates to strictly monitor and regularly report on demographic changes occurring in border areas, identifying these shifts as a major challenge. He also ordered local administrations, from police stations to patwaris, to work in unison to identify and deport already settled illegal infiltrators.
To tackle localized threats like drones and narcotics trafficking, Shah urged the formulation of specific Standard Operating Procedures for each border district, while highlighting the reverse migration triggered by new industrial units as a welcome development for regional stability.
Enforcing a zero-tolerance policy, the Home Minister ordered the immediate elimination of all unauthorized encroachments within a 0 to 15-kilometer radius of the international border and called for a sharp vigil on centers of radicalization.
To combat financial crimes, he directed the formation of district-level Security Coordination Groups comprising the Border Security Force, Coast Guard, Income Tax Department, Enforcement Directorate, and lead bank managers.
He emphasized that the responsibility for enforcing tax, anti-money laundering, and customs laws will rest directly with local DMs, SPs, and Range IGs, who must maintain strict watch over hawala transactions, shell companies, and suspicious financial activities in coordination with the Reserve Bank of India.