Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the government will launch the Smart Border Project to make the entire border even more impregnable. Addressing the investiture ceremony of BSF in New Delhi today, Mr Shah said the project will be equipped with drones, radars, cameras, and other technical resources. He said the work is progressing towards developing an impregnable border security framework by integrating all types of technologies into the Border Security Force’s security system under the Smart Border Concept within the coming one year.

The Home Minister said that the security of international borders must be viewed as a broader territorial responsibility rather than an isolated task to tackle the challenges. Mr Shah said that despite vulnerabilities and multiple challenges, the force has consistently upheld the nation’s pride. He highlighted emerging security threats, including illegal infiltration, narcotics smuggling, circulation of fake currency and smuggling arms and drugs. Home Minister emphasized the need for a more integrated and comprehensive security framework and called for greater coordination among state police, central armed forces, intelligence agencies, and local administration.

The Home Minister that the Border Security Force started in 1965 with 25 battalions and limited resources, has now become the world’s largest border guarding force with a strength of nearly two lakh 70 thousand personnel. Mr Shah said, government has extended the BSF’s jurisdiction to 50 kilometers from up to 15 kilometers. He said, the Government has also decided that it will not only stop infiltration, but will handpick each and every infiltrator and sent them out of the country.