Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, presided over a high-level review conference in New Delhi on Wednesday to evaluate how the three new criminal laws in Odisha are being implemented. Senior representatives from the state and the federal government, as well as Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, attended the meeting. The meeting’s main objective was to assess Odisha’s readiness and advancement in implementing the new legislative framework’s provisions pertaining to forensic science, police operations, jail administration, judicial procedures, and prosecution.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shah stressed that the new criminal laws must be fully implemented over the next six months and that Odisha should set the standard for implementing these revolutionary changes at all levels of government. He emphasized that while Odisha sets itself up for quick economic and technical development, the next ten years are critical. In this regard, the Union Home Minister noted that the state’s strong law and order would be made possible by the amended criminal justice legislation, which would also provide a safe atmosphere for growth.
A stringent review process was suggested by Shah to guarantee accountability and momentum. He suggested that the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police should check in on the implementation process every two weeks, while the state’s Home Secretary should examine it every week. He went on to say that the Chief Minister should personally review the implementation status each month to make sure that deadlines are properly met.
Senior representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Odisha government were also in attendance, including the Union Home Secretary, the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of Odisha, the Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), the Director of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), and others.
