Overview
- At a high-level meeting in Purnea, Amit Shah directed stronger border management with expanded surveillance, activated border police stations, and more joint operations with the SSB to curb infiltration, smuggling and narcotics.
- Officials were told to verify all reported death cases after the Special Intensive Revision and to update or delete entries across UID, driving licence and PAN databases, with door-to-door surveys to check individuals marked as migrated yet absent.
- A zero‑tolerance policy was ordered for illegal constructions, with immediate removal of encroachments flagged on No Man’s Land and a previously stated drive to clear encroachments within 10 km of the Nepal border.
- District magistrates will enforce RBI norms across banks, including reporting of high‑value cash transactions and PAN linkage, with compliance reviews focused on cooperative banks and penalties for sub‑registrar offices that misreport property deals.
- Beyond the directives, Shah inaugurated SSB projects and Border Out Posts at Leti and Inderwa worth about Rs 170–175 crore, and Bihar’s deputy chief minister announced a special probe committee to examine alleged land encroachments in Kishanganj.