Guwahati, Sep 3 — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy (LBPA) in Dergaon is rapidly emerging as a national-level centre for police training, with personnel from several states undergoing training at the institution.
Talking to reporters here, Sarma said policing was entering an era of rapidly evolving challenges and stressed the need for law enforcement agencies to remain ahead of the curve. "The future of policing demands that we stay ahead of the curve," the Chief Minister said, adding that the LBPA was already attracting police forces from across the country.
He said the academy's training programmes were being expanded and adapted to address new-age crimes, particularly cybercrime and digital fraud. Sarma said the long-term objective was to develop the LBPA into a national police academy and asserted that Assam was "well on our way" towards achieving that goal.
Located at Dergaon in Golaghat district, the LBPA has been developed as a modern, integrated police training institution.
The academy was inaugurated in March 2025 after the completion of its first phase. The first phase, built at a cost of around Rs 167.4 crore, includes a five-storey academic complex equipped with smart classrooms, research facilities, weapon simulators, administrative offices, a museum and a modern parade ground.
The overall project is being developed in multiple phases with a projected investment of around Rs 1,050 crore. The academy has already expanded its training footprint beyond Assam.
Police personnel from states including Manipur and Goa have undergone training at the institution. In August 2025, 700 Goa Police recruits completed a 43-week basic training programme at the LBPA, underlining its growing role in inter-state police training. The academy is also being equipped to meet contemporary law enforcement requirements, including cybercrime investigation, digital forensics, disaster response and internal security.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while inaugurating the academy's first phase, had said the institution could emerge as the country's leading police academy within five years and serve the policing requirements of the entire Northeast and beyond.
Sarma's latest remarks underline the state government's ambition to transform the LBPA into a premier national institution focused on future-ready policing and specialised training