Source: Hueiyen News Service
New Delhi, February 06 2010:
A new security architecture outlined by Home Minister P Chidambaram, pro-active action against Naxals and increased infiltration attempts from across Indo-Pak border will be high on the agenda of a meeting of Chief Ministers convened by the Centre in New Delhi on Sunday.
Home Minister P Chidambaram, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee and Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia at the Conference of Chief Ministers on Prices of Essential Commodities at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday.
The meeting, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will also focus on strengthening of counter terrorism and intelligence capabilities, strengthening the border and coastal security.
The Conference assumes importance against the backdrop of the proactive policy being pursued by the government to combat naxalism, increased infiltration attempts from across Indo-Pak border and the success of anti-terror measures in the past six to eight months.
Cross-border terrorism will also be discussed threadbare at the day-long conference organised by the Home Ministry.
Activities of Pakistan-based terror outfits and situation in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in the Northeast, combating economic offences, especially Fake Indian Currency Notes and will also come under the scanner at the meeting.
The Conference would also focus on the review of action points identified in the last such meet in August, 2009, which covered wide ranging areas of capacity building in the state police and police reforms.
The conference will review the information collection system�both technical and human intelligence�its proper sharing and necessary action, procurement of arms and ammunition, filling up of vacancies besides providing training to security forces.
At the last conference of chief ministers on August 17, the Prime Minister had said cross-border terrorism remains the most pervasive threat to the country and there was credible information of plans of terrorist groups in Pakistan to carry out attacks in India.
This will be the third meeting of chief ministers convened by the Centre to discuss the internal security after 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and Chidambaram taking over the Home Ministry.
The previous two meetings were held on January and August 2009 .