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Rajnath, Chhattisgarh CM discuss Maoist situation
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SME Times News Bureau | 25 Apr, 2018
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday chaired a high level
meeting with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to review the
state's Maoist situation even as the ministry said Left-Wing Extremism
(LWE) violence was declining across the country, an official statement
said.
"The declining trend of LWE violence continues across the
country which has seen an overall reduction of 21 per cent in violence
incidents over corresponding period of last year," said the statement
released after the meeting.
It said that the Left-Wing Extremists
continue to remain under pressure with ever shrinking influence, both
in terms of geographical spread and public support.
The meeting,
attended among others by Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj
Gangaram Ahir, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, the Central Reserve
Police Force chief and senior officials of the ministry and the
Chhattisgarh administration also discussed the security and development
related measures required.
The Home Minister also assured the Chief Minister of all possible support to the State to achieve this objective.
The
Central government, currently, is providing security related assistance
to the state which includes provision of central paramilitary
battalions, helicopters, UAVs and CIAT Schools.
In addition, 11 India Reserve battalions and two Special India Reserve battalions have been sanctioned to the state.
The
release said that the funds have also been provided for fortification
of 75 police stations and for capacity building of special forces under
the Special Infrastructure Scheme.
As part of the multi-pronged
strategy to deal with LWE, the Central government gives equal focus to
development measures to bring LWE affected districts at par with other
areas.
The Central Government has also approved a Special Central
Assistance Scheme for 35 worst affected LWE districts with an annual
outlay of Rs 1,000 crore. Important development schemes include the Road
Requirement Plan Phase-I under which Chhattisgarh was sanctioned 1,988
km of road out of which 1,351 km have been completed.
The
initiatives taken to improve education infrastructure include approval
of two Kendriya Vidyalayas at Bijapur and Sukma and three JNVs at
Bijapur, Narayanpur and Kondagaon.
Jagdalpur Medical College has been approved for up-gradation as Centre of Excellence at a cost of Rs 200 crore under PMSSY.
Jagdalpur
Airport has been included under the Regional Connectivity Scheme and
work for making it operational is nearing completion.
The release
said that the financial inclusion initiatives include sanction of 707
post offices and opening of 108 ATMs and 81 bank branches in LWE
affected districts in last two years.
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