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UPA Govt adopting integrated approach to deal with Naxals: PM | Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said his government is adopting an integrated approach to deal with naxals and offering support to state governments on issues pertaining to left wing extremists (LWE). "In dealing with the challenge of naxalism, we will pursue a policy that
genuinely seeks to address developmental concerns at the grassroots, while firmly
enforcing the writ of the state," said Dr Singh in the United Progressive Alliance
(UPA) II's annual report card presented here on Tuesday. "We will fight against
the scourge of communalism and political extremism. We will fight terrorism root
and branch. We will ensure that this great, liberal and plural nation of ours
is not weakened by hatred and bigotry," he added. "The UPA government has adopted
an integrated approach in dealing with left wing extremists in the area of security,
development and public perception," the report said. "An amount of Rs 668.61 crore
has been released during 2009-10 under the schemes for Modernisation of Police
Forces (Rs 578.61 crore), Security Related Expenditure (Rs 60 crore) and Special
Infrastructure Scheme (Rs 30 crore) to left wing extremism affected states," the
report added. A sum of Rs 1230 crore has been released to all the states for modernisation
of state police forces, the report said. The report further said construction
of 210 kilometres of fencing, 310 kilometres of border roads and 400 kilometres
of floodlighting was completed along the India-Bangladesh border during 2009-10.
"Construction of 50 border out-posts has also commenced," the report said. Formation
works along a length of 35.89 kilometres and surfacing works along a length of
11.2 kilometres were completed on 11 roads along the India-China border. "Along
the India-Pakistan border in the Gujarat sector, construction of 15 kilometres
length of border roads was completed," the report said. |
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