India

Modi chairs 3 high level meets

PNS

 After returning from his five-nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired three high level meetings. The meetings were on strategies on the forthcoming Asian Ministers' meet in Delhi on Disaster Risk Management and review of functioning of NATGRID and CCTNS. It was attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and top security, intelligence and legal officials. "First meeting pertained to Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which will be held in New Delhi in first week of November. This international meet will be held in collaboration with United Nations for Disaster Risk Reduction," said PMO officials. Modi also reviewed the working and upgradation of NATGRID, the network linking all security, intelligence, enforcement and banking agencies and Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS). According to officials, the PM directed to fast track implementation of NATGRID, which is still facing hurdles in connection with several agencies, especially the banking sector.