Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has met Home Minister Amit Shah seeking over Rs 800 crore as central grant to check crime against women and children in his State more effectively. In his meeting with the Union Home Minister on Sunday, the Chief Minister also sought for more funds for the police infrastructure from the central schemes.
Nath, who took over as the chief minister in December, has also written a letter to the home minister in this regard. In the letter, he drew the home minister’s attention towards one of the sensitive issues of the crime against women and children.
“Considering the sensitivity of this issue, the state government is proposing a project for comprehensive set up of investigating officers/legal advisors/prosecutors and counsellors apart from DNA laboratories and mobile forensic teams exclusively for dealing with the crime against women and children. The Budget outlay required is Rs 880 crore,” Nath said.
He requested the home minister to support this initiative as “this will help in dealing with one of the most sensitive issues in the state”.