Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the meeting of the Central Zonal Council on security here on Sunday in which Naxal area plaguing North-Central part of the country would be discussed in detail, official said.Singh will discuss on the security aspect particularly on the Naxalite issues during the meeting with the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The meeting which will be held at a Five-star hotel in the state capital at 1430 hours on Monday,sources said while hinted that some states could send their ministers to attend the meet. The meeting will discuss in detail about the police modernisation programme and infrastructure required to strengthen the security system in these states.
UP government is slated to demand a Rs 1000 crore package from the Centre to modernise its police force. Principal Secretary (Home) Devashish Panda would be handing over the memorandum to the Home Ministry officials during the meeting. Singh, who is also the local MP of lucknow, will attend the convocation function of lucknow University. He would attend a cultural function.
Earlier on January 16, Singh held a similar meeting in Patna with the representatives of eastern states. In Uttar Pradesh this would be probably the first time a Union Home Minister will take part in the Central Zone Council on Security. Earlier, Home secretary had chaired similar meeting.