Newly appointed Director General of Police (DGP), DM Awasthi on Thursday said that a co-ordinated strategy would be adopted to curb Naxal menace in Chhattisgarh.
Talking to media persons after assuming charge as DGP, Awasthi said that Naxalism is actually a political and socio-economic problem. Anti-naxal operation is only a part of the solution, he added.
He said that ‘credible policing’ would his agenda on which the police force would be working on. Regarding pending demands of police employees, the DGP said that Police Department is a single team in which personnel from the rank of a Constable to the DGP are an integral part.
Meanwhile, the Central Government in September this year had informed that Chhattisgarh being the most affected State receives a substantial share of the resources committed by the Centre for combating Left Wing Extremism.
The success of the strategy is evident in reducing security vacuum and increasing reach of governance to interior areas, it had informed.
The Central Government assists the State Governments in every manner possible. The Government has a multi-pronged strategy in place to deal with the LWE menace. The strategy involves security related measures, developmental interventions and ensuring rights & entitlements of local communities etc.
Security related measures include assistance to LWE affected States by providing CAPF Battalions, helicopters, UAVs, construction of fortified police stations, funds for modernization of State Police forces, arms and equipment, training assistance, sharing of intelligence etc.
On development side, apart from flagship schemes of the Central Government in infrastructure, education, skill development etc, several initiatives have been taken specifically for development of LWE affected areas.
These include focussed schemes for development of roads, installation of mobile towers, skill development, improving network of banks and post offices and education facilities, particularly in the 35 worst affected districts.
Recently the Central Government has approved the Special Central Assistance Scheme which envisages an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore per annum for three years for the 35 worst affected LWE districts to cover gaps in critical infrastructure and services.