New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday said it has approved Rs 7,800 crore under a road connectivity plan and a special infrastructure scheme in Left-wing extremism affected states in the Eleventh Five Year Plan.
"Rs 7,300 crore has been provided under the road
connectivity plan and Rs 500 crore under the Special
Infrastructure Scheme for Left-wing Extremism affected states
for meeting the gaps in critical infrastructure not otherwise
covered under any other existing schemes," Minister of State
for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told the Lok Sabha today.
In reply to another question, the minister said, "Maoist
have sophisticated weapons including rocket launchers."
Naxalites primarily get a substantial bulk of their
weapons by looting. They also get them from illicit weapons
manufacturing units. Law and order being a state subject,
action in this regard is taken by the state governments
concerned, which maintain close vigil and conduct
intelligence-based operations against hideouts and illicit
weapon manufacturing units, the Minister said.
The Centre supplements efforts of the states in several
ways. These include improvement of police force under the
scheme for modernisation of state police forces, sharing of
intelligence, facilitating inter-state coordination and
assistance in development works through a range of schemes of
different Central ministries, Maken added.
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