THE Centre has told the state governments to strengthen their own police machinery in terms of number of personnel as well as modernisation to reduce dependence on Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMC) in Left-wing extremism (LWE)-affected areas North-East, J&K and in eventualities related to terrorism. A senior official told The Indian Express. “The Centre feels that there is a limitation to the efficacy of Central Paramilitary Forces in these areas and as such the state forces need to take the lead role in tackling these problems,” he said. “The Centre has offered Rs 25,000 crore for the project to modernise state forces and to augment their numerical strengths,” he said. Asked if the idea was to slowly pull back the Central forces from these responsibilities, the official said, “This may be one of the objectives, but the main thrust is to reduce over-dependence on Central Paramilitary Forces.”For all the latest City Others News, download Indian Express App

Source: Indian Express December 02, 2017 21:33 UTC