Other Prominent Initiatives

Recently, Government of India adopted following strategy to ensure internal security situation:

  • The principal focus on the Internal Security front remained on countering terrorism in J&K, maintaining peace in the NE States, containing LWE, and maintaining peace in the hinterland of the Country.
  • The central government has neutralized the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and converted Jammu and Kashmir, a state into two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh, and central government has taken a direct control in her hands to control the infiltration and terrorism in the region.
  • The Government followed a multipronged strategy to deal with insurgent and militant activities in the North East Region. The approach includes fine tuning security measures, accelerating development works, negotiations with groups provided they abjure violence and seek resolution of their demands within the framework of the Indian Constitution to come into the mainstream of national life.
  • The Government is dealing with Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in a holistic manner comprising development works, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities, public perception management and security related measures.
  • The central government is closely monitoring the situation and assisting State Governments through providing CAPFs, Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (CoBRA), sanction of India Reserve Battalions, setting up of Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorism (CIAT) School, modernization and up-gradation of the State Police Forces, reimbursement of security related expenditure under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE), providing helicopter for anti-LWE operations, sharing intelligence, facilitation of inter-State coordination etc.