ASSISTANCE FOR POLICE STATIONS IN LWE AFFECTED DISTRICTS
ASSISTANCE FOR POLICE STATIONS IN LWE AFFECTED DISTRICTS
To address the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) menace holistically, Government of India approved ‘National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE’ in 2015. The Policy envisages a multi-pronged strategy involving security related measures, development interventions, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities, etc.
The details of assistance to States for Districts Police and Fortified Police Station are as under:
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
- Strengthening of Special Forces,
- Strengthening of Special Intelligence Branches,
- Strengthening of District Police,
- Construction of Fortified Police Stations (FPS).