Chidambaram convenes meeting of CSs, DGPs of Naxal-hit states

Home Minister P Chidambaram has convened a meeting of chief secretaries and police chiefs of five Naxal-affected states on December 24 to take stock of their plans to deal with Maoists.

Home Minister P Chidambaram has convened a meeting of chief secretaries and police chiefs of five Naxal-affected states on December 24 to take stock of their plans to deal with Maoists.

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During the day-long meeting, the home minister will review with chief secretaries and DGPs of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar and Maharashtra their plans in dealing with the Maoists, availability of forces and other operational aspects.

Home Ministry sources said Chidambaram will also take stock of development programmes to be carried out by the state governments in the Maoist-dominated areas once they are freed from the clutches of Naxals through operations.

The meeting bears significance as it comes immediately after the Jharkhand Assembly elections, which delayed the much-awaited large-scale coordinated anti-Naxal operations in the states.

Sources said the Centre has already made available about 50,000 central paramilitary forces in these states and Chidambaram is expected to review their deployment plans with the state government officials.