 "Centre curtails Chhattisgarh's fund to combat Maoists: State home minister")
The Centre has reportedly curtailed Chhattisgarh’s allocation for the modernisation of its police force to combat Left-wing extremism (LWE). During a ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Surajkund, the Chhattisgarh government brought the matter to the notice of the Centre.
State Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu said that in 2013-14, the state had received Rs 50 crore for police modernisation from the Centre. The allocation has come down to Rs 20 crore right now, Sahu added.
He said the Chhattisgarh government was providing modern weapons, security equipment, necessary training and vehicles to the police to curb the Maoist menace in the state.
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