Showing posts with label center-state issues. Show all posts
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Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday urged the Centre to place adequate funds at disposal of the states. This is to ensure all round urban development through the Local Government Institutions.
Addressing the 105th National Executive Committee Meeting of the All India Council of Mayors (AICM) at Bathinda he pleaded for liberal grant of funds by Centre. He said states alone cannot execute development works in the urban sector due to paucity of funds. Chief Minister asked the Mayors to frame such policies under which lower and middle class could get houses on affordable prices to solve the problem of mushrooming of slums.
Addressing the 105th National Executive Committee Meeting of the All India Council of Mayors (AICM) at Bathinda he pleaded for liberal grant of funds by Centre. He said states alone cannot execute development works in the urban sector due to paucity of funds. Chief Minister asked the Mayors to frame such policies under which lower and middle class could get houses on affordable prices to solve the problem of mushrooming of slums.
Labels: center-state issues, punjab, urban development
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday expressed confidence that issues relating to National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC will be resolved. Talking to media persons in New Delhi, he said that Centre is willing to accommodate States' concern and hope that the differences between some States and the Centre over setting up of the NCTC will be resolved at the meeting of Chief Ministers to be held on the 5th of next month. He also said that before the May 5 meet, the agency's standard operating procedures, SOP will be circulated among all chief ministers.
Mr Chidambaram expressed regret that after five conferences of Chief Ministers, there is still suspicion of Central government. The Minister said that Centre is willing to step back for every step that the State governments will take and accept the responsibility. He said, if State governments are willing to take up more responsibility and raise more forces to fight Maoists in their respective states, then the central paramilitary and police forces can be withdrawn. Mr Chidambaram said the central police forces are an interception force and not for deploying year long.
The Home Minister said that Mordernization of Police Forces, MPF Scheme could not be implemented fully and more than 300 crores rupees were surrendered. He informed that this year under the MPF scheme this year 900 crores rupees have been allocated.
Mr Chidambaram disagreed with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's assessment that the centre was causing distrust with states by its actions. He said a vast number of States have no distrust with the Centre. Asked to comment on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's comments that the state governments are being reduced to municipal corporations by the centre on financial dependence, Chidambaram said it was the view of one chief minister. He also noted that the chief ministers' conference had nothing to do with the hostage crisis that was playing out in Odisha.
Mr Chidambaram expressed regret that after five conferences of Chief Ministers, there is still suspicion of Central government. The Minister said that Centre is willing to step back for every step that the State governments will take and accept the responsibility. He said, if State governments are willing to take up more responsibility and raise more forces to fight Maoists in their respective states, then the central paramilitary and police forces can be withdrawn. Mr Chidambaram said the central police forces are an interception force and not for deploying year long.
The Home Minister said that Mordernization of Police Forces, MPF Scheme could not be implemented fully and more than 300 crores rupees were surrendered. He informed that this year under the MPF scheme this year 900 crores rupees have been allocated.
Mr Chidambaram disagreed with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's assessment that the centre was causing distrust with states by its actions. He said a vast number of States have no distrust with the Centre. Asked to comment on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's comments that the state governments are being reduced to municipal corporations by the centre on financial dependence, Chidambaram said it was the view of one chief minister. He also noted that the chief ministers' conference had nothing to do with the hostage crisis that was playing out in Odisha.
Labels: center-state issues, Home ministry, police reform
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the Conference of Chief Ministers’ on Internal Security . Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will deliver the opening address.
the meeting will review the internal security situation in the country. Police Reforms, capacity building and focus on ongoing and new initiatives are high on the agenda of the meeting.
other issues to be deliberated upon include strengthening of counter terrorism capabilities and intelligence apparatus, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & System (CCTNS), and issues related to Left Wing Extremism, border management and coastal security. Discussions on other Centre-State issues are also to be taken up in the meeting.
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