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Hooda seeks 100 crore for Haryana police

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Chief Ministers Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Haryana) and P.K. Dhumal (Himachal Pradesh) at the conference of CMs on internal security in New Delhi on Tuesday.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday sought allocation of Rs.100 crore from the Centre for raising the capabilities and combatability of the State police.

Addressing the conference of Chief Ministers on Internal Security in New Delhi, Mr. Hooda also sought a one-time special grant of Rs.312 crore for strengthening the police infrastructure in the National Capital Region, speedy implementation of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System and induction of high-security vehicle number plates on a war footing to meet the new challenges posed to internal security by terrorists.

According to an official release here, the Chief Minister also underlined the need for a one-to-one meeting of the Chief Ministers of the States with the Union Home Minister to formulate strategies for combating terrorism in the country.

Mr. Hooda assured the Centre that his regime was making all-out efforts to raise the capabilities of its police force but said that financial grants from the Central Government for modernisation schemes were on the decline. “I would earnestly request the Union Home Minister to increase the allocation of funds to Haryana State to Rs.100 crore for 2009-10, in recognition of its special strategic significance. I would also request the Central Government to provide a one-time special grant of Rs.312 crore for strengthening the police infrastructure in the NCR,” he added.

He said that the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System could not only help capture data on criminals, collate and analyse it but it was also vital for computerising the police stations’ records and investigation work. Initiated way back in the 1990s, the project has failed to gain momentum for want of funds, he added.

He also emphasised the need for speeding up the process of standardisation of procedures for vehicle registration: “The vehicle registration data base should be maintained in a uniform format and made available online to the law enforcement agencies.”

He also urged the Centre to urgently consider making installation of GPS-based Vehicle Location System compulsory for all four-wheelers in order to keep tabs on their movement.

He said his regime had already initiated a complete overhaul of the State police organisation to increase its preparedness to tackle the challenges to internal security. “Important vital installations such as the IOC Refinery at Panipat, the thermal and gas power plants, the oil pipelines and depots, had been identified and inspected jointly with representatives of the Central intelligence agencies to evolve effective and fail-safe security arrangements,” he said.

New Delhi: The Rajasthan government has proposed the introduction of photo identity cards for all citizens to combat terror. Speaking at the conference, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said: “a photo identity card system should be in place in the entire country so that a person can be easily identified.”

It should be possible to verify the genuineness of the ID online to avoid use of forged IDs. Law enforcement agencies should be authorised to conduct ID checks, he added. .

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