The election in Jammu and Kashmir is going to be the first priority for the new government. The insurgency-hit state has been under President's rule for the past five months and was under Governor's rule for six months prior to that. With the Amarnath yatra on and the heavy deployment of security forces personnel, it is unlikely that election will be held before July, when the yatra ends. Two other internal security threats needing immediate attention are the Maoist problem and radicalisation by ISIS. Maoists have once again gained the upper hand with violent attacks in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. India has so far successfully managed to curtail the Islamic State's domestic influence but, as the Sri Lankan bombings so close to India's shores suggest, it is not immune to similar attacks.

The ministry has a welter of unfinished schemes like the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) and NATGRID or National Intelligence Grid database. These are critical in tracking the movements of terrorists and sharing intelligence among police forces. The ministry will also have to resolve unrest arising from the National Register of Citizenship (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam. n

The 100-day plan

J&K poll

WHY

Election in the state could mitigate the internal unrest

HOW

Election will have to be called soon after the Amarnath yatra ends

Countering ISIS

WHY

The bombings in Sri Lanka by members of an ISIS-affiliated network are an ominous portent

HOW

Unearthing links with the Lankan ISIS cell and keeping a vigil on potential Indian radicals who might want to carry out similar attacks

Utilisation of funds and curtailing costs

WHY

Underutilisation of funds has been a constant worry for the MHA. Last year, nearly 25 per cent of the Rs 2,066 crore modernisation funds were unutilised

HOW

Study ways to bring down personnel costs by using technology and speeding up projects like the Rs 20,000 crore Comprehensive Integrated Border Management scheme projected to cover