Home ministers of all states and Lieutenant Governors and administrators of Union Territories have been invited to the 'Chintan Shivir'. (Express file)The chief ministers of eight states and home ministers and deputy chief ministers of 16 states have gathered in Faridabad, Haryana for a two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ (brainstorming session) on internal security with Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairing the session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the session on Friday through video-conferencing.
Those whose attendance has been confirmed include Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha.
Other states have either sent their home ministers, deputy chief ministers or senior police officers. The home ministers of Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Odisha, Telangana, Puducherry, Haryana and Sikkim have confirmed attendance, said sources. Maharashtra and Nagaland are being represented by their deputy chief ministers, while Ladakh and J&K will have their lieutenant governors attending the event.
While Bihar has sent the state police DGP to attend the event, West Bengal has sent ADG, Home Guards, to represent the state.
“Home ministers of all states, and lieutenant governors and administrators of Union Territories have been invited to participate in the two-day ‘chintan shivir’. State home secretaries, director generals of police and director generals of central armed police forces and central police organisations will also participate,” a home ministry statement said on Wednesday.
The aim of the session is to prepare an action plan to implement ‘Vision 2047’ and ‘panch pran’ (five pledges) announced by PM Modi during his Independence Day speech this year, an MHA official said.
Matters related to developing an ecosystem for cyber-crime management, modernising police forces, increasing usage of information technology in the criminal justice system, land-border management and coastal security and other internal security issues are part of the agenda.
“The role of ‘Nari Shakti’ is important to achieve the goal of ‘Developed India by 2047’ and special emphasis will be given to the safety of women and creating a safe environment for them. The aim of the conference is also to facilitate national policy-making and better planning and coordination in the above-mentioned areas,” the ministry said.