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According to a senior official, while Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil had called a special meeting to discuss the implementation of the security plans of Delhi in a time-bound manner, Dikshit and Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna had raised the matter of CCTVs not functioning in the city8217;s markets.

8220;The chief minister went with a one-point agenda of beefing up the Capital8217;s security and with existing CCTVs not functioning properly, she has asked for a special committee of officials to be formed to ensure smooth functioning of these cameras,8221; said an official.

Following the blasts on Saturday, the New Delhi Municipal Council has commissioned a set of 43 Internet Protocol IP cameras for CP and Palika Bazaar and the government has identified 58 markets where CCTV cameras must be installed.

8220;The idea of the meeting was to see how the decision taken by the Union Cabinet could be implemented in a time-bound and well-coordinated manner,8221; said Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta after the meeting got over at Patil8217;s residence.

Gupta added the government was also planning to utilise retired personnel from the army and other paramilitary forces to fill up vacant posts in the police force.