Rs 225-cr grant for AP to tackle Naxal menace

As part of its action plan to fight the growing Naxalite activities in Andhra Pradesh, the Centre has sanctioned a grant of Rs 225 crore to ...

As part of its action plan to fight the growing Naxalite activities in Andhra Pradesh, the Centre has sanctioned a grant of Rs 225 crore to the state government and stepped up co-ordinated efforts to tackle the menace.

With 15 out of the total 23 districts in the state being identified as Naxalite-affected, the Centre has sanctioned Rs 15 crore to each district, Union Minister of State for Home I.D. Swamy said here while on a visit to Puttaparti, the abode of Sri Satya Sai Baba. The funds would be utilised to modernise the police force and acquiring new weapons.

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