The Odisha government has approved a proposal for strengthening the state police force with modern equipment to combat the Maoist menace effectively. The proposal was approved yesterday during a state level empowered committee meeting, held under the chairmanship of chief secretary AP Padhi. An action plan for modernisation of police, with focus on strengthening anti-Maoist and anti-criminal operations, was approved in the meeting, officials said. It also approved an expenditure of Rs 31.75 crore under annual action plan for police modernisation in 2017-18. The scheme will be jointly funded by the Centre and the state government.

Source: dna June 29, 2017 10:30 UTC