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Major Policy Initiatives and Decisions
(BULLET POINTS)
Minsitry of Home Affairs
Infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir comes down by 61% and number of violent incidents by 24%.
High-powered Task Force constituted to implement the Reconstruction Plan for Jammu and Kashmir, announced by the Prime Minister.
Bus service from Srinagar to Muzaffarabad begins.
Terrorist violence in North-East went down by 19%.
Committee to review Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 constituted.
POTA repealed.
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 amended to incorporate necessary provisions for fighting terrorism.
Standing Committee of Chief Ministers of Naxal affected States headed by Union Home Minister to be set up to initiate and pursue a coordinated approach to curb Naxal violence.
Comprehensive revision of Security Related Expenditure Scheme to help Naxal-affected States.
Action initiated on the report of the Committee on police reforms. Further police modernization on way.
Special packages of Rs.2822.17 crore sanctioned for relief and rehabilitation work in Tsunami-hit Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry and of Rs.821.88 crore for A&N Islands.
Disaster Management Bill is being introduced in the Parliament & Disaster Management authority is being created through an executive order.
A Centrally funded coastal security scheme approved.
Action plan prepared for activating the Inter-State Council.
A new Commission on Centre-State relations being set up.
National Integration Council reconstituted.
Action Plan on Good Governance prepared.
Bill to deal with communal violence is drafted and getting refined.
Tamil declared a classical language.
Visa regime for some categories of Pak nationals liberalized.
Overseas Citizenship of India to be granted to all overseas Indians who migrated from India after January 26,1950
BSC/SB/DN
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