Chief Secretaries discuss internal security schemes

New Delhi, Apr 20 (UNI) Chief Secretaries of States today discussed measures to streamline overall governance and work out a strategy to improve the internal security situation specially in states affected by naxalism and insurgency.

A day-long meeting, organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, discussed issues pertaining to food security, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and National Rural Health Mission. It reviewed the implementation of the UPA government's flagship programmes like the Bharat Nirman and Rural Employment Guarantee scheme.

Official sources said the meeting, inaugurated by Cabinet Secretary B K Chaturvedi, also discussed measures to be taken to improve the overall business climate in the country.

The conference serves the twin purposes of assessing the performance of different states over a period of time, as also, appraisal of the progress made in respect of various flagship programmes of different nodal Ministries of the Union Government.

Over a period of time, this has proved to be a useful platform to deliberate upon critical issues like law and order, education, health, employment and rural development.

"Not only this, such a conference proves useful in sorting out issues constraining speedy implementation of centrally sponsored and central sector schemes," sources said.

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