NEW DELHI, May 19 – Though violence is on the wane in the North-east, the rise in extortion activities has become a source of concern for the Centre, said a report by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Continuing extortion activities in the North-east are an area of concern, which needs to be addressed, said the report.
The North-east has largely remained peaceful. But there are areas of concern there. “We have had two or three bad incidents in the North-east, particularly the depredations made by the NDFB(S) group. After the incident in December last year, we have stepped up sustained security operations against this outfit and we have been able to really make a dent to disrupt their capacity; and we have also taken a number of peace talk initiatives with some of the outfits in the North-east,” the report quoted the Home Secretary as having said.
About the status of subsidies for helicopter services in the North-east and hurdles coming in the way, the officials said in terms of the outlay, it has been retained at the same level. But the availability of helicopter services in the North-east is an issue because the number of helicopters is limited.
There is certainly a need to increase the number of helicopters in that area, which would also result in enhanced subsidies in terms of the outlay. The effort would be to increase the number of helicopters in that area so that more and more people could avail of these and also visit areas for developmental and security-related purposes, the Home Secretary said.
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