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THEME
BORDER MANAGEMENT(GS-3)
- Q- Development of border areas will help in strengthening of internal security of India. Discuss . Also suggest steps to develop border areas
- Border areas—inaccessible and underdeveloped due to difficult terrain
- -lack of facilities like proper roads , educational institutions and hospitals
- Lack of economic opportunities—makes the border population more susceptible to take up smuggling and trafficking
- North east India –shares 98 pe
- -SP SHUKLA COMMITTEE- north east – development of infrastructure—road network
- –special accelerated Road development programme for the north –east region (SARDPNE)
- Development of grassroot level institutions like PRIs
- Balanced development of border area • Schemes like border area development programme.
- -DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY BASE INFRSTRUCTURE—like forestry, pasture land , fishery ponds, mobile dispensaries, mini marketing etc •Promote participation in development, eliminate sense of alienation
- Q-Explain the steps taken by government of India to secure the coasts and Island Territories.
- –Three layered mechanism—outermost layer, the Indian navy patrols the high seas and carries out aerial reconnaissance with ship based air- craft
- Intermediate layer comprising the exclusive economic zone (between 12 and 200 nautical miles) is patrolled by the coastal police.
- Coastal security scheme in 2005-06 –coastal stations-boats, jeeps, motorcycles for mobility
- -Easing of environmental norms for setting up coastal police stations
- -issuance of multi-purpose identity cards to all fishermen , sea ferrying personnel and coastal villages
- Implementation of uniform licensing of fishing boats across the country
- Deployment of commando units of central industrial security force in all ports
- – For the security of the Island Territories, the Indian government –set up a joint command in the ANDAMAN AND NICIBAR ISLANDS CALLED THE Andaman and Nicobar command(ANC)—Comprising personnel of the army , the Navy, the air force and coast guard.
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