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Prez-Governors meet to take stock on national issues

New Delhi, Tue, 16 Sep 2008 NI Wire

Three days after the serial bomb blast in the National capital, President Pratibha Patil during 42nd Conference of Governors meeting that kicks off today here at Rashtrapati Bhawan will take stock on the internal security situation of the country among other issues.


The President will preside over the two-day conference that will be attended by Governors of all 28 states and Lieutenant Governors of three Union Territories besides Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister A K Antony, Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Minister Sharad Pawar.

The core issue of deliberations at the conference is likely to be internal security situation with special reference to Left-wing extremism and insurgency along with security scenario along international borders, various aspects of bilateral relationship with our neighbouring countries, police modernisation.

Several other significant national issues like rural development with special reference to employment, drinking water and sanitation, food security, the strategy for promotion of gender equality, implementation of women's empowerment programmes and the steps taken for combating social evils will be focussed apart from climate change and sustainable development in India's context.

Deliberations will also take place on the role of Governors in the context of suitable administration of scheduled areas and tribal areas and chancellors in the development of higher education, administration of welfare schemes for ex-servicemen and war-widows.


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