ITANAGAR, Apr 29:  Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nisith Pramanik today reiterated the strategic importance of Arunachal Pradesh for the country and assured to work out every possibility for resolving security issues in the state. 
Pramanik, who is on his maiden visit to the state capital, made the statement during a meeting with the Police department officers at the Police Headquarters here. 
During the meeting, the MoS Home Affairs was briefed on various issues including insurgency in the TCL region, operationalization of Special Task Force (STF), modernization of police forces, narcotics, shortage of police manpower, etc. 
MoS Pramanik on his part assured to pursue the matter of narcotics in the state with the Union Home Minister for an early and decisive solution. He also assured to take up the matter of increasing Centre’s funding ratio for two sanctioned IRBns for the state from 75:25 to 100 percent. 
Further, he invited a delegation of the Home Department headed by Arunachal Home Minister Bamang Felix to visit New Delhi with proposals concerning development and welfare of the police department and its personnel. 
In regard to the welfare of people living in villages along the international borders, the MoS disclosed that Arunachal Pradesh will be allocated adequate funds under the Centre’s new Vibrant Villages Programme. 
Earlier, Home Minister Bamang Felix in his deliberation highlighted the critical requirement for creation of three group centers in Eastern, Western and Central part of the state to act as gated communities having inbuilt self-sufficiency for police personnel and their families. 
Apart from raising the funding ratio for two sanctioned IRBns, the Minister also sought the Centre’s continued support under TCL Action Plan, inclusion of scope for housing projects for police under the Centre's Modernization of Police Forces (MPF) schemes, etc. 
Meanwhile, the MoS along with Felix, MLA Hayeng Mangfi, DGP (In-charge) Chuku Apa, IGP Apur Bitin, state’s Security Advisor SC Mohanty and other police officers earlier also visited the 1st AAPBn ground Chimpu where STF personnel demonstrated Unarmed Combat and Hostage Rescue techniques and weapon display.

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