The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh will review security situation in the country with top police officers in New Delhi at a high-level beginning conference on Thursday. The meet will focus on naxal violence and growing activities of terror groups.

Recent violence in Assam and subsequent exodus of north eastern people from different parts of the country, illegal activities in cyber world, increased infiltration attempts from across the Indo-Pak border and ongoing operations against Maoists will be high on the agenda during the three-day DGP and IGPs Conference.

The Prime Minister and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will also deliberate with DGPs and IGPs from all States, Union Territories and Central Security Agencies on ways to combat terror and other emerging threats.

The meet will also discuss setting up of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and enhancing border and coastal security.

AIR Correspondent reports, activities of Pakistan-based terror groups, enhancing intelligence capabilities and situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the north-east will also be deliberated. The meeting will review the information gathering mechanism – both human and technical intelligence, their proper sharing and necessary action, ways to deal with economic offences, especially fake currency notes, modernisation of police force, procurement of arms and ammunition and filling up of police vacancies, particularly at the constabulary level.