Worried that the recent attack on the security force camp at Silda in West Bengal could turn into a regular feature, the Centre is all set to finalise a new strategy to ensure better training for state police personnel.
At a crucial meeting to be held on Thursday, the home ministry will greenlight the move to involve serving Army counter-terrorism experts in training the state police personnel in five states.
Sources said the MHA has already discussed the matter with the defence ministry as well as the Army, who have agreed with the request to spare some officers for periods ranging from six months to one year to train police personnel of Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Assam.
?We have requested the Army to place the trainers on deputation with either the MHA or the respective state government for the duration of the training,? said a senior MHA officer.
The training would take place at the Counter-Insurgency and Anti-Terrorism (CIAT) schools, established in these states last year.
As of now, only retired Army officers were involved in the training of state and central police personnel.