<p>The army has sent a proposal in this regard to the Defence Ministry, army sources said.<br />"We have offered to depute Colonel-rank officers with experience of commanding battalions in counter-insurgency operations to provide advise in anti-naxal operations," a source said.<br /><br />The number of officers to be sent to the Home Ministry has not yet been decided.<br /><br />The government has to decide how and where it would want to use these officers, they said.<br /><br />Experience of these officers in battling terrorism and insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the North East will help the states plan anti-naxal operations more effectively, the sources said.<br /><br />Some naxal-affected states have been requesting Army for services of senior officers with experience in counter-insurgency operations, they said.<br /><br />The move comes at a time when the government is weighing various options of dealing with naxalism more effectively.<br /><br />The Home Ministry is looking for an enhanced role of armed forces in anti-naxal operations. The Defence Ministry is hesistant to get involved in it although it is not averse to providing some kind of logistical support.<br /><br />The Home Ministry has sought Army's help in defusing IEDs and demining the naxal-infested territory.<br /><br />It has also asked the IAF to provide helicopters for quick deployment and evacuation of paramilitary forces during anti-Naxal operations that may be carried out in inaccessible areas.<br /><br />The proposal is currently before the Cabinet Committee on Security, which is yet to take a final view.<br /><br />IAF has suggested to the Defence Ministry that its 15 helicopters deployed in the UN missions in African countries may be called to meet the shortage of choppers.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The army has sent a proposal in this regard to the Defence Ministry, army sources said.<br />"We have offered to depute Colonel-rank officers with experience of commanding battalions in counter-insurgency operations to provide advise in anti-naxal operations," a source said.<br /><br />The number of officers to be sent to the Home Ministry has not yet been decided.<br /><br />The government has to decide how and where it would want to use these officers, they said.<br /><br />Experience of these officers in battling terrorism and insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the North East will help the states plan anti-naxal operations more effectively, the sources said.<br /><br />Some naxal-affected states have been requesting Army for services of senior officers with experience in counter-insurgency operations, they said.<br /><br />The move comes at a time when the government is weighing various options of dealing with naxalism more effectively.<br /><br />The Home Ministry is looking for an enhanced role of armed forces in anti-naxal operations. The Defence Ministry is hesistant to get involved in it although it is not averse to providing some kind of logistical support.<br /><br />The Home Ministry has sought Army's help in defusing IEDs and demining the naxal-infested territory.<br /><br />It has also asked the IAF to provide helicopters for quick deployment and evacuation of paramilitary forces during anti-Naxal operations that may be carried out in inaccessible areas.<br /><br />The proposal is currently before the Cabinet Committee on Security, which is yet to take a final view.<br /><br />IAF has suggested to the Defence Ministry that its 15 helicopters deployed in the UN missions in African countries may be called to meet the shortage of choppers.<br /><br /></p>