Question

The estimates committee has recently recommended effective measures to modernise security systems. The committee is headed by whom? [March 2018]

• A. Murli Manohar Joshi
• B. Arun Jaitely
• C. Manohar Parrikar
• D. Sushma Swaraj

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Murli Manohar Joshi

The Estimates Committee headed by Dr Murli Manohar Joshi has recommended effective measures to modernise and upgrade the countrys security systems at par with the developed countries. It suggested states to develop their own systems and augment their own police forces by providing adequate training and equipping them with the latest weapons to effectively deal with the militancy and insurgency besides handling the law and order problems. Regarding to this issue, the committee chairman has presented the report on the Central Armed Police Forces and Internal Security Challenges- Evaluation and Response Mechanism to the Lok Sabha on March $19,2018$. The Committee also recommended that in order to meet the challenges of the cyber threat by external or internal forces, there is an imperative need to develop a system to counter the future threats of biological, chemical and mini-nuclear weapons capable of causing limited damage.