Daijiworld Media Network - Patna
Patna, Feb 28: Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level review meeting with District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police from seven districts of the Seemanchal region, directing officials to tighten security and strengthen coordination along the Indo-Nepal border.
According to sources, the meeting focused on bolstering border management and intensifying vigilance against illegal migration, fake Indian currency rackets, encroachments and suspicious financial transactions. Shah stressed the need for seamless coordination among administrative, security and financial agencies operating in the sensitive border belt.
The Home Minister ordered strict enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy against illegal constructions, especially in forested and uninhabited stretches. Authorities were instructed to immediately remove encroachments identified on the “No Man’s Land” along the international border.
The review also examined verification measures linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise. After the process is completed, all reported death cases will be verified and records updated across government databases, including UID, PAN and driving licence systems, to prevent identity misuse. A door-to-door survey will be conducted to verify individuals marked as migrated but not found during earlier checks, with clear directions that no genuine voter should be wrongly deleted.
Financial surveillance emerged as a key focus area during the meeting. District Magistrates have been assigned enhanced responsibility to ensure that all banks, including cooperative banks, comply with Reserve Bank of India norms. These include mandatory reporting of high-value cash transactions and compulsory PAN linkage with bank accounts.
The Chief Secretary will monitor compliance, particularly among cooperative banks. Strict action has been proposed against Sub-Registrar Offices for failing to report high-value property transactions, submitting defective reports or permitting cash dealings beyond prescribed limits.
Sources said the state government will raise the matter at the State Level Bankers’ Committee and take up with the central bank the need to install note-sorting machines in branches located along the border. Efforts will also be made to improve banking access in remote areas.
District authorities have further been directed to verify major business establishments to ensure funding sources are legitimate. In cases of suspicious property acquisitions, officials will scrutinise financial capacity, funding patterns and PAN details as part of a wider crackdown on unlawful activities in the border districts.