Mayawati also stressed upon the need for a better telecommunication network between India and Nepal.

She urged the centre to ensure extradition of terrorists and Maoists who manage to slip into Nepal where they allegedly find a safe haven.

'Though we have done our bit by creating an Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), besides building a special team of 2,000 commandos, what seems to be lacking is intelligence support from the centre,' Mayawati said.

She suggested the need for central intelligence agencies to share information with the state police, 'in order to ensure better grip over terrorist and Naxalite activities'.

Highlighting how the state had decided to enhance the strength of its police force through 240,000 fresh recruits, the chief minister flayed the centre for scaling down its annual financial assistance towards state policing from Rs.123 crore to Rs.92 crore.

The recruitments would drastically improve the state's police-population ratio, she said. At present the ratio is as low as 83 policemen for every 100,000 population, which would go up to 145 cops, the chief minister added.