Government reviews internal security

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The government Saturday reviewed the country's internal security as well as intelligence-gathering mechanism and measures.

The review comes ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with chief ministers of all states Tuesday.

"The CCS (cabinet committee on security) made a comprehensive review of the internal security situation," Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters after the two-hour meeting.

The government also reviewed the law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the northeast states and the Maoist-affected states.