People think that India cannot develop sophisticated weapons and equipments for its security forces unlike the forces in other countries, which is why the Centre is taking the modernization of country's security forces seriously, Rijiju told reporters.
He was speaking after a meeting with the scientists at DRDO-run Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment here.
Officials of both ministries should jointly prepare a workplan in order to provide sophisticated weapons to police and security forces so that the security of the country has no shortcomings, which is the government's priority, he said.
"We want sophisticated high-quality weapons to be available for our security forces," the minister said.