The army has started redeploying its troops in Jammu and Kashmir to plug the gaps in security along the border and the Line of Control (LoC).

The move is being seen as a confidence building measure ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state.

This comes a week after Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement that J&K Police would be on the forefront against militancy and army would be deployed on the LoC.

The army has redeployed two battalions of Rashtriya Rifles from north and south Kashmir in the Doda region of Jammu.

This has been a long-standing demand of political parties in Kashmir.