Lok Sabha Question No. 4279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Security Related Expenditure
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4279

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2017/ CHAITRA 7, 1939 (SAKA)

## SECURITY RELATED EXPENDITURE

4279. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  funds  granted  under  the  Security  Related  Expenditure  (SRE) scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(b)  whether  the  funds  granted/released  by  the  Government  to  the  States under  the  said  scheme  have  decreased  while  the  Naxalite  activities  have increased manifold in these States during each of the last three years and the current year, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has achieved the aims and objectives of the said scheme, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether cases of irregularities in implementation of the said scheme have come to the notice of the Government during the said period;

(e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  total number of such cases received and the action taken by the Government in this regard during the said period, State-wise; and

(f)  the  remedial  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure adequate funds to  the  States  affected  by  the  Naxalite  activities  to  enable them to combat against this menace?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) to (c): The State-wise and year-wise details of funds released under the

Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme for Left Wing Extremism (LWE)

## L.S.US.Q.NO.4279 FOR 28.03.2017

affected States, North East (NE), Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi during the last three year and the current year is at Annexure-I.

The Central Government is implementing Security Related Expenditure (SRE)  Scheme  for  the  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  affected  States  to supplement  the  efforts  of  State  Governments  to  effectively  deal  with  the problem of LWE.

The  SRE  Scheme  being  a  reimbursement  scheme  in  nature,  the expenditure is first incurred by the State Governments, which is reimbursed by the Central Government as per the existing scheme guidelines.

The  multi-pronged  efforts  of  the  Government  are  showing  positive impact and results. The incidents of LWE violence and resultant killings have declined significantly since 2011 due to the combined efforts of the Central and State Governments. The State-wise details of LWE violence since 2011 are given at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e): No complaints received in MHA regarding irregularities. However, to ensure that leakages do not occur, expenditure are audited regularly.

(f): The Central Government has been pursuing a multi pronged strategy to tackle  LWE  insurgency,  centered  around  security  related  measures  and development  related  interventions.   While  on  security  front,  the  Central

Government  assists  the  LWE  affected  State  Governments,  by  providing Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) battalions, training, funds for modernization of State police force, equipment & arms, sharing of intelligence  etc;  on  development  side,  the  Central  Government  has  taken various measures including construction of roads, strengthening of communications network, installation of mobile towers, improving network of banks, post offices, health and education facilities in the LWE areas.

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## Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme - Funds release details.

(Figures in ₹ Lakh)

## LWE affected States

| Sl. No.   | State          | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 1798.02   |   1202.21 |   1254.5  |   1305.99 |
| 2         | Bihar          | 1710.89   |   1898.79 |   1799.4  |   1386.81 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh   | 4214.41   |   4179.51 |   7310.92 |   4995.51 |
| 4         | Jharkhand      | 4778.74   |   4801.23 |   5933.16 |   6195.95 |
| 5         | Madhya Pradesh | 55.75     |    140.07 |    150.82 |      0    |
| 6         | Maharashtra    | 738.51    |   1758.21 |   1885.97 |   2180.25 |
| 7         | Odisha         | 4813.30   |   4624.69 |   5035.27 |   1656.1  |
| 8         | Telangana      | -         |    509.56 |    743.04 |    960.73 |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh  | 533.28    |    316.02 |    395.91 |    495.9  |
| 10        | West Bengal    | 2065.10   |   1277.71 |   1356.01 |   1822.76 |
|           | Total          | 20708.00  |  20708    |  25865    |  21000    |

## NE States

| Sl. No.   | State             |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Assam             |     15918 |     10669 |     14007 |     12670 |
| 2         | Nagaland          |      4250 |      5788 |      6761 |      4855 |
| 3         | Manipur           |      2501 |      3776 |      4578 |      2313 |
| 4         | Tripura           |      4218 |      2723 |      1298 |      1353 |
| 5         | Meghalaya         |      1660 |      1261 |      1263 |       578 |
| 6         | Arunachal Pradesh |       453 |      1883 |        93 |       795 |
|           | Total             |     29000 |     26100 |     28000 |     22564 |

## J &K and Himachal Pradesh and Delhi

| Sl. No.   | State            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | J &K             | 43866.00  | 44794.00  |     57228 |    148187 |
| 2         | Himachal Pradesh | 319.00    | 205.00    |       305 |       380 |
| 3         | Delhi            | -         | -         |      1466 |      1057 |
|           | Total            | 44185.00  | 44999.00  |     58999 |    149624 |

State-wise extent of LWE violence during 2011-2017

| State          | 2011      | 2011   | 2012      | 2012   | 2013      | 2013   | 2014      | 2014   | 2015      | 2015   | 2016             | 2017 (upto 28.02.2017)   | 2017 (upto 28.02.2017)   |
|----------------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| State          | Incidents | Deaths | Incidents | Deaths | Incidents | Deaths | Incidents | Deaths | Incidents | Deaths | Incidents Deaths | Incidents                | Deaths                   |
| Andhra Pradesh | 54        | 9      | 67        | 13     | 28        | 7      | 18        | 4      | 35        | 8      | 17 6             | 11                       | 3                        |
| Bihar          | 316       | 63     | 166       | 44     | 177       | 69     | 163       | 32     | 110       | 17     | 129 28           | 22                       | 3                        |
| Chhattisgarh   | 465       | 204    | 370       | 109    | 355       | 111    | 328       | 112    | 466       | 101    | 395 107          | 75                       | 17                       |
| Jharkhand      | 517       | 182    | 480       | 163    | 387       | 152    | 384       | 103    | 310       | 56     | 323 85           | 48                       | 11                       |
| M.P.           | 8         | 0      | 11        | 0      | 1         | 0      | 3         | 0      | 0         | 0      | 12 2             | 1                        | 0                        |
| Maharashtra    | 109       | 54     | 134       | 41     | 71        | 19     | 70        | 28     | 55        | 18     | 73 23            | 11                       | 3                        |
| Odisha         | 192       | 53     | 171       | 45     | 101       | 35     | 103       | 26     | 92        | 28     | 86 27            | 12                       | 9                        |
| Telangana      | NA        | NA     | NA        | NA     | 8         | 4      | 14        | 5      | 11        | 2      | 7 0              | 0                        | 0                        |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 1         | 0      | 2         | 0      | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0 0    | 0                | 0                        | 0                        |
| West Bengal    | 92        | 45     | 6         | 0      | 1         | 0      | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0 0    | 0                | 0                        | 0                        |
| Others         | 6         | 1      | 8         | 0      | 7         | 0      | 8         | 0      | 10        | 0 5    | 0                | 0                        | 0                        |
| TOTAL          | 1760      | 611    | 1415      | 415    | 1136      | 397    | 1091      | 310    | 1089      | 230    | 1047 278         | 180                      | 46                       |

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