Lok Sabha Question No. 4022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Mega City Policing Plan
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4022

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 29, 1939 (SAKA) MEGA CITY POLICING PLAN

4022. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has launched Mega City Policing plan and if so, the details  thereof  including  the  technological  and  non-technological  components  of the plan;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated and utilised by the Government towards the mega-city policing plan since its inception, city and year-wise;
- (c)  whether the Government has identified deficiencies in the policing system of the said cities under the aegis of mega policing plan and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the manner in which the role of technology will be used in the policing of these mega cities;
- (e) whether this technology will be imported or developed under the aegis of the Make in India programme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the lack of safety awareness in  cities  and  if  so,  the  steps  taken  to  increase  safety  awareness  in  these  mega cities?

## ANSWER

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

(a) :      The Government has continued the erstwhile scheme of Modernisation of

Police  Forces  with    the  new  name  'Assistance  to  States  for  Modernisation  of Police' under the umbrella scheme of Modernisation of Police Forces for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20.  Under this scheme, funding has been continued for Mega City Policing  (MCP),  which  is  one  of  the  components  of  the  scheme.  Initially,  an allocation of Rs. 432.90 crore had been approved for MCP plans, with two phases, of    six  cities,  namely,  Hyderabad,  Chennai,  Mumbai,  Bengaluru,  Kolkata  and

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Ahmedabad.  MCP  has  technological  as  well  as  non-technological  components, details of which are mentioned at part(d).

## (b)      The details of the funds allocated and released by the Government towards the MCP plan are as below:

(In Rs.crore)

| S. No.   | City      | Allocation   | Allocation   | Allocation   |          | Releases   | Releases   | Releases   | Releases   | Releases   |
|----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|          |           | Phase- I     | Phase- II    | Total        | 2013- 14 | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16   | 2016- 17   | 2017- 18   | Total      |
| 1        | Ahmedabad | 5.02         | 10.03        | 15.05        | 5.02     | 10.03      | Nil        | Nil        | Nil        | 15.05      |
| 2        | Mumbai    | 45.74        | 91.47        | 137.21       | Nil      | Nil        | 44.997     | Nil        | Nil        | 44.997     |
| 3        | Chennai   | 29.49        | 58.98        | 88.47        | Nil      | Nil        | 29.49      | 58.91      | Nil        | 88.40      |
| 4        | Hyderabad | 16.03        | 32.07        | 48.10        | Nil      | 22.34      | Nil        | Nil        | Nil        | 22.34      |
| 5        | Kolkata   | 31.92        | 63.85        | 95.77        | Nil      | Nil        | 31.92      | Nil        | 45.00      | 76.92      |
| 6        | Bengaluru | 16.10        | 32.20        | 48.30        | Nil      | 40.73      | Nil        | 7.57       | Nil        | 48.30      |
|          | Total     | 144.30       | 288.60       | 432.90       | 5.02     | 73.10      | 106.41     | 66.48      | 45.00      | 296.01     |

(c)  Project proposals under MCP were formulated by the State Governments taking into consideration demographic growth pattern, special problems faced in policing, crime investigation, floating population and existing infrastructure.

(d) & (e) Technological components under the MCP comprises CCTV surveillance, Command  and  Control  Centre  (CCC),  Dial  100/112  system,  Fusion  centre/Data Centre,  Highway  Patrol  Cars  and  Aerial  Surveillance  (UAV/Helicopters)  and  nontechnological  components  comprises  community  policing,  reaching  out  through educational system, training on soft skilling, attitudinal change in police, SMART policing  and  women  police.  For  procurement  of  equipment  etc.,  the  State Governments  have  to  follow  the  established  tender  procedure  as  prescribed  in General/State Financial Rules.

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(f)  In addition to funding under MCP, States are given central assistance under the scheme  of  'Assistance  to  States  for  Modernisation  of  Police'  for  various  items including equipments like CCTV surveillance system, etc.  Further, the Ministry of Home Affairs has been implementing a national project by the name 'Emergency Response  Support  System  (ERSS)',  earlier  referred  as  Nationwide  Emergency Response  System  (NERS),  with  budgetary  provision  of  ₹321.69  Crore  under Nirbhaya Fund with a view to introduce a Pan-India Single Emergency Response Number '112' to address all kinds of distress calls such as police especially from women in distress, fire and ambulance etc. In this regard MHA has so far released ₹266.63  Crore  to  States  &  Union  Territories.  Furthermore,  MHA  is  proposing  to implement  a  'Safe  City  Project'  in  8  selected  cities,  namely,  Mumbai,  Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow under Nirbhaya Fund  for  the  purpose  of  providing  safety  and  security  to  women.  Steering Committee under the chairmanship of Home  Secretary has considered & recommended the proposals of these Cities amounting to Rs. 2900 crore (approx.) for  approval  by  the  Empowered  Committee  on  Nirbhaya  Fund,  setup  under  the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development.

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