Lok Sabha Question No. 2069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Equipment for Rajasthan Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2069

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 RD  MARCH, 2020/ PHALGUNA 13, 1941 (SAKA) EQUIPMENT FOR RAJASTHAN POLICE FORCE

†2069. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  any  action  has  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  equip  the police  force  in  Rajasthan  with  latest  technology  and  to  procure  modern equipments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the funds spent in this regard during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (c) the extent to which Rajasthan Police has been modernised as a result of the said exercise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): Modernisation  of  police  forces  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing process. 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. As such, responsibility of equipping and modernizing the State Police Forces lies with the State Governments, in  this  case  the  Government  of  Rajasthan.  However,  to  supplement  the efforts of the States, assistance is provided to the State Governments for equipping  and  modernizing  of  their  police  forces  under  the  scheme  of 'Assistance  to  States for  Modernisation  of Police'  [erstwhile  scheme of

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2069 FOR 03.03.2020

Modernisation of State Police Forces].  The State Governments formulate their State Action Plans as per their strategic priorities and requirements. The State  Governments  have been provided central assistance for acquisition of latest weaponry, training gadgets, advanced communication devices and equipment for forensics and cyber crime laboratories etc. The details  of  central  funds  allocated  and  released  to  the  Government  of Rajasthan for modernization of police force under the scheme during the last three years and the current year are as below:

(in Rs. crore)

| Year       | Year                                 | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20*   |
|------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| Allocation | To State Government                  | 25.09     | 33.90     | 29.62     | 31.26      |
| Allocation | For release in kind                  | 3.90      | 4.26      | 4.21      | Nil        |
| Allocation | TOTAL                                | 28.99     | 38.16     | 33.83     | 31.26      |
| Release    | Against allocation                   | 23.18     | 33.90     | 29.62     | 22.795     |
| Release    | For supply in kind                   | 3.90      | 4.26      | 4.21      | Nil        |
| Release    | Supplementary/Better Performance     | 5.80      | Nil       | 18.93     | Nil        |
| Release    | Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme | 1.66      | 2.22      | 2.14      | Nil        |
| Release    | Incentives for Police Reforms        | Nil       | Nil       | 7.69      | Nil        |
| Release    | Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | 0.530      |
| Release    | TOTAL                                | 34.54     | 40.38     | 62.59     | 23.325     |

*release position as on 27.02.2020

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