Lok Sabha Question No. 332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Modernisation of Police Forces
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 332

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/MAGHA 15, 1941 (SAKA)

MODERNISATION OF POLICE FORCES

332.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  modernisation  of  police  forces  has  remained  top  priority  in  the Central Government's agenda during the last three years and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether sufficient and effective steps have been taken in this regard and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether in this direction, an emergency response support system has been initiated under which a single digit all India emergency phone number has been introduced; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a)  & (b) Yes Sir. Although 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the  Seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution,  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the States  remained  top  priority  in  Central  Government's  agenda  during  the  last three years. The Government of India has, on 27.09.2017, approved implementation of the umbrella scheme of 'Modernisation of Police Forces(MPF)' at a total outlay of Rs. 25,061.90 crore. The umbrella scheme has two verticals Security  Related  Expenditure  (SRE)  of  specific  theatres  and  Modernization  of Police  Forces  of States & UTs.  Under  the sub-scheme of 'Assistance  to States

## LS.US.Q.NO.332 FOR 04.02.2020

for  Modernisation  of Police'  of  the  second  vertical,  the  State  Governments  are provided central assistance for acquisition of advanced weaponry such as INSAS Rifles & AK  series rifles; all types of intelligence equipments  including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Night Vision Devices (NVDs), CCTV Surveillance  system  &  body  worn  camera  systems;  modern  communication equipment and state-of-the-art equipment for security / training / forensics / cyber crime  /  traffic  policing.  Further,  'construction'  and  'purchase  of  operational vehicles' is  permitted  in  the  insurgency  affected  north-eastern States and Left Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  affected  districts.  The  Crime  and  Criminal  tracking Network  &  System  (CCTNS)  project  has  been  implemented  with  the  aim  of interlinking  Police  Stations  all  over  the  country  with  the  objective  of  tracking crime  and  crime  related  data  across  the  country  in  common  networked  ecosystem.

(c) & (d) Ministry of Home Affairs is implementing Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) project through States/ Union Territories. ERSS seeks to enable a pan-India,  single,  internationally  recognized  number  i.e.  112  based  emergency response mechanism for various emergencies, including police, medical and fire, with  computer-aided  dispatch  of  field  resources.  112  service  is  accessible through call,  SMS,  e-mail,  panic  button  and  a  112  India  mobile  app.  ERSS  has been operationalized by 28 States/UTs in the country.

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