Lok Sabha Question No. 3850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Student-Police Cadet Programme
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3850

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 25, 1941 (SAKA)

STUDENT- POLICE CADET PROGRAMME

3850. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  implementation  of  the Students Police Cadet programme launched in the country last year;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the States which has implemented the programme along with the funds allocated and utilized in this regard; and

(d) the present status of implementation of the said programme?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): The  Student  Police  Cadet  (SPC)  Programme  was  launched nationally in July, 2018. The Programme seeks to build a bridge between the Police and the larger community  through  school  students by inculcating  values  and  ethics  in  them  through  classes  in  schools  and outside.

The  Union  Government  has  partnered  with  State  Governments  &  UT Administrations  for  the purpose.   A  State  Level  Monitoring  Committee

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3850 FOR 16.07.2019

headed by the Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Home)/Commissioner (Home) has been constituted along with Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (School Education) and  Director General  of  Police  to  lay  out  broad  policy  objectives  and  operational guidelines and monitor the progress of the Programme. The implementation of the Programme is also reviewed in Ministry and Bureau of Police Research & Development.

(c) to (d): All  the  States/UTs  are  implementing  the  Programme  except West Bengal. The details of funds released to the States are annexed.

As per reports received from the State/UTs, 35 States/UTs have constituted  State  Level  Monitoring  Committee  and  34  States/UTs  have constituted  District  Level  Steering  Committee.  Further,  35  States/UTs have  appointed  Nodal  Officers  at  District  levels.  35  States/UTs  have identified the Schools for the Programme and 22 States/UTs have started SPC classes so far.

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## Annexure toLokSabhaUnstarredQ.No. 3850 for 16.07.2019

State-wise details of the amount released for SPC Programme (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State     | Amount   | Amount   | Amount   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 1         | 2                 | 3        | 4        | 5        |
|           |                   | 2016-17  | 2017-18  | 2018-19  |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1.30     | 1.7378   | 1.677    |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.21     | 0.2786   | 0.269    |
| 3.        | Assam             | 1.40     | 1.8751   | 1.809    |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 1.46     | 1.9624   | 1.893    |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 0.52     | 0.6905   | 0.666    |
| 6.        | Goa               | 0.05     | 0.0727   | 0.07     |
| 7.        | Gujarat           | 1.36     | 1.817    | 1.753    |
| 8.        | Haryana           | 0.61     | 1.3752   | 0.787    |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.19     | 0.2488   | 0.24     |
| 10.       | J&K               | 2.12     | 2.8345   | 2.735    |
| 11.       | Jharkhand         | 0.49     | 0.6541   | 0.631    |
| 12.       | Karnataka         | 2.03     | 2.7255   | 2.63     |
| 13.       | Kerala            | 0.85     | 1.1447   | 1.104    |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1.44     | 1.926    | 1.858    |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       | 2.50     | 3.3469   | 3.229    |
| 16.       | Manipur           | 0.51     | 0.6783   | 0.654    |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         | 0.20     | 0.2665   | 0.257    |
| 18.       | Mizoram           | 0.25     | 0.3392   | 0.327    |
| 19.       | Nagaland          | 0.57     | 0.7631   | 0.736    |
| 20.       | Odisha            | 0.83     | 1.1084   | 1.069    |
| 21.       | Punjab            | 0.87     | 1.1665   | 1.125    |
| 22.       | Rajasthan         | 1.66     | 2.2204   | 2.142    |
| 23.       | Sikkim            | 0.00     | 0.216    | 0.122    |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu        | 1.85     | 2.4747   | 2.388    |
| 25.       | Telangana         | 0.93     | 1.2421   | 1.198    |
| 26.       | Tripura           | 0.42     | 0.5572   | 0.538    |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 3.35     | 4.4887   | 4.331    |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand       | 0.18     | 0.2391   | 0.231    |
|           | Total             | 28.15    | 38.45    | 36.469   |

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