Lok Sabha Question No. 308 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Allocation  for  Modernization of Police  Forces
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *308

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 th  DECEMBER, 2019/ AGRAHAYANA 19, 1941 (SAKA)

ALLOCATION FOR MODERNIZATION OF POLICE FORCES

†*308. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  amount  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  and  utilised  by  various States  including  Assam  and  other  North-  Eastern  States  and  Haryana  for modernization of police forces during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  State  Governments  have  spent  the  said  funds  within  the  fixed time limit;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the said funds keeping in view the sensitivity of the States of Assam and Haryana; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e):      A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *308  FOR ANSWER  ON  10.12.2019  REGARDING  'ALLOCATION  FOR  MODERNIZATION  OF POLICE FORCES'

(a) to (c) : 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the VII th   Schedule to  the  Constitution  of  India.  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  Modernisation  of  Police  Forces].  The  amount  of funds allocated and released by the Government and utilised by various States including Assam and other North Eastern States and Haryana for modernization of police  forces  under  the  scheme  during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise  are  at Annexure.  As may be seen from the Annexure, all the State Governments do not spend the funds released to them within the time limit fixed.

(d)  and  (e)  :  The  Government  of  India  has  been  increasing  allocation  of  the scheme every year since 2016-17, i.e., Rs. 595.00 crore  for 2016-17, Rs. 769.00 each for 2017-18 & 2018-19 and Rs. 811.30 crore for 2019-20.

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## ANNEXURE LS.S.Q.NO. 308 FOR 10.12.2019

State-wise details of funds allocated and released by the Government of India and status of utilisation by States under the subscheme of 'Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police'

(in Rs. Crore)

| S.                    | State                  | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2016-17                      | 2017-18*             | 2017-18*   | 2018-19**   | 2018-19**   |
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------|-----------|------------------------------|----------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
| No.                   | State                  | Allocation | Released  | Un-utilized as on 31.12.2018 | Allocation           | Released   | Allocation  | Released    |
| 1.                    | Andhra Pradesh         | 22.68      |           | Nil                          | 29.87                | 31.62      | 26.48       | 50.8086     |
| 2. Arunachal          | 3.64                   | 2.69       | 41.1      | 3.92                         | 4.79                 | 3.42       | 4.25        | 1.034       |
| 3. Assam              | 24.47                  | 4.68       |           | 75.03                        | 32.23                | 5.48       | 28.57       | 5.6722      |
| 4. Bihar              | 25.62                  | 19.15      |           | 20.63                        | 33.73                | 5.73       | 29.90       | 13.1778     |
| 5. Chhattisgarh       | 9.01                   | 1.73       |           | 3.37                         | 11.87                | 2.02       | 10.52       | 8.5634      |
| 6. Goa                | 0.95                   |            | 0.18      | 1.41                         | 1.25                 | 0.21       | 1.11        | 0.21        |
| 7. Gujarat            | 23.72                  |            | 43.22     | Nil                          | 31.24                | 33.05      | 27.69       | 52.623      |
| 8. Haryana            | 10.64                  |            | 19.29     | 0.27                         | 14.01                | 14.04      | 12.43       | 12.947      |
| 9. Himachal           | Pradesh 4.88           |            | 5.58      | 3.65                         | 4.28                 | 4.09       | 3.79        | 3.3516      |
| 10. Jammu & Kashmir   | 37.00                  |            | 34.54     | 15.36                        | 48.73                | 48.00      | 43.19       | 32.685      |
| 11. Jharkhand         |                        | 8.54       | 1.64      | 4.71                         | 11.24                | 1.91       | 9.97        | 9.9142      |
| 12.                   | Karnataka              | 35.58      | 72.04     | 68.50                        | 46.85                | 17.12      | 41.53       | 11.39       |
| 13.                   |                        | 14.94      | 11.09     | 5.29                         | 19.68                | 16.12      | 17.44       | 17.784      |
| 14.                   | Kerala Madhya Pradesh  | 25.14      | 21.86     | Nil                          | 33.11                | 30.47      | 29.34       | 37.968      |
| 15. Maharashtra       |                        | 43.69      | 12.8      | 40.82                        | 57.54                | 9.78       | 51.00       | 9.579       |
| 16. Manipur           |                        | 8.85       | 8.37      | 5.51                         | 11.66                | 1.98       | 10.34       | 5.994       |
| 17.                   | Meghalaya              | 3.48       | 0.67      | 0.94                         | 4.58                 | 2.60       | 4.07        | 3.6628      |
| 18. Mizoram           | 4.43                   |            | 8.12      | Nil                          | 5.83                 | 6.66       | 5.16        | 8.377       |
| 19. Nagaland          |                        | 9.96       | 18.05     | Nil                          | 13.12                | 13.39      | 11.63       | 18.876      |
| 20. Odisha            |                        | 14.47      | 26.22     | Nil                          | 19.05                | 19.87      | 16.89       | 35.099      |
| 21. Punjab            |                        | 15.23      | 27.6      | Nil                          | 20.05                | 20.07      | 17.77       | 36.515      |
| 22.                   | Rajasthan              | 28.99      | 34.54     | Nil                          | 38.17                | 40.38      | 33.83       | 62.592      |
| 23. Sikkim            |                        | 1.64       | 1.96      | 1.74                         | 2.17                 | 2.39       | 1.92        | 0.362       |
| 24.                   | Tamil Nadu             | 32.31      | 89.24     | Nil                          | 42.54                | 15.54      | 37.70       | 68.868      |
| 25.                   | Tripura                | 7.28       | 1.4       | 3.50                         | 9.58                 | 1.63       | 8.49        | 7.078       |
| 26.                   | Telangana              | 16.22      | 29.4      | Nil                          | 21.35                | 22.60      | 18.93       | 64.168      |
| 27. Uttar Pradesh     |                        | 58.59      | 35.8      | Nil                          | 77.16                | 28.20      | 68.39       | 118.671     |
| 28.                   | Uttarakhand            | 4.68       | 8.53      | Nil                          | 4.11                 | 4.35       | 3.64        | 13.601      |
| 29. West Bengal       |                        | 26.80      | 12.31     | 6.29                         | 35.3                 | 48.94      | 31.28       | 46.9332     |
| Total                 |                        | 523.43     | 593.80    |                              | 685.09               | 451.66     | 607.25      | 758.5048    |
| Contingency Reserve ^ | 29.75                  |            |           |                              | 38.45                |            | 38.45       |             |
|                       | Mega City ^ Policing   | 41.82      |           |                              | 45.00                |            | 45.00       |             |
|                       | PMU + Misc. exp.       |            | 0.22      |                              | 0.45                 | 0.09       | 1.40        | 1.2416      |
|                       | 10% for Police Reform^ |            |           |                              |                      |            | 76.90       |             |
|                       | Separate Project#      |            |           |                              |                      |            |             | 9.08        |
|                       | G/Total                | 595.00     | 594.02    |                              | 769.00 (^^RE 452.10) | 451.75     | 769.00      | 768.8264    |

Note: The figures of allocation and release include funds released to Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for supply of weaponry to the states. Releases have varied vis-à-vis allocations.  Where release is less than allocation, the same is on account of non-submission of Utilization Certificates(UCs)  and  where  release  exceeds  allocation,  the  same  is  on  account  of  releases  made  for  Mega  City  Policing  or/and supplementary releases or/and better performance incentives or/and incentives for police reforms.