Lok Sabha Question No. 1602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Modernization of Police Forces
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1602

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 11, 1941 (SAKA )

MODERNIZATION OF POLICE FORCES

1602. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether modernization of police forces has remained on top priority in the Government's agenda;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether State Action Plans (SAPs) for modernisation of police forces has been approved; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for implementation of SAP?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : The Government of India has, on 27.09.2017, approved implementation of    the  umbrella  scheme  of  'Modernisation  of  Police  Forces(MPF)'.    The umbrella scheme has two verticals - Security Related Expenditure (SRE) of specific theatres & Modernisation of Police Forces.  Salient features of the Modernisation of Police Forces vertical are given below:

-  Central assistance is provided to the State Governments for weapons, equipment   for  Forensics,  Information   Technology,   Communication,

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1602 FOR 02.07.2019

Training,    etc.  The   scheme   is   focused   on    facilitating    targeted interventions  and  'mobility'  and  'construction  of  police  infrastructure including  housing'  is  now  permitted  in  case  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir, insurgency affected North Eastern (NE) States and Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected Districts.

-  Three Himalayan States, namely, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal  Pradesh  and  8  North  Eastern  States  including  Sikkim  are eligible  to  receive  financial  assistance  on  90:10  Centre:State  sharing basis.    The  remaining  States  are  eligible  for  financial  assistance  on 60:40 Centre: State sharing basis.
-  Assistance for specific projects in the North-East region.
-  Approved central outlay is Rs. 7,380 crore for the 3 years' period from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

(c) & (d) : State  Action  Plans  (SAPs)  of  25  States  for  the  financial year  2019-20  under  the sub-scheme  of  Assistance  to  States  for Modernisation of Police have been approved by High Powered Committee (HPC).  State-wise details of funds allocated under the subscheme  of  'Assistance  to  States  for  Modernisation  of  Police'  during current year, i.e., 2019-20 is at Annexure.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1602 FOR 02.07.2019

## State-wise details of funds allocated under the sub-scheme of 'Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police'  during current year, i.e., 2019-20. (in Rs. Crore)

| S.No .   | State                                | Allocation (2019-20)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                       | 24.46                  |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 3.92                   |
| 3.       | Assam                                | 26.4                   |
| 4.       | Bihar                                | 27.62                  |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh                         | 9.72                   |
| 6.       | Goa                                  | 1.03                   |
| 7.       | Gujarat                              | 25.58                  |
| 8.       | Haryana                              | 11.48                  |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh                     | 3.5                    |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 39.9                   |
| 11.      | Jharkhand                            | 9.21                   |
| 12.      | Karnataka                            | 38.37                  |
| 13.      | Kerala                               | 16.11                  |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh                       | 27.11                  |
| 15.      | Maharashtra                          | 47.11                  |
| 16.      | Manipur                              | 9.55                   |
| 17.      | Meghalaya                            | 3.75                   |
| 18.      | Mizoram                              | 4.77                   |
| 19.      | Nagaland                             | 10.74                  |
| 20.      | Odisha                               | 15.6                   |
| 21.      | Punjab                               | 16.42                  |
| 22.      | Rajasthan                            | 31.26                  |
| 23.      | Sikkim                               | 1.77                   |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu                           | 34.84                  |
| 25.      | Tripura                              | 7.84                   |
| 26.      | Telangana                            | 17.48                  |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh                        | 63.19                  |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand                          | 3.37                   |
| 29.      | West Bengal                          | 28.9                   |
|          | Sub-total                            | 561                    |
|          | Contingency Reserve                  | 39.57                  |
|          | Mega City Policing                   | 32.025                 |
|          | Programme Management Unit            | 0.45                   |
|          | 20% for Police Reforms               | 158.26                 |
|          | Greyhounds Training Centre in Andhra | 20                     |
|          |                                      | 811.30                 |
| G/Total  | G/Total                              |                        |

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