Lok Sabha Question No. 432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Modernisation of State Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 432

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019/ KARTIKA 28, 1941 (SAKA) MODERNISATION OF STATE POLICE FORCE

432.     DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  salient  features  of  the  Modernisation  of  State  Police  Force  Scheme and the current status of its implementation in the country;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  scheme  includes  special  provisions  for enhancing women's security and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total amount of funds allocated under the scheme, State-wise and UTwise; and
- (d) the incentives provided to the State Governments to ensure a comprehensive implementation of the scheme across the country?

## 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  will  be  provided  to  the  State  Governments  for weapons,     equipment     for     Forensics,     Information     Technology,

## L.S.US.Q.NO.432 FOR 19.11.2019

Communication, Training, etc. Under the scheme to facilitate targeted interventions, 'mobility' and 'construction of police infrastructure including  housing'  are  permitted  only  in  cases  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.
- 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.
- (b): Since 'Police' is a State subject, the State Governments formulate their State Action Plans as per their strategic priorities and requirements. They are therefore  at  liberty  to  include  various  equipments  and  projects  related  to women's safety.

(c): State-wise details of funds allocated and released under the Scheme of Assistance  to  States  for  Modernisation  of  Police  during  2018-19  and  the current year i.e. 2019-20 are at Annexure. UTs are not part of the Scheme.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.432 FOR 19.11.2019

(d): States  are  encouraged to utilize  the funds  released under the scheme on time. If utilization certificates due in respect of the amount released is not received  by  31 st   December  of  the  current  financial  year  from  a  State  or States, then the remaining un-allocated amount of such State(s) is pooled and released to better performing States, which have no pending/overdue Utilization Certificates.

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## ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO.432 FOR 19.11.2019

State-wise details of funds allocated under the sub-scheme of 'Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police'  during the last year, i.e. 2018-19 and the current year, i.e. 2019-20.

(in Rs. Crore)

| S.No.   | State                       | 2018-19   |         |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------|---------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh              | 26.48     |  24.46  |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 4.25      |   3.92  |
| 3.      | Assam                       | 28.57     |  26.4   |
| 4.      | Bihar                       | 29.90     |  27.62  |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh                | 10.52     |   9.72  |
| 6.      | Goa                         | 1.11      |   1.03  |
| 7.      | Gujarat                     | 27.69     |  25.58  |
| 8.      | Haryana                     | 12.43     |  11.48  |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh            | 3.79      |   3.5   |
| 10.     | Jammu &Kashmir*             | 43.19     |  39.9   |
| 11.     | Jharkhand                   | 9.97      |   9.21  |
| 12.     | Karnataka                   | 41.53     |  38.37  |
| 13.     | Kerala                      | 17.44     |  16.11  |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh              | 29.34     |  27.11  |
| 15.     | Maharashtra                 | 51.00     |  47.11  |
| 16.     | Manipur                     | 10.34     |   9.55  |
| 17.     | Meghalaya                   | 4.07      |   3.75  |
| 18.     | Mizoram                     | 5.16      |   4.77  |
| 19.     | Nagaland                    | 11.63     |  10.74  |
| 20.     | Odisha                      | 16.89     |  15.6   |
| 21.     | Punjab                      | 17.77     |  16.42  |
| 22.     | Rajasthan                   | 33.83     |  31.26  |
| 23.     | Sikkim                      | 1.92      |   1.77  |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu                  | 37.70     |  34.84  |
| 25.     | Tripura                     | 8.49      |   7.84  |
| 26.     | Telangana                   | 18.93     |  17.48  |
| 27.     | Uttar Pradesh               | 68.39     |  63.19  |
| 28.     | Uttarakhand                 | 3.64      |   3.37  |
| 29.     | West Bengal                 | 31.28     |  28.9   |
|         | Sub-total                   | 607.25    | 561     |
|         | Contingency Reserve         | 38.45     |  39.57  |
|         | Mega City Policing          | 45.00     |  32.025 |
|         | PMU**                       | 1.40      |   0.45  |
|         | Incentive for Police Reform | 76.90     | 158.26  |
|         | Separate Project***         | (9.08)    |  20     |
|         | G/Total                     | 769.00    | 811.3   |

*     Funds released prior to formation of UTs.

**   Programme Management Unit

*** Greyhounds Training Centre in Andhra Pradesh.

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