Lok Sabha Question No. 3543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Dedicated Helicopter for CAPFs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pramila Bisoyi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3543

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

DEDICATED HELICOPTER FOR CAPFs

3543. SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  been  requested  by  the Odisha State Police for provision of a dedicated helicopter for the Central Armed  Police  Forces  to  deal  with  any  exigency  arising  out  of  Maoist activities, if so, the steps taken in this regard;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Operational  Teams  of  CoBRA  Battalion located in Koraput District are not available for anti - LWE operations, if so, the steps that have been taken to restore those;
- (c)  whether it is a fact that the Government of Odisha has requested for extension of Special Infrastructure Scheme upto the financial year 202223, if so, the steps taken in this regard; and

(d) whether it is also a fact that expenditure amounting to Rs. 200.00 crore has  been  incurred  by  the  State  Government  under  Security  Related Expenditure Scheme during the period 2005-06 to 2020-21; and

- (e) the steps taken to reimburse the expenditure?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): At  present,  Indian  Air  Force  (IAF)  helicopter  and  Border  Security

Force (BSF) helicopter and wet leased helicopter are deployed to support the Security  Forces in Left Wing  Extremism (LWE) affected states.  These

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helicopters are available for use as per the operational requirements in all the LWE affected states, including Odisha.

(b): A large number of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) battalions are already  deployed  in  Odisha  to  combat  LWE.  The  deployment  of  CAPFs, including CoBRA Battalions, in LWE affected States is a dynamic process based on the situation, availability of forces and other ground realities.

(c): As National Policy and Action Plan-2015 envisaged several security related measures, development interventions, and other related measures to  assist  the  LWE  affected  States  in  their  fight  against  the  LWE,  the Government of India provides funds under various schemes, like Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS).

SIS is being implemented in LWE affected States, including Odisha for  enhancing  capacity  of  Special  Forces  and  Intelligence  wings  of  the State  Police  Forces  along  with  construction  of  250  Fortified  Police Stations  (FPS).  The  Scheme,  initially  approved  for  the  period  2017-18  to 2019-20, has been extended till 2020-21.  The extension of the Scheme is currently under consideration.

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(d) & (e): Reimbursement  under  the  Security  Related  Expenditure  (SRE) Scheme  is  of  recurring  and  continuous  nature.  The  reimbursement  of claims  under  the  Scheme  is  done  for  admissible  items  on  the  basis  of verification  of  records  of  the  claims  by  the  Internal  Audit  Wing  of  the Ministry of Home Affairs and approval of the SRE Standing Committee.

During the period 2005-06 to 2020-21, ₹ 458.92 crore have been reimbursed to Odisha under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme.

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