Lok Sabha Question No. 1237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Strengthening of Police System
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1237

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021/ MAGHA 20, 1942 (SAKA)

STRENGTHENING OF POLICE SYSTEM

†1237. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  formulated  any  action  plan  in coordination with the States to strengthen the police system and administration  of  States  in  view  of  the  cyber  crimes  and  other  nature  of crimes being committed by the criminals so that crimes of different nature can be stopped by identifying them;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is considering any measures to modernise the police  system  of  the  country  with  technical  knowhow  with  the  help  of various scientific and technology institutes in the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): 'Police' and  'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Constitution of India and States/UTs are primarily responsible for strengthening  the  mechanism  of  their  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  (LEAs) and administration considering all types of crimes including cyber crimes. The responsibility of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes rests with the States/UTs.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1237 FOR 09.02.2021

Modernisation of  police forces is a continous process and the efforts of  the  States  are    supplemented    by      MHA    under      the    scheme    of 'Assistance to States for Modernization  of  Police'  [erstwhile  scheme  of Modernization  of  Police  Forces  (MPF)].      Under  this  scheme,  the  State Governments  are  provided  central  assistance  for  acquisition  of  latest weaponry,  training  gadgets,  advanced  communication/forensic  equipment, Cyber Policing equipment etc.

The States have formulated 3 to 5 year Action Plans named State Security Plans to modernise and strengthen the Police System. Each year, Central  share  is  conveyed  to  State  Governments  and  after  adding  State share, State Governments formulate State Action Plans (SAPs) by including items  as  per  requirements  and  strategic  priorities  including  combating cyber crimes and these SAPs are considered by High Powered Committee (HPC) in the Ministry.

The budgetary allocations and releases to the State Governments  under  this  Scheme  during  the  past  5  years  are  as below: (Rs. crore)

| Year    | Allocation             |   Release |
|---------|------------------------|-----------|
| 2015-16 | 662.11                 |    662.11 |
| 2016-17 | 595.00                 |    594.02 |
| 2017-18 | 769.00(BE) 452.10 (RE) |    451.68 |
| 2018-19 | 769.00                 |    768.83 |
| 2019-20 | 811.30 (BE) 791.30(RE) |    781.12 |

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1237 FOR 09.02.2021

Expertise of various specialized  organizations such as Directorate of Coordination  Police  Wireless  (DCPW),  Directorate  of  Forensic  Science Services  (DFSS),  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  etc.  are  utilized while  formulating  and  approving  the  State  Action  Plans  (SAPs).  MHA  has also  circulated  critical  /  minimum  prescribed  State  level  infrastructure  in the  field  of  radio  communication  and  national  standards  in  the  field  of forensics.

The  Central  Government  has  also  taken  steps  for  spreading awareness  about  cyber  crimes,  issuance  of  alerts/  advisories,  capacity building/ training of law enforcement personnel/ prosecutors/ judicial officers,  improving  cyber  forensics  facilities  etc.  The  Government  has launched the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, www.cybercrime.gov.in to enable public to report incidents pertaining to all types of cyber crimes with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children.

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