Lok Sabha Question No. 1105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Modernisation of Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1105

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022/ MAGHA 19, 1943 (SAKA) MODERNISATION OF POLICE FORCE

1105. SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds spent for the modernisation of the police force since 2014;
- (b) the details of the improvement made in the police force since 2014 through the said funds;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  a  fund  utilisation  certificate  for  all the funds provided to date;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)  whether State Governments have provided any kind of grant for the same purpose, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (f)  whether any of the funds has been lapsed due to non-utilisation, if so, the details thereof, State-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Modernisation of police forces is an ongoing and continuous process. 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the seventh Schedule of the Constitution. State Governments are primarily responsible for modernisation of their police forces. However, the Government of India supplements the efforts of  the  State  Governments  towards  equipping  and  modernizing  their  police forces,  by  providing  financial  assistance  under  the  scheme  of  'Assistance  to States for Modernisation of Police(ASMP)'.

## LS.US.Q.NO.1105 FOR 08.02.2022

Under  this  scheme,  the  States  are  provided  central  assistance  for acquisition of advanced weaponry such as latest rifles, all types of intelligence equipment including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs),  Night Vision Devices (NVDs),  CCTV  surveillance  systems  &  body  worn  camera  systems;  modern communication equipment and state-of-the-art equipment for  security, training, forensics, cybercrime, traffic policing, etc. Further, 'construction' and 'purchase of  operational  vehicles'  are  also  permitted  in  the  insurgency  affected  northeastern States and Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts. Implementation  of  this  scheme  has  resulted  in  appreciable  improvement  in police infrastructure of State Governments.

Under this centrally sponsored scheme, for being considered for release of  funds,  State  Governments  have  to  furnish  Utilisation  Certificate  (UC)  in respect  of  funds  released  to  them  till  31 st   December  in  each  financial  year. State Governments furnish UCs from time to time. If a State Government fails to furnish  UC,  funds  to  the  extent  of  unutilised  amount  is  not  released  to  that State. Such unreleased amounts as on 31 st  December of the financial year are pooled and released as 'better performance incentives' to the States  with no pending UCs. The amount of central financial assistance disbursed and unspent balance at States' end under this scheme since the financial year 2014-15 are as below:

LS.US.Q.NO.1105 FOR 08.02.2022

(₹ in crore)

| Financial Year   | Funds Released   |   Unspent balance(as on 31.01.2022) |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2014-15          | 1397.24          |                                9.68 |
| 2015-16          | 662.11           |                               10.82 |
| 2016-17          | 594.02           |                               24.72 |
| 2017-18          | 451.75           |                               61.5  |
| 2018-19          | 768.83           |                              236.07 |
| 2019-20          | 781.12           |                              513.44 |
| 2020-21          | 103.25*          |                               93.88 |
| 2021-22          | 89.17*           |                               88.79 |

(*  Funds  against  allocations  could  not  be  released  to  most  of  the  States  as they  had  substantial  unspent  balances  out  of  earlier  releases  under  the scheme.)

- (e) Under this  centrally  sponsored  scheme,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand and 8 North-Eastern States have to provide 10% share of the total size of the annual State Action Plan, while the other States have to provide 40% share.
- (f) Details of the funds lapsed due to non-utilisation of earlier released funds, State-wise and year-wise, are at Annexure.

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## State-wise and year-wise details of the funds lapsed for individual States due to non-utilisation of earlier released funds

(₹ in crore)

| S. No.   | State             |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |      3.48 |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | 18.63     |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |      0.59 |      0.95 |      1.37 |      3.22 |      3.92 | 3.92      |
| 3.       | Assam             |     21.41 |     21.18 |     19.79 |     26.75 |     22.9  |     26.4  | 26.4      |
| 4.       | Bihar             |     18.62 |      0    |      6.47 |     28    |     16.72 |     18.2  | 8.5       |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      |      0    |      0    |      7.28 |      9.85 |      1.96 |      1.37 | 2.56      |
| 6.       | Goa               |      0.65 |      0.82 |      0.77 |      1.04 |      0.9  |      1.03 | 0.81      |
| 7.       | Gujarat           |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | 25.58     |
| 8.       | Haryana           |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | 11.48     |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  |      2.84 |      2.81 |      0    |      0.19 |      0.44 |      0    | 2.67      |
| 10.      | Jammu& Kashmir    |      0    |      1.12 |      2.46 |      0.73 |     10.5  |      0    | - *       |
| 11.      | Jharkhand         |      0    |      0    |      6.9  |      9.33 |      0.06 |      2.13 | 9.21      |
| 12.      | Karnataka         |      0    |      0    |      0    |     29.73 |     30.14 |     23.76 | 29.23     |
| 13.      | Kerala            |      0    |     12.93 |      3.85 |      3.56 |      0    |      0    | 16.11     |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh    |      8.27 |      0    |      3.28 |      2.64 |      0    |     12.66 | 27.11     |
| 15.      | Maharashtra       |     38.82 |      0    |     30.89 |     47.76 |     41.42 |      0    | 47.11     |
| 16.      | Manipur           |      0    |      1.06 |      0.48 |      9.68 |      4.35 |      0    | 9.55      |
| 17.      | Meghalaya         |      2.22 |      3.01 |      2.81 |      1.98 |      0.41 |      0    | 3.75      |
| 18.      | Mizoram           |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | 3.63      |
| 19.      | Nagaland          |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | 10.74     |
| 20.      | Odisha            |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | 15.6      |
| 21.      | Punjab            |      2.12 |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | 12.27     |
| 22.      | Rajasthan         |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      3.98 | 17.73     |
| 23.      | Sikkim            |      0.77 |      1.42 |      0    |      0    |      1.56 |      1.77 | 1.77      |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu        |      0    |      0    |      0    |     27    |      0    |      0    | 34.84     |
| 25.      | Telangana         |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | 13.32     |
| 26.      | Tripura           |      0    |      0.28 |      5.88 |      7.95 |      1.41 |      2.87 | 2.12      |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh     |      0    |      0    |     22.79 |     48.96 |      0    |      0    | 31.17     |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand       |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | 3.37      |
| 29.      | West Bengal       |     23.44 |      0    |     14.49 |      0    |      0    |      0    | 28.9      |
|          | Sub-Total         |    122.64 |     45.22 |    129.09 |    256.52 |    135.99 |     98.09 | 418.08    |

Note:  Amounts  unreleased  due  to  non-submission  of  UCs  by  some  States,  as  on  31 st December  of  the financial year, are pooled and released as 'better performance incentives' to the States with no pending UCs.