Lok Sabha Question No. 2234 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Facilities in Police Station
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2234

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 23, 1944 (SAKA)

FACILITIES IN POLICE STATION

2234. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  a  number  of  police stations in the country do not have any vehicle, telephone, computer, mobile, internet  facility,  toilet,  drinking  water  facility,  Crime  and  Criminal  Tracking Network & Systems CCTV cameras;

- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  non-availability  of  the  said  facilities  against  the names of the police stations that lack the respective facility, State-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated,  utilised  and  disbursed including  'assistance  to  States  for  Modernisation  of  Police  Forces',  as  an incentive for better performance by the States and for the Modernization of State Police Forces Scheme in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(d) whether the Government is planning to employ State-of-the-art technology in policing like facial recognition and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  However,  the  Central  Government supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  towards  equipping  and modernizing their police forces, by providing financial assistance under the renamed  scheme  of  'Assistance  to  States  and  Union  Territories (UTs) for

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2234 FOR 14.03.2023

Modernisation of Police(ASUMP)' [erstwhile scheme of 'Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police(ASMP)'].

Regarding  infrastructure  like  vehicles,  communication  devices,  computers, mobiles, internet facilities, toilets, drinking water  facilities  and  CCTV cameras, the States and UTs have been advised to take appropriate action through various advisories, including recent advisories dated 13.04.2022 and 09.09.2022.  Crime  and  Criminal  Tracking  Network  &  Systems  (CCTNS)  has been deployed in  16592 police stations across the country as on 01.03.2023.

Details  of  non-availability  of  vehicles  and  communication  devices  and availability of CCTV cameras and computers, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-I. However, names of police stations which are deficient in  these equipment and  information  relating  State-wise  number  of  police  stations  with/without computer, internet facility, toilet, drinking water facility and CCTV cameras is not maintained centrally.

(c)  The details of the funds allocated and released and incentive for better performance released by the Government of India and utilized by the State Governments under this scheme during the last three years and the current year, State-wise are at Annexure-II. Better Performance Incentives that were granted  till  2019-20  have  been  discontinued  in  view  of  the  new  release guidelines  which  allow  release  of  installment  of  25%  on  bringing  down unspent balance by any State to/below 25% of its allocation.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2234 FOR 14.03.2023

(d) Under  modernization of Police, police forces use state-of-the-art technologies in  policing,  including  facial  recognition,  automated  fingerprint identification system, etc. For instance, Delhi Police has been using  facial recognition  system  to  track  the  missing  children,  to  identify  dead  bodies found and for other purposes.

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## Number of Police stations not having vehicles/telephone/ wireless or mobile, number of police stations with CCTV cameras and No. of computers  (as on 01.01.2022)

| S. No.   | State/UT                            | Total no. of actual   | No. of Police Stations   | No. of Police Stations   | No. of Police Stations       | No. of Police Stations      | No. of computers   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                            | Police Stations       | Not having Vehicles      | Not having Telephone     | Not having wireless /mobiles | Installed with CCTV cameras | No. of computers   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      | 1027                  | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 599                         | 8552               |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 107                   | NA                       | NA                       | NA                           | 99                          | 1351               |
| 3        | Assam                               | 329                   | 0                        | 126                      | 0                            | 329                         | 266                |
| 4        | Bihar                               | 1056                  | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 957                         | 2025               |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        | 456                   | 0                        | 22                       | 0                            | 443                         | 4884               |
| 6        | Goa                                 | 44                    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 44                          | 341                |
| 7        | Gujarat                             | 745                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 622                         | 11788              |
| 8        | Haryana                             | 397                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 381                         | 4543               |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    | 151                   | 2                        | 0                        | 0                            | 136                         | 2785               |
| 10       | Jharkhand                           | 564                   | 47                       | 211                      | 31                           | 126                         | 4698               |
| 11       | Karnataka                           | 1055                  | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 1052                        | 9440               |
| 12       | Kerala                              | 564                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 538                         | 4890               |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 1159                  | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 859                         | 21522              |
| 14       | Maharashtra                         | 1168                  | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 663                         | 16445              |
| 15       | Manipur                             | 84                    | 7                        | 64                       | 4                            | 0                           | 365                |
| 16       | Meghalaya                           | 76                    | 5                        | 60                       | 15                           | 25                          | 350                |
| 17       | Mizoram                             | 44                    | 0                        | 26                       | 0                            | 40                          | 497                |
| 18       | Nagaland                            | 86                    | 0                        | 36                       | 17                           | 28                          | 550                |
| 19       | Odisha                              | 643                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 584                         | 5037               |
| 20       | Punjab                              | 431                   | 0                        | 63                       | 35                           | 425                         | 5533               |
| 21       | Rajasthan                           | 917                   | 0                        | 0                        | 1                            | 1                           | 10433              |
| 22       | Sikkim                              | 30                    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 13                          | 185                |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                          | 2292                  | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 1578                        | 8429               |
| 24       | Telangana                           | 843                   | 0                        | 2                        | 0                            | 842                         | 3692               |
| 25       | Tripura                             | 82                    | 0                        | 10                       | 0                            | 73                          | 402                |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       | 1783                  | 0                        | 0                        | 175                          | 1533                        | 9637               |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         | 162                   | 2                        | 0                        | 0                            | 159                         | 1240               |
| 28       | West Bengal                         | 637                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 637                         | 17289              |
| 29       | Andman & Nicobar Islands            | 24                    | 0                        | 3                        | 0                            | 24                          | 422                |
| 30       | Chandigarh                          | 18                    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 17                          | 659                |
| 31       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 8                     | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 8                           | 344                |
| 32       | Delhi                               | 225                   | NA                       | NA                       | NA                           | 1941                        | 9472               |
| 33       | Jammu & Kashmir                     | 250                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 51                          | 3281               |
| 34       | Ladakh                              | 7                     | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 7                           | 252                |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                         | 16                    | 0                        | 5                        | 7                            | 0                           | 92                 |
| 36       | Puducherry                          | 55                    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                            | 0                           | 477                |
|          | Total                               | 17535                 | 63                       | 628                      | 285                          | 14834                       | 172168             |

Source: BPR&D's Data on Police Organization 2022

## ANNEXURE-II

## (L.S. US. Q. No. 2234 FOR 14.03.2023)

## State-wise details of the funds allocated, released  and incentive funds for better performance released by the Government of India and utilized by the State Governments  under the scheme of 'Assistance to States and UTs for Modernization of Police' during the last three years and the current year

( ₹ in crore)

| S. No.               |                     | 2019-20             | 2019-20   | 2019-20                       | 2020-21   | 2020-21            | 2020-21   | 2021-22            | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23            | 2022-23     |
|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|-----------|--------------------|-----------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|-------------|
| State                |                     | Allocation Released |           | Better Performance Incentives | Utilised  | AllocationReleased | Utlised   | AllocationReleased |           | Utlised   | AllocationReleased |             |
| 1.                   | Andhra Pradesh      | 24.46 75.36         | 14.92     | 33.35                         | 24.46     | 5.83               | -         | 24.46              | -         | -         | 17.73              | --          |
| 2. Arunachal         | Pradesh             | 3.92 0.00           | -         | -                             | 3.92      | -                  | -         | 3.92               | -         | -         | 3.26               | 0.81        |
| 3. Assam             | 26.4                | 0.00                | -         | -                             | 26.4      | -                  | -         | 26.4               | 9.36      | -         | 11.64              | 2.91        |
| 4. Bihar             | 27.62               | 9.42                | -         | 5.46                          | 27.62     | 19.12              | 6.03      | 27.62              | -         | -         | 27.14              | 6.78        |
| 5. Chhattisgarh      | 9.72                | 8.35                | -         | 6.02                          | 9.72      | 7.16               | -         | 9.72               | 5.44      | -         | 11.01              | 2.75        |
| 6. Goa               | 1.03                | 0.00                | -         | -                             | 1.03      | 0.22               | -         | 1.03               | 0.26      | -         | 2.79               | 0.69        |
| 7. Gujarat           | 25.58               | 41.19               | 15.61     | 25                            | 25.58     | -                  | -         | 25.58              | -         | -         | 26.67              | 6.66        |
| 8. Haryana           | 11.48               | 18.48               | 7.00      | -                             | 11.48     | -                  | -         | 11.48              | 10.35     | -         | 11.96              | 2.99        |
| 9. Himachal          | Pradesh             | 3.5 27.49           | 2.14      | 15.83                         | 3.5       | 0.83               | 0.82      | 3.5                | -         | -         | 4.34               | 1.08        |
| 10. Jammu            | &Kashmir 39.9       | 40.20               | -         | 23.3                          | -         | -                  | -         | -                  | -         | -         | ---                | --          |
| 11.                  | Jharkhand           | 9.21 7.08           | -         | 2.71                          | 9.21      | -                  | -         | 9.21               | -         | -         | 11.87              | 2.96        |
| 12. Karnataka        |                     | 38.37               | 14.61     | - 14.61                       | 38.37     | 9.14               | 9.14      | 38.37              | 32.54     | 32.54     | 19.19              | 4.80        |
| 13. Kerala           |                     | 16.11 54.01         | 9.83      | 47.57                         | 16.11     | -                  | -         | 16.11              | 4.48      | -         | 18.59              | 4.64        |
| 14. Madhya           | Pradesh 27.11       | 14.45               | -         | 14.45                         | 27.11     | -                  | -         | 27.11              | 6.78      | -         | 25.15              | 6.28        |
| 15. Maharashtra      |                     | 47.11 65.98         | -         | -                             | 47.11     | -                  | -         | 47.11              | -         | -         | 36.24              | 9.06        |
| 16.                  | Manipur             | 9.55                | 10.75     | - 8.9552                      | 9.55      | -                  | -         | 9.55               | -         | -         | 4.10               | 1.02        |
| 17. Meghalaya        |                     | 3.75 6.63           | -         | 2.97                          | 3.75      | -                  | -         | 3.75               | -         | -         | 3.29               | 0.82        |
| 18. Mizoram          |                     | 4.77 34.63          | 2.91      | 18.2                          | 4.77      | 1.14               | 1.14      | 4.77               | -         | -         | 2.74               | 0.68        |
| 19.                  | Nagaland            | 10.74 17.29         | 6.55      | 17.29                         | 10.74     | -                  | -         | 10.74              | 17.03     | 13.05     | 3.57               | 0.89        |
| 20. Odisha           | 15.6                | 42.45 31.33         | 9.52      | 42.06                         | 15.6      | -                  | -         | 15.6               | 3.90      | 0.43      | 13.91              | 3.47        |
| 21. Punjab           |                     | 16.42               | -         | 8.9                           | 16.42     | 4.15               | 3.70      | 16.42              | -         | -         | 11.18              | 2.79        |
| 22. Rajasthan        | 31.26               | 27.28               | -         | 27.04                         | 31.26     | 13.53              | 7.35      | 31.26              | 13.53     | 10.40     | 21.18              | 5.29        |
| 23. Sikkim           |                     | 1.77                | - -       | -                             | 1.77      | -                  | -         | 1.77               | 1.37      | -         | 2.43               | 0.60        |
| 24. Tamil            | Nadu 34.84          |                     | 21.25     | 36.01                         | 34.84     | -                  | -         | 34.84              | -         | -         | 44.04              | 11.01       |
| 25.                  | Telangana           | 56.62 17.48 57.58   | 10.67     | 57.35                         | 17.48     | 4.16               | 4.16      | 17.48              | 8.74      | 8.74      | 14.32              | 3.58        |
| 26. Tripura          |                     | 7.84                | 4.97      | - 4.97                        | 7.84      | 5.72               | 2.60      | 7.84               | 6.75      | 2.76      | 3.91               | 0.97        |
| 27. Uttar            | Pradesh 63.19       | 62.75               | -         | 62.75                         | 63.19     | 32.02              | 22.53     | 63.19              | 32.02     | 22.44     | 56.61              | 14.15       |
| 28. Uttarakhand      | 3.37                | 5.43                | 2.06      | 5.03                          | 3.37      | -                  | -         | 3.37               | 5.84      | 0.84      | 5.43               | 1.35        |
| 29. West             | Bengal 28.9         | 46.53               | 17.63     | 30.67                         | 28.9      | -                  | -         | 28.9               | -         | -         | 23.49              | -           |
| Sub-Total            | 561.00              | 780.89              | 120.09    | 510.495                       | 521.10    | 103.02             | 57.47     | 521.10             | 158.39    | 91.20     | 437.78             | 99.03       |
| Contingency Reserve, | ^ 39.57             |                     |           |                               | 38.54     |                    |           |                    |           |           | 31.00              |             |
| Mega                 | City ^ 32.03        |                     |           |                               | -         |                    |           |                    |           |           |                    |             |
| Policing Misc. exp.  | 0.45                | 0.23                |           |                               | 0.45      | 0.23               |           | 99.35              | 0.18      |           | 0.45               |             |
| Incentives Police    | for Reforms^ 158.26 |                     |           |                               | 154.15    |                    |           |                    |           |           | 124.00             |             |
| Separate             | Project** 20        |                     |           |                               | 56.52     |                    |           |                    |           |           | 5.00               |             |
| UTs Grand            | NA Total            | 811.30 781.12       |           |                               | NA 770.76 | 103.25             |           | NA 620.45          | 158.57    |           | 22.22 620.45       | 4.55 103.58 |

** Greyhounds Training Centre in Andhra Pradesh   ^ Release of these funds are shown under column of Release against relevant States.

Note: (i) The  amounts  of  Better  Performance  Incentives  released  during  FY  2019-20  are  included  in  column  of  Release against relevant States.

(ii) Funds against allocations during 2020-21 and 2021-22 could not be released to most of the States as they had substantial unspent balances. Out of the released Central funds under the scheme, an amount of  ₹ 640.35 crore is unspent amount with the State Governments.

(iii) Where release is less than allocation, the same is on account of non-submission of Utilization Certificates(UCs) and where release  exceeds  allocation,  the  same  is  on  account  of  releases  made  for  Mega  City  Policing  or/and  supplementary  releases or/and better performance incentives or/and incentives for police reforms.

(iv) The scheme was not applicable to Jammu & Kashmir from  31.10.2019 to 31.03.2022.