Lok Sabha Question No. 1483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Modernizaiton of Forensic Capacities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thiru D M Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1483

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2025/ SRAVANA 7, 1947 (SAKA)

MODERNIZATION OF FORENSIC CAPACITIES

1483. THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has increased its allocation for improving the CCTNS scheme and modernization of Forensic capacities in various States and if so, the details of the funds allocated during the last ten years, Statewise;
- (b)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  has  approved  funds  for modernization  of  State  police  forces  but  have  spent  a  meagre  amount during the last three years; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)

(a): Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) facilitates  collection,  updation  and  analysis  of  data  related  to  crime and criminals. The implementation of the CCTNS  Project was completed on March 31, 2018.

Further,  under  Inter  Operable  Criminal  Justice  System  2.0  (ICJS  2.0) Project, Ministry of Home Affairs has allocated funds to all States/UTs for  upgradation  of  IT  infrastructure,  network  connectivity,  creating awareness  and  Capacity  Building  for  Forensics,  Police,  Prison  and

Prosecution  units  of  States/UTs.  NCRB  is  the  Nodal  Agency  for  the implementation of ICJS 2.0 Project. Details of the funds approved to the States/UTs is given in Annexure-I.

The Scheme for Modernization of Forensic Capacities have been approved with a total financial outlay of Rs. 2080.5 Crore for the period 2021-22 to 2025-2026.  Under the scheme, assistance is available to States/  Union  Territories  to  develop  high  quality  forensic  science facilities  for  modernization  of  machinery  and  equipment  including mobile forensic vans and facilitating availability of trained manpower in  these  laboratories  through  expansion  of  educational  facilities  for forensic science in the country. The details of the funds approved so far to the States/UTs under these components is enclosed at Annexure II.

In addition to the above, Projects of 30 States/UTs to the tune of ₹245.29 crore have been approved under the Nirbhaya funded scheme for  Strengthening  of  DNA  Analysis  and  Cyber  Forensic  Capacities  in State Forensic Science Laboratories. The details of the funds approved so far to the States/UTs under these components is enclosed at Annexure III.

(b)  and  (c): 'Police' and 'Public  Order' are  State  subjects  as  per  the seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution.  However,  the  efforts  of  the States  for  equipping  and  modernizing  their  police  forces  has  been supplemented under the scheme of 'Assistance to  States  &  UTs  for Modernization of Police ( ASUMP) ' {erstwhile Scheme of Modernization of State Police Forces (MPF)}. The Government has released funds to the tune of ₹ 206.14 crore under the scheme in the last three years. Fund  releases  in  a  scheme  are  based  on  submission  of  Utilization Certificate (UCs) and meeting the eligibility criteria by the respective State and UT, as per the guidelines for release of funds issued by the Department of Expenditure from time to time.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1483 FOR 29.07.2025

Annexure-I  mentioned  in  Para  (a)  in  Reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1483 for answer on 29.07.2025 regarding Modernization of Forensic Capacities

| Fund Allocation under ICJS 2.0 to States/UTs   | Fund Allocation under ICJS 2.0 to States/UTs   | Fund Allocation under ICJS 2.0 to States/UTs   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                          | State/UT                                       | Grand Total (Amount in ₹ Crore )               |
| 1                                              | ANDHRA PRADESH                                 | 97.87                                          |
| 2                                              | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                              | 8.40                                           |
| 3                                              | ASSAM                                          | 30.26                                          |
| 4                                              | BIHAR                                          | 82.14                                          |
| 5                                              | CHHATTISGARH                                   | 30.61                                          |
| 6                                              | GOA                                            | 5.24                                           |
| 7                                              | GUJARAT                                        | 55.50                                          |
| 8                                              | HARYANA                                        |                                                |
| 9                                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                               | 33.70                                          |
| 10                                             | JHARKHAND                                      | 11.08                                          |
| 11                                             | KARNATAKA                                      | 46.18                                          |
| 12                                             | KERALA                                         | 89.22 45.72                                    |
| 13                                             | MADHYA PRADESH                                 |                                                |
| 14                                             | MAHARASTHRA                                    | 100.43 116.03                                  |
| 15                                             | MANIPUR                                        |                                                |
|                                                |                                                | 8.95                                           |
| 16 17                                          | MEGHALAYA MIZORAM                              | 7.76 4.56                                      |
| 18                                             | NAGALAND                                       | 4.51                                           |
| 19                                             | ODISHA                                         | 45.65                                          |
| 20                                             | PUNJAB                                         | 24.65                                          |
| 21                                             | RAJASTHAN                                      | 103.83                                         |
| 22                                             | SIKKIM                                         |                                                |
| 23                                             | TAMILNADU                                      | 3.44                                           |
| 24                                             | TELANGANA                                      | 128.17 49.79                                   |
| 25                                             | TRIPURA                                        | 10.07                                          |
| 26                                             | UTTAR PRADESH                                  | 165.95                                         |
| 27                                             | UTTARAKHAND                                    | 16.40                                          |
| 28                                             | WEST BENGAL                                    | 58.98                                          |
| 29                                             | ANDMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS                       |                                                |
| 30                                             | CHANDIGARH                                     | 2.08                                           |
| 31                                             | DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI                           | 2.10 1.64                                      |
| 32                                             | DELHI                                          | 25.57                                          |
| 33                                             | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                | 24.63                                          |
| 34                                             | LADAKH                                         | 1.44                                           |
| 35                                             | LAKSHADWEEP                                    | 1.41                                           |
| 36                                             | PUDUCHERRY                                     | 4.56                                           |
|                                                | Total                                          | 1448.54                                        |

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1483 FOR 29.07.2025

Annexure-II  mentioned  in  Para  (a)  in  Reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.  1483  for  answer  on  29.07.2025  regarding  Modernization  of Forensic Capacities

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                                  |   Approved Fund for Modernization / Upgradation of FSLs (₹ in crore) |   Approved Fund for Mobile Forensic Vans (₹ in crore) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                              |                                                               0      |                                                16.9   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                           |                                                               0.5    |                                                 3.25  |
| 3         | Assam                                       |                                                               0      |                                                25.35  |
| 4         | A & N Islands                               |                                                               0.6    |                                                 1.3   |
| 5         | Bihar                                       |                                                               0      |                                                 0     |
| 6         | Chandigarh Police                           |                                                               0      |                                                 1.3   |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                                |                                                               6.52   |                                                21.45  |
| 8         | Delhi Police                                |                                                               0      |                                                 9.72  |
| 9         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Police |                                                               0      |                                                 1.95  |
| 10        | Goa                                         |                                                               2.9166 |                                                 1.3   |
| 11        | Gujarat                                     |                                                               8.27   |                                                 5     |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                            |                                                               1.65   |                                                 3.9   |
| 13        | J&K FSL                                     |                                                              21.117  |                                                14.95  |
| 14        | Karnataka                                   |                                                               9.572  |                                                20.8   |
| 15        | Kerala                                      |                                                               6.0482 |                                                12.35  |
| 16        | Ladakh                                      |                                                               0      |                                                 1.3   |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh                              |                                                              10.05   |                                                36.94  |
| 18        | Maharashtra                                 |                                                               5.9    |                                                 0     |
| 19        | Manipur                                     |                                                               6.1651 |                                                 7.8   |
| 20        | Meghalaya                                   |                                                               3      |                                                 7.8   |
| 21        | Mizoram                                     |                                                               6.13   |                                                 4.818 |
| 22        | Nagaland                                    |                                                               7.4207 |                                                 7.8   |
| 23        | Odisha                                      |                                                               0      |                                                23.4   |
| 24        | Puducherry                                  |                                                               1.105  |                                                 1.95  |
| 25        | Rajasthan                                   |                                                              22.2    |                                                36.4   |
| 26        | Sikkim                                      |                                                               0.8    |                                                 0     |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu                                  |                                                              26.72   |                                                30.55  |
| 28        | Telangana                                   |                                                              10.4163 |                                                17.87  |
| 29        | Tripura                                     |                                                               2.145  |                                                 3.25  |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh                               |                                                              42.25   |                                                 0     |
| 31        | Uttarakhand                                 |                                                               5.93   |                                                 3.9   |
| 32        | West Bengal                                 |                                                               8.231  |                                                20.8   |
| Total     | Total                                       |                                                             215.657  |                                               344.098 |

Note: It may be noted that projects have been approved for the States / UTs, however, funds have  not  been  released  in  most  of  the  cases  as  funds  under  this  component  would  be released in a Just-in-Time manner upon receipt of request from the States / UTs to avoid parking of funds.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1483 FOR 29.07.2025

Annexure-III  mentioned  in  Para  (a)  in  Reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1483 for answer on 29.07.2025 regarding Modernization of Forensic Capacities

| Funds approved for strengthening of DNA Analysis and Cyber Forensic Capacities in State FSLs under Nirbhaya Funded Scheme   | Funds approved for strengthening of DNA Analysis and Cyber Forensic Capacities in State FSLs under Nirbhaya Funded Scheme   | Funds approved for strengthening of DNA Analysis and Cyber Forensic Capacities in State FSLs under Nirbhaya Funded Scheme   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                      | States/UTs                                                                                                                  | Approved Fund (in ₹ cr)                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                           | 3.46                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                                       | 4.5                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                                       | 6.12                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                | 3.516                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                                         | 7.53                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                                     | 2.43                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                                     | 14.0564                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                            | 7.29                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                           | Jammu & Srinagar FSL                                                                                                        | 10.62                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                                   | 6.65                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                                   | 13.96                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                                      | 6.5                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                              | 8.66                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                                 | 53.7                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                                     | 4.95                                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                                   | 3.543                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                                                     | 4.19                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                                                    | 5.45                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                                                      | 12.57                                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                                                      | 7.98                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                                   | 6.28                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                  | 4.87                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                                                   | 5.96                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                                     | 2.11                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                               | 15.51                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                 | 4.96                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                                 | 4.78                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                          | Delhi (UT)                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                                                  | 6.79                                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                                          | A&N Islands                                                                                                                 | 4.36                                                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                       | 245.2954                                                                                                                    |

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