Lok Sabha Question No. 3030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Funds Allocation under SRE Scheme
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3030

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  AUGUST, 2023/ SRAVANA 17, 1945 (SAKA)

FUNDS ALLOCATION UNDER SRE SCHEME

3030.

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of funds allocation under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme during FY 2012-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 yearwise;

(b)  the  details  of  funds  allocation  under  the  Special  Central  Assistance (SCA)  for  most  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  affected  districts  during  FY 2012-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, year-wise;

(c) the details of funds allocation under the Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS)  along  with  details  of  infrastructure  developed  during  FY  2012-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, State and year-wise;

(d) the details of funds allocation under the Civic Action Programme (CAP) along with list of various civic activities for the welfare of the local people during FY 2012-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, year-wise; and

(e)  the  details of the status of Phase II of the LWE Mobile Tower Project with the target for completion of this project in March 2023?

ANSWER

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

(a) The details of funds released under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme is at Annexure-I.

(b)  Special  Central  Assistance  (SCA)  for  most  LWE  affected  districts scheme  is  being  implemented  since  FY  2017-18.  The  details  of  funds released from FY 2017-18 is at Annexure-I.

- (c)    Under the Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) funds are provided to states for the following purposes:
- Strengthening of State Intelligence Branches (SIBs) and Special Forces of the states.
- Construction of Fortified Police Stations (FPSs)
-  Strengthening of district police.

Under the scheme various types of security & training related equipment/infrastructure have been provisioned to strengthen the security apparatus  of  the  LWE  affected  states.  Further,  191  Fortified  Police Stations have been constructed under the scheme since 2017-18.

In  addition,  400  FPSs  have  been  constructed  under  a  separate  Fortified Police Stations scheme.

The details of funds released to the states are given in Annexure-II.

- (d) The details of funds released under Civic Action Programme (CAP) in LWE  affected  areas  along  with  list  of  various  civic  activities  for  the welfare of the local people are at Annexure-III.
- (e)    Under  Phase-II  of  the  LWE  Mobile  Tower  Project,  work  orders  have been  issued  for  2,542  towers  in  the  LWE  affected  areas.  Of  these  608 towers have been installed.

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## LOK SABHA PARLIAMENT QUESTION 3030

Annexure-I

## Funds released under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year                      |   2012-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Details of Funds Released |   1708.47 |    367.26 |    304.49 |    306.95 |    306.95 |

## Funds released under Special Central Assistance (SCA) Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year                      |   2017-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Details of Funds Released |      1175 |    973.24 |       450 |     487.5 |       210 |

Annexure-II

## Funds released under Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS)

(Rs. in Crore)

| State          |   2012-19 | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh |     36.79 | 9.83      | -         | -         | 7.61      |
| Bihar          |    141.14 | 12.38     | -         | 12.35     | 22.01     |
| Chhattisgarh   |    123.06 | 23.63     | -         | -         | 41.49     |
| Jharkhand      |    106.17 | 24.66     | -         | 8.39      | 42.59     |
| Kerala         |      0    | 0.9       | -         | -         | 1.52      |
| Madhya Pradesh |     12.6  | 0.71      | -         | -         | 6.34      |
| Maharashtra    |     13.5  | 7.5       | -         | -         | 18.44     |
| Odisha         |    113.12 | 11.61     | -         | 9.87      | 23.55     |
| Telangana      |     31.2  | 10.11     | -         | 1.61      | 26.07     |
| Uttar Pradesh  |     15.64 | 1.35      | -         | -         | 0.38      |
| West Bengal    |     18.8  |           | -         |           |           |
| Total          |    612.02 | 102.68    | -         | 32.22     | 190       |

## Annexure-III

## Details of funds released under Civic Action Programme

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Years      |   2012-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Total funds released |    126.81 |        20 |      7.22 |        19 |        19 |

The civic activities taken up by the CAPFs as per requirement in their deployment areas for the welfare of the local people include:

- (i)           Organizing  of  health  camps,  distribution  of  medical  equipment/medicines  and bearing cost of lab tests of the needy patients being treated in these camps. Distribution of  mosquito-nets  in  malaria  endemic  prone  areas.  Providing  due  help  for  bringing patients/pregnant women to the nearest Primary Health Centres/Hospitals.
- (ii)           Human Resources Development by arranging vocational training, skill training relating  to  handicraft/cottage  industries,  pre-recruitment  training,  career  counselling coaching etc. for the youth and providing study material for the school children.
- (iii) Arranging good quality seeds, fertilizer, water harvesting structure, fruit bearing plants etc. and providing due assistance to the villagers for developing cooperative farms for piggery, goat rearing, poultry etc.
- (iv) Arranging for safe drinking water facilities, like installation of hand pumps and water tanks etc.
- (v) Development  of  non-conventional  energy  sources  and  arranging  for  street lighting and solar lamps etc.
- (vi) Providing assistance to poor, old and handicapped people for rearing for their roofs etc. damaged during natural calamities.
- (vii) Development of sports facilities other than civil works, providing sports related items to children and youth and conducting sports tournaments.
- (viii) Providing  utensils,  transistors,  umbrellas,  clothes/blankets,  bi-cycles,  tricycle, sewing-machines, farming tools etc. to the poor and needy people.