Lok Sabha Question No. 332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Improvement in Police System
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.332

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01ST DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 10, 1937(SAKA)

## IMPROVEMENT IN POLICE SYSTEM

†332. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the type of financial assistance being provided by the Union Government to improve the police system in the States;

(b)  the  number of persons killed/injured by mob and compensation paid during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Assam, Punjab and Delhi; and

(c) the details of the cases of breach of peace by the external forces reported in the  country  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  such  cases  in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a): Under  Modernisation  of  Police  Force  (MPF)  Scheme,  Union  Government provides financial assistance to States to strengthen the police infrastructure. Some of the major items of police infrastructure covered under the Scheme are police building, police housing under Plan and mobility, weapons, equipment for training, computerization, forensic science and Mega City Policing (MCP) under Non-Plan.    Under  the  Scheme,  the  States  are  grouped  into  two  categories, namely Category 'A' and Category 'B' for the purpose of funding both under 'NonPlan'  and  Plan.    Category  'A'  States,  namely,  J&K  and  8  North  Eastern  States including  Sikkim  are  eligible  to  receive  financial  assistance  on  90:10  (Centre: State) sharing basis. The remaining States are in Category 'B' and are eligible for financial  assistance  on  60:40  (Centre:  State)  sharing  basis.  The  provision  for Plan component under MPF Scheme was started only in 2013-14.  As on date no funds have been provided under Plan component of MPF Scheme during 2015-16. Presently,  there  is  a  Non-Plan allocation of Rs.595.00 crore under BE 2015-16 for  mobility,  equipment,  weapons,  Mega  City  Plan  (MCP)  etc.,  for  State  Police under MPF Scheme.  Out of the said allocation during 2015-16, Rs.437.65 crore has already been released to the States as on date.

Further, the Central Government is implementing a Scheme to assist the  State  Governments  in  construction/strengthening  of  400  fortified  police stations @Rs.2.00 crore each in Left Wing Extremist affected districts on 80:20 sharing basis (Central:State) over and above the existing allocations.  So far, a total amount of Rs.623.89 crore of the Central share has been released to the 10 LWE affected  States  under  this  Scheme.    The  physical  progress  made  by  the State Governments is being monitored and funds are released accordingly.  Out of  the  400  police  stations  sanctioned  under  this  Scheme,  construction  work construction  work concerning  155  police  stations  are  under  progress  and  construction  work concerning 244 police stations have been  completed, concerning 01 police station is yet to start.

Central Government is also implementing a scheme for reimbursement of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) for the North Eastern (NE) States (except Mizoram and Sikkim).  The expenditure incurred by North Eastern States on certain items relating to security are being reimbursed. These include raising  of  India  Reserve  Battalions,  providing  logistics  supports  to  the  Central Armed Police Forces deployed in the States, 75% of the expenditure incurred on POL  (petrol,  oil  and  lubricants)  in  operations,  payment  of  honorarium  to village/home  guards  and  Special  Police  Officers  (SPOs),  upgradation  of  police infrastructure  and  also  ex-gratia  grant  to  the  victims  of  extremist  violence including personnel of State Police. During 2015-16,Rs 278.18 crore of assistance has been provided to six NE States as on 15.11.2015.

The Government of India has a Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme for  Jammu  &  Kashmir(J&K)  also.  It  provides  for  100%  reimbursement  of expenditure which mainly supports the logistic requirements of police force of J&K and also provides for measures to strengthen the infrastructure of the J&K Police. Some of the items covered include carriage of constabulary, material & supplies,  rent  and  accommodation  hired  for  SFs,  Border  Posts,  honorarium  to SPOs, raising of IR Battalions, construction of alternate accommodation, airlift charges, security works by Police Departments, etc. Rs. 286.13 crore have been reimbursed during 2015-16 as on 31-10-2015.

(b) & (c): Information  is  being  collected  and  will  be  laid  on  the  Table  of  the House.

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