Lok Sabha Question No. 3748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Implementation of MPF Scheme
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3748

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH AUGUST, 2016/SHRAVANA 18, 1938, (SAKA)

## IMPLEMENTATION OF MPF SCHEME

3748. SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that modernisation of police forces is not up to the mark till date and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of the States that have formulated State action plan under the scheme of Modernisation of Police Force (MPF), State-wise;
- (c)  whether  funding  to  parts  A  and  B  of  the  State  plan  will  be  done together or separately; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the funds already released to the State Governments, State-wise including Assam?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a):     'Police' being a state subject as per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution  of  India,    the  principal  responsibility  of  modernisation  of state  police  forces  lies  with  the  State  Governments.    Modernisation  of the  state  police  forces  is  a  continuous  process  and  it  has  been  the endeavor of the Central Government under the Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF) Scheme to supplement the efforts of the State Governments for modernisation of police forces on a regular basis.

## LS.US.Q.No.3748 FOR 09.08.2016

(b):      Details  of  the  states  with  respect  to  formulation  of  their  Annual Action Plans and allocation is given in Annexure-I (c)Normally  funding  of  Part-A  and  Part-B  of  State  Action  Plan  is  done separately. (d)    Till date, an amount of Rs. 8.62 crore has been released to state of Nagaland. Further, release of funds for the other states, including Assam, whose Annual Action Plans have been approved, are at different stages of approval.

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Annexure-I

## STATE-WISE ALLOCATION FOR THE YEAR 2016-17 UNDER MPF SCHEME

| S.No.                                                                  | Name of State                                                          | Allocation                                                             |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States of which State Action Plans (SAPs) have been received.          | States of which State Action Plans (SAPs) have been received.          | States of which State Action Plans (SAPs) have been received.          |
| 1.                                                                     | Bihar                                                                  | 25.62                                                                  |
| 2.                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                           | 9.01                                                                   |
| 3.                                                                     | Haryana                                                                | 10.64                                                                  |
| 4.                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 4.88                                                                   |
| 5.                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                                        | 37.00                                                                  |
| 6.                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                              | 8.54                                                                   |
| 7.                                                                     | Kerala                                                                 | 14.94                                                                  |
| 8.                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 25.14                                                                  |
| 9.                                                                     | Odisha                                                                 | 14.17                                                                  |
| 10.                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                              | 28.99                                                                  |
| 11.                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                             | 32.31                                                                  |
| 12.                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 58.59                                                                  |
| 13.                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                            | 4.68                                                                   |
| 14.                                                                    | West Bengal                                                            | 26.80                                                                  |
| 15.                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                      | 3.64                                                                   |
| 16.                                                                    | Assam                                                                  | 24.47                                                                  |
| 17.                                                                    | Manipur                                                                | 8.85                                                                   |
| 18.                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                              | 3.48                                                                   |
| 19.                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                | 4.43                                                                   |
| 20.                                                                    | Nagaland                                                               | 9.96                                                                   |
| 21.                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                 | 1.64                                                                   |
| 22.                                                                    | Tripura                                                                | 7.28                                                                   |
| States in whose case State Action Plans (SAPs) have not been received. | States in whose case State Action Plans (SAPs) have not been received. | States in whose case State Action Plans (SAPs) have not been received. |
| 23.                                                                    | Telangana                                                              | 16.22                                                                  |
| 24.                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 22.68                                                                  |
| 25.                                                                    | Goa                                                                    | 0.95                                                                   |
| 26.                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                | 23.72                                                                  |
| 27.                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 25.14                                                                  |
| 28.                                                                    | Punjab                                                                 | 15.23                                                                  |
| 29.                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                            | 43.69                                                                  |