Salient Features of the Modernisation of State Police Force Scheme
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 432
ANSWERED ON: 19.11.2019
Modernisation of State Police Force
Shrikant Eknath Shinde
Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-
(a) the salient features of the Modernisation of State Police Force Scheme and the current status of its implementation in the country;
(b) whether it is a fact that the scheme includes special provisions for enhancing women’s security and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the total amount of funds allocated under the scheme, State-wise and UT-wise; and
(d) the incentives provided to the State Governments to ensure a comprehensive implementation of the scheme across the country?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a): The Government of India has, on 27.09.2017, approved implementation of the umbrella scheme of “Modernisation of Police Forces(MPF)”. The umbrella scheme has two verticals – Security Related Expenditure (SRE) of specific theatres & Modernisation of Police Forces. Salient features of the Modernisation of Police Forces vertical are given below:
• Central assistance will be provided to the State Governments for weapons, equipment for Forensics, Information Technology,
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Communication, Training, etc. Under the scheme to facilitate targeted interventions, ‘mobility’ and ‘construction of police infrastructure including housing’ are permitted only in cases of Jammu & Kashmir, insurgency affected North Eastern (NE) States and Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected Districts.
• Three Himalayan States, namely, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and 8 North Eastern States including Sikkim are eligible to receive financial assistance on 90:10 Centre:State sharing basis. The remaining States are eligible for financial assistance on 60:40 Centre:State sharing basis.
• Specific projects in the North-East region.
• Approved central outlay is Rs. 7,380 crore for the 3 years’ period from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
(b): Since ‘Police’ is a State subject, the State Governments formulate their State Action Plans as per their strategic priorities and requirements. They are therefore at liberty to include various equipments and projects related to women’s safety.
(c): State-wise details of funds allocated and released under the Scheme of Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police during 2018-19 and the current year i.e. 2019-20 are at Annexure. UTs are not part of the Scheme.
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(d): States are encouraged to utilize the funds released under the scheme on time. If utilization certificates due in respect of the amount released is not received by 31st December of the current financial year from a State or States, then the remaining un-allocated amount of such State(s) is pooled and released to better performing States, which have no pending/overdue Utilization Certificates.