Ministry of Home Affairs
Marine Police Academy in Andhra Pradesh
Posted On:
21 MAR 2017 4:52PM by PIB Delhi
Government of India was initially considering to set up one Marine Police Training Institute each on the eastern coast and the western coast of the country. Government of Andhra Pradesh submitted a proposal for establishing a Marine Police Training Academy at Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. However, the Government of India decided to establish only one National Marine Police Training Institute in Dwarka in the state of Gujarat.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question by Shri Konakalla Narayana Rao in the Lok Sabha today.
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