Ministry of Home Affairs
Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF)
Posted On:
03 AUG 2022 3:51PM by PIB Delhi
The Government of India approved 15 sub-schemes under the umbrella scheme of ‘Modernisation of Police Forces’ for implementation during the five years’ period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with the total central outlay of Rs. 26,275 crore. One of these sub-schemes is ‘Assistance to States and Union Territories for Modernisation of Police’ with an outlay of Rs. 4846 crore for the scheme period. State-wise allocations under this sub-scheme for the current financial year 2022-23 are given below:
(₹ in crore)
|
S. No.
|
State
|
2022-23
|
|
1.
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Andhra Pradesh
|
17.73
|
|
2.
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Arunachal Pradesh
|
3.26
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
11.64
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
27.14
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
11.01
|
|
6.
|
Goa
|
2.79
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
26.67
|
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
11.96
|
|
9.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4.34
|
|
10.
|
Jharkhand
|
11.87
|
|
11.
|
Karnataka
|
19.19
|
|
12.
|
Kerala
|
18.59
|
|
13.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
25.15
|
|
14.
|
Maharashtra
|
36.24
|
|
15.
|
Manipur
|
4.10
|
|
16.
|
Meghalaya
|
3.29
|
|
17.
|
Mizoram
|
2.74
|
|
18.
|
Nagaland
|
3.57
|
|
19.
|
Odisha
|
13.91
|
|
20.
|
Punjab
|
11.18
|
|
21.
|
Rajasthan
|
21.18
|
|
22.
|
Sikkim
|
2.43
|
|
23.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
44.04
|
|
24.
|
Telangana
|
14.32
|
|
25.
|
Tripura
|
3.91
|
|
26.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
56.62
|
|
27.
|
Uttarakhand
|
5.43
|
|
28.
|
West Bengal
|
23.49
|
|
29.
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
0.86
|
|
30.
|
Chandigarh
|
1.00
|
|
31
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
|
0.66
|
|
32.
|
Delhi
|
10.69
|
|
33.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
6.65
|
|
34.
|
Ladakh
|
0.66
|
|
35.
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.58
|
|
36.
|
Puducherry
|
1.12
|
|
|
Sub-Total
|
460.00
|
|
|
Funds kept for incentives for Police Reforms, etc.
|
160.45
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
620.45
|
The Government of India has also approved ‘Scheme for Modernisation of Forensic Capacities (SMFC)’ under the umbrella scheme of ‘Modernisation of Police Forces’. The objective of this sub-scheme is to assist development of operationally independent high quality forensic science facilities in the States/UTs to facilitate timely investigation through modernization of machinery and equipment, availability of trained manpower and modernization of facilities in laboratories.
Under the umbrella scheme of ‘Modernisation of Police Forces’, the scheme of ‘Assistance to States and UTs for Narcotics Control’ has been extended for a period of 05 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 50 crore. Based on the utilization and savings, the outlay for the scheme can be revised.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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