The
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its
approval for implementation of umbrella scheme of "Modernisation of Police
Forces (MPF)" for years 2017-18 to 2019-20. The financial outlay for the
scheme over the three year’s period is Rs.25,060 crore, out of which the
Central Government share will be Rs.18,636 crore and the States’ share will be
Rs.6,424 crore.
Salient
Features:
o
Special
provision has been made under the Scheme for internal security, law and order,
women security, availability of modern weapons, mobility of police forces,
logistics support, hiring of helicopters, upgradation of police wireless,
National Satellite Network, CCTNS project, E-prison project etc.
o
Under
the umbrella scheme, central budget outlay of Rs.10,132 crore has been
earmarked for internal security related expenditure for Jammu & Kashmir,
North Eastern States and left wing extremism affected States.
o
Scheme
of Special Central Assistance (SCA) for 35 worst LWE affected districts has
been introduced with an outlay of Rs.3,000 crore to tackle the issue of
underdevelopment in these district.
o
An
outlay of Rs.100 crore has been earmarked in the North Eastern States for
police infrastructure upgradation, training institutes, investigation
facilities etc.
o
Implementation
of this scheme would bolster the Government's ability to address challenges
faced in different theatres such as areas affected by LWE, Jammu and Kashmir
and North East effectively and undertake development interventions which will
catalyze in improving the quality of life in these areas and help combat these
challenges effectively at the same time.
o
New
initiatives are being introduced to provide assistance to States for
upgradation of police infrastructure, forensic science laboratories,
institutions and the equipment available with them to plug critical gaps in the
criminal justice system. Police Stations will be integrated to set up a
national data base of crime and criminals’ records. It will be linked with
other pillars of criminal justice system such as ‘prisons, forensic science
laboratories and prosecution offices.
o
The
umbrella scheme also provides for setting up of a State-of Art forensic science
laboratory in Amravati, Andhra Pradesh and upgradation of Sardar Patel Global Centre for
Security, Counter Terrorism and Anti Insurgency in Jaipur and Gujarat Forensic
Science University in Gandhi Nagar.
It
is expected that the umbrella scheme, "Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF)"
will go a long way to boost the capability and efficiency of Central and State
Police Forces by modernizing them.
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