20 Counter Insurgency & Anti-Terrorist (CIAT)  Schools have been approved for setting up in Assam (2), Bihar (3), Chhattisgarh (4), Jharkhand (4), Odisha (3), West Bengal (1), Manipur (1), Nagaland (1) and Tripura (1).

Rs. 10.76 Crore has been allocated to these states in the current financial year towards setting up of CIAT Schools as below:-

Assam -                 0.35 crore,

Bihar -                    0.35 Crore

Chhattisgarh -         1.85 Crore

Jharkhand -            1.85 Crore

Manipur -               1.5 Crore

Nagaland -             1.5 Crore

Odisha -                 3.6 Crore

Tripura -                 1.5 Crore

West Bengal -        1.5 Crore

             This was stated  by the  Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Maken  in written reply to a question  in the Lok Sabha today.

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