An Integrated Action Plan (IAP) is also being
implemented in 60 select tribal and backward districts in 9 LWE affected
States. This scheme focuses on strengthening public infrastructure and services
such as School Buildings, Anganwadi Centres, Primary Health Centres,
Drinking Water Supply, Village Roads, Electric Lights in public places such as
PHCs and schools etc. in the identified districts. The scheme was started in
the year 2010-11 and so far Rs. 2500 crore has been
released to the 9 LWE affected States under this scheme.
The details of funds
released to the 9 LWE affected States under SRE
Scheme, SIS and Scheme for Construction/ Strengthening of Fortified Police
Stations during the last three years and current year are as under:
(figures
in Rs. crore)
|
Scheme
Year
|
Funds released
|
|
SRE
|
SIS
|
Construction/ Strengthening
of Fortified Police Station
|
|
2008-09
|
80.00
|
100.00
|
---
|
|
2009-10
|
60.00
|
30.00
|
---
|
|
2010-11
|
299.06
|
130.00
|
10.00
|
|
2011-12
(as on 14.12.2011)
|
163.13
|
102.17
|
110.00
|
The Central
Government has adopted an integrated approach in dealing with LWE activities in
the areas of security, development and public perception. The State Governments
deal with specific issues related to naxalite
activities in the States and the Central Government supplements the efforts of
the State Governments over a wide range of schemes on both security and
development fronts. This, inter-alia, includes deployment of Central Armed
Police Forces (CAPFs); sanction of India Reserve (IR) battalions; setting up of
Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorist (CIAT) Schools; reimbursement of
security-related expenditure under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme; filling up critical infrastructure
gaps under the Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) in Left Wing Extremist
affected States; and construction/strengthening of fortified police stations
under the Scheme for Construction/ Strengthening of 400 Fortified Police
Stations in LWE affected districts.
The Government of India has a clear strategy to
combat LWE in a holistic manner through a combination of development related
and security related measures.
This
information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Jitendra Singh
in written reply to a question in the Rajya
Sabha today.
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