The Home Ministry was allocated Rs. 65,745 crore in the 2014-15 Budget announced on Thursday, a 11 per cent jump over last year’s outlay, outlining a slew a measures for safety of women in large cities, setting up of Crisis Management Centres in Delhi and paramilitary forces getting a significant hike in their outlays.
Presenting the Budget in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley earmarked Rs. 150 crore on a scheme to increase the safety of women in large cities.
“It is also proposed to set up ‘Crisis Management Centres’ in all the districts of National Capital Territory of Delhi this year in all government and private hospitals. The funding will be provided from the Nirbhaya Fund,” Mr. Jaitley said.
The Home Ministry was given Rs. 59,241 crore in the General Budget for 2013-14.
The Finance Minister has allocated Rs. 12,169.51 crore to country’s largest paramilitary force CRPF in comparison to Rs. 11,373.72 crore it received last year.
CRPF is involved in anti-Naxal operations besides maintaining security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeastern region.
The BSF, which guards Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh borders, has been allocated Rs. 11,242.02 crore in comparison to Rs. 10,378.77 crore it received in 2013-14 while Central Industrial Security Force, which guards country’s airports, Delhi Metro and other vital installations, was earmarked Rs. 4,729.22 crore in comparison to Rs. 4,391.49 crore it got last year.
Assam Rifles, which plays a key role in anti-insurgency operations in the Northeast and guards the Indo-Myanmar border, has been allocated Rs. 3,585.57 crore. In 2013-14, it had received Rs. 3,358 crore.
The ITBP, which guards the icy heights along the Sino-Indian border, will get Rs. 4,729.22 crore against the Rs. 4,391.49 crore it received last fiscal.
The SSB, which protects the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders, will get Rs. 3,067.79 crore. In 2013-14, the force had been given Rs. 2,763.40 crore.
The Budget has also earmarked Rs. 1,176.43 crore for Intelligence Bureau, Rs. 241.20 crore for the Bureau of Immigration, Rs. 54.80 crore for Narcotics Control Bureau and Rs. 101.03 crore for the National Investigation Agency.
The Special Protection Group, which protects the Prime Minister, former Prime Ministers, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and their immediate family members, has been given Rs. 408.98 crore in comparison to Rs. 321.24 crore last year.
A sum of Rs. 11.37 crore has been allocated for developing traffic and communication networks and model traffic systems in NCR, Rs. 11.50 crore for installation of traffic signals in the national capital and Rs 110 crore for construction of fortified police stations in Naxal-affected states.
A sum of Rs. 1,745.87 crore has been given for construction of residential facilities for police forces while Rs 151 crore has been set aside for improving immigration services with the setting up of border and integrated checkposts.
For carrying out various works along the Sino-Indian, Indo-Pak, Indo-Bangladesh, Indo-Nepal, Indo-Bhutan and Indo-Myanmar borders, the Finance Minister has sanctioned Rs. 2,150 crore in this fiscal.
