ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIFTH REPORT

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( aid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 24th April, 2015)

Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 23rd April, 2015)

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Demands for Grants (2015-2016)Ministry of Home Affairs

Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New DelhiApril, 2015/Vaisakha, 1937 (Saka)

PARLIAMENT OF INDIARAJYA SABHA

REPORT NO.

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DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEEON HOME AFFAIRS

Website: http://rajyasabha.nic.inE-mail: rsc-ha@sansad.nic.in

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PARLIAMENT OF INDIARAJYA SABHA

DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEEON HOME AFFAIRS

ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIFTH REPORT

Demands for Grants (2015-2016)Minstry of Home Affairs

(Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 23rd April, 2015)(Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 24th April, 2015)

Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New DelhiApril, 2015/Vaisakha, 1937 (Saka)

Hindi version of this publication is also available

CONTENTS

PAGES

1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ..................................................................................... (i)—(ii)

2. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... (iii)

3. ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................... (iv)—(vi)

4. REPORT ................................................................................................................................ 1—60

Chapter-I Overview ................................................................................................... 1—4

Chapter-II Overall Assessment of Demands for Grants ................................... 5—16

Chapter-III Demand No. 53, 54 & 56 ................................................................... 17—30

Chapter-IV Police Forces ............................................................................................ 31—50

Chapter-V Union Territories ...................................................................................... 51—60

5. OBSERVATIONS/CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE

AT A GLANCE .................................................................................................................... 61—72

6. RELEVANT MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ......................................... 73—88

7. ANNEXURES .......................................................................................................................... 89—119

(i) Statement showing the BE/RE/Actual Expenditure in respect of the PlanSchemes of MHA, Division-wise Scheme-wise, during 2012-13,2013-14and 2014-15 (as on 28.2.2015) and BE 2015-16 in the 12th FiveYear Plan......................................................................................

(ii) Statement showing the Demand projected by Ministry of Home Affairsfor the year 2015-16 for its different Plan schemes/activities and theamount agreed by Ministry of Finance thereto.................................

(iii) Budget at a Glance........................................................................

(iv) List of the Reports of the Committee on Home Affairs....................

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97—101

102—103

104—119

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COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE(Re-constituted w.e.f. 1st September, 2014)

1. Shri P. Bhattacharya — Chairman

RAJYA SABHA2. Shri K. Rahman Khan

3. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna

4. Dr. V. Maitreyan*5. Shri Neeraj Shekhar

**6. Shri Vijay Goel

7 . Shri Derek O’Brien

8. Shri Baishnab Parida

9. Shri D. Raja

10. Shri Sitaram Yechury

LOK SABHA11. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra

12. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

13. Shri Selvakumara Chinayan S.

14. Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

15. Shri Ramen Deka

16. Shri Chandrakant Khaire

17. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge

18. Shrimati Kirron Kher

19. Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu

20. Shri Kaushal Kishore

21. Shri Ashwini Kumar

22. Shri Harish Meena

23. Shri Nagarajan P.

24. Shri Baijayant “Jay” Panda

25. Shri Dilip Patel

26. Shri Lalubhai Babubhai Patel

27. Shri Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel

28. Shri Bheemrao B. Patil

29. Shri Bishnu Pada Ray

30. Dr. Satya Pal Singh

31. Shri B. Sreeramulu* Shri Neeraj Shekhar, MP, Rajya Sabha nominated w.e.f. 29th January, 2015 to fill the vacancy caused by shifting of Shri SatishChandra Misra, MP, RS to Committee on Finance w.e.f. 9th January 2015.**Shri Vijay Goel, MP, Rajya Sabha nominated w.e.f. 19th December, 2014 to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment ofShri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi as MOS w.e.f. 9th November 2014.

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SECRETARIAT

Shri P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, Joint Secretary

Shri Vimal Kumar, Director

Shri D.K. Mishra, Joint Director

Shri Bhupendra Bhaskar, Assistant Director

Shri Anurag Ranjan, Assistant Director

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INTRODUCTION

I, the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on HomeAffairs, having been authorized by the Committee to submit the report on its behalf, do herebypresent this One Hundred and Eighty Fifth Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) relatingto the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

2.0 The Committee held two sittings, on 26th & 27th March, 2015 for examination ofDemands for Grants of the Ministry of Home Affairs and heard the Home Secretary and otherofficers thereon.

3.0 The Committee in its sitting held on 23rd April, 2015 considered and adopted theReport.

4.0 The Committee while making its observations/recommendations has mainly relied uponthe following documents:-

(i) Address by the President of India to both Houses of Parliament assembledtogether on 23rd February, 2015;

(ii) Speech of Finance Minister on 28th February, 2015 while presenting the UnionBudget 2015-2016;

(iii) Detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the year2015-2016;

(iv) Annual Report of the Ministry for the year 2014-2015;

(v) Outcome Budget of the Ministry 2015-16;

(vi) Detailed Explanatory Note on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of HomeAffairs for the year 2015-2016;

(vii) Projection of outlays for the schemes to be undertaken by the Ministry duringthe Twelfth Five Year Plan;

(viii) Details of under-utilization of the allocations made under different heads duringthe last three years;

(ix) Written replies furnished by the Ministry to the Questionnaires sent to them bythe Secretariat; and

(x) Presentations made by the Home Secretary and other concerned officers;

(xi) Written clarifications furnished by the Ministry, on the points/issues raised bythe Members during the deliberations of the Committee.

5.0 For facility of reference and convenience, observations and recommendations of theCommittee have been printed in bold letters in the body of the Report.

P. BHATTACHARYAChairman,

NEW DELHI; Department-related Parliamentary23rd April, 2015 Standing Committee on Home AffairsVaisakha 3, 1937 (Sake) Rajya Sabha

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ACRONYMS

ACA : Additional Central Assistance

ACP : Assistant Commissioner of Police

ANVC : Achik National Volunteer Council

AR : Assam Riffles

AS&FA : Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor

ASI : Assistant Sub-Inspector

BADP : Border Area Development Programme

BE : Budget Estimates

BSF : Border Security Force

CAPFs : Central Armed Police Forces

CCA : Chief Controller of Accounts

CCTNS : Crime & Criminal Tracking Network System

CCTV : Close Circuit Television

CFSL : Central Forensic Science Laboratory

CGHS : Central Government Health Scheme

CIAT : Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorist

CISF : Central Industrial Security Force

CP : Commissoner of Police

CPMFs : Central Para Military Forces

CPOs : Central Police Organisations

CRPF : Central Reserve Police Force

CSS : Centrally Sppnsored Schemes

DA : Dearness Allowance

DAB : Disputed Area Belt

DCP : Deputy Commissioner of Police

ETA : Electronic Travel Authorization

FF : Freedom Fighters

FIR : First Information Report

GBS : Gross Budgetary Support

HC : Head Constable

IAP : Integrated Action Plan

ICPs : Integrated Check Posts

IIM : Indian Institute of Management

ITBP : Indo-Tibetan Border Police

IVFRT : Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking

KLO : Kamatapur Liberation Organization

LWE : Left Wing Extremist/Extremism

MHA : Ministry of Home Affairs

MLAT : Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

MMP : Mission Mode Project

MOPF : Modernisation of Police Forces

MoU : Memorandum of Understanding

MTS : Multi Tasking Staff

NATGRID : National Intelligence Grid

NCB : Narcotics Control Bureau

NCC : National Cadet Corps

NCRB : National Crime Record Bureau

NCRMP : National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project

NCT : National Capital Territory

NDMA : National Disaster Management Authority

NDMTI : National Disaster Management Training Instittute

NDRF : National Disaster Response Force

NEPA : North Eastern Police Academy

NHRC : National Human Rights Commission

NIA : National Investigation Agency

NICFS : National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science

NIDM : National Institute of Disaster Management

NITI AAYOG : National Institution for Transforming India Aayog

NPA : National Police Academy

NPR : National Population Register

NSG : National Security Guards

NSS : National Service Scheme

OCI : Overseas Citizens of India

ODMP : Other Disaster Management Projects

OSP : Outstanding Sports Persons

PH : Physically Handicapped Personnel

PIO : Persons of Indian Origin

PMRP : Prime Minister Reconstruction Programme

PPP : Public Private Partnership

PWD : Public Works Department

RE : Revised Estimates

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RGI : Registrar General of India

RITES : Rail India Technical and Economic Service

SDRF : State Disaster Response Force

SHO : Station House Officer

SI : Sub-Inspector

SIMI : Students Islamic Movement of India

SIS : Special Infrastructure Scheme

SPG : Special Protection Group

SRE : Security Related Expenditures

SSB : Sashastra Seema Bal

SSC : Staff Selection Commission

SSS : Pension Scheme Savatantra Sainik Samman Pension Scheme

UIDAI : Unique Identification Authority of India

UTs : Union Territories

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REPORT

CHAPTER-I

Overview

1.1 According to the Government of lndia (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, theMinistry of Home Affairs have been entrusted the multifarious responsibilities at the nationallevel such as maintenance of Internal Security, Centre-State relations, Central Armed PoliceForces, Border Management, Disaster Management etc. These responsibilities are performedthrough implementation of various programmes, schemes and projects. The Constitution oflndia enjoins the Union Government that it has the duty to protect the States against anyinternal disturbance or external aggression and to ensure that the affairs of the States arecarried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of India, which in factentrusts the pivotal role to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in terms of ensuring internalsecurity and protecting the national integrity and sovereignty. It is in pursuance of theseconstitutional obligations, the Ministry of Home Affairs continuously monitors the situation,issues appropriate advisories, extends manpower and financial support, guidance and expertiseto the State Governments for maintenance of security, peace and harmony without infringingthe constitutional rights of the States.

Goals And Objectives

1.2 In pursuance of its mandate, objectives and goals, the Ministry of Home Affairsadministers and implements a wide range of schemes and projects. According to the AnnualReport (2014-15), the goals and objectives of the Ministry are as under:-

· Ensuring internal security of the country;

· Promoting harmonious Centre-State relations;

· Administering the Union Territories efficiently;

· Preserving and promoting national integration and communal harmony;

· Raising, administering and deploying Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs);

· Modernizing State Police Forces;

· Protecting and upholding the principles of human rights;

· Managing effectively the international borders and coastline;

· Extending relief and mitigating the hardships on account of disasters;

· Working for the welfare of freedom fighters;

· Carrying out the population census decennially;

· Preventing and combating drug trafficking and abuse;

· Implementing the official language policy; and

· Administering the Indian Police Service Cadre.

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1.2.1 In order to achieve the above- stated goals and objectives, the Ministry of Home Affairshas the following eighteen administrative divisions:-

(i) Centre State Division

(ii) Internal Security Division

(iii) Police Division

(iv) Union Territories Division

(v) North-Eastern Division

(vi) Jammu & Kashmir Division

(vii) Foreigners Division

(viii) Freedom Fighters & Rehabilitation Division

(ix) Human Rights Division

(x) Disaster Management Division

(xi) Border Management Division

(xii) Police Modernization Division

(xiii) Policy Planning Division

(xiv) Finance Division

(xv) Judicial Division

(xvi) Administration Division

(xvii) Coordination Division

(xviii) Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Division

1.2.2 Under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, the Ministry ofHome Affairs has the following constituent Departments:-

· Department of Internal Security: it deals with police, law & order, insurgency,terrorism, left wing extremism, etc;

· Department of States: it deals with Centre-State relations, Inter-State relations,Administration of Union Territories and freedom fighters’ pension, HumanRights, Prison Reforms, Police Reforms, etc;

· Department of Home: This department deals with the notification of assumptionof office by the President and the Vice-President, notification of appointment ofthe Prime Minister, Ministers, Governors, nomination to Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha,Census, etc;

· Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs: This department deals with theconstitutional provisions in respect of the State of Jammu and Kashmir and allother matters relating to the State excluding those with which the Ministry ofExternal Affairs is concerned;

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· Department of Border Management: it deals with management of internationalborders, including coastal borders, border area development, etc; and

· Department of Official Language: This department deals with the implementationof the provisions of the Constitution relating to official languages and theprovisions of the Official Language Act, 1963.

1.2.3 The Departments of Internal Security, Home, Jammu & Kashmir Affairs and BorderManagement, do not function in water tight compartments. They all are interlinked andfunction under the Union Home Secretary. The Department of Official Language is headed bya separate Secretary and functions independently.

1.2.4 Delhi Police which is responsible for maintaining law and order in National CapitalTerritory of Delhi, functions under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs.Besides, the following Central Police Organisations also function under the administrativecontrol of the Ministry of Home Affairs:-

(i) Assam Rifles;

(ii) Border Security Force;

(iii) Central Industrial Security Force;

(iv) Central Reserve Police Force;

(v) Indo-Tibetan Border Police;

(vi) National Security Guard; and

(vii) Sashastra Seema Bal

1.2.5 The institutions/organisations functioning under the administrative control of theMinistry are given below:-

(i) Bureau of Police Research and Development;

(ii) National Crime Records Bureau;

(iii) Central Finger Print Bureau;

(iv) Directorate of Forensic Science;

(v) LNJP National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences;

(vi) Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL);

(vii) Directorate of Coordination (Police Wireless);

(viii) Narcotics Control Bureau;

(ix) Bureau of Immigration;

(x) Central Detective Training School;

(xi) Central Hindi Training Institute;

(xii) Central Translation Bureau;

(xiii) Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Home Affairs;

(xiv) Committee of Parliament on Official Language;

(xv) Home Guards;

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(xvi) Intelligence Bureau;

(xvii) Inter-State Council Secretariat;

(xviii) National Civil Defence College;

(xix) National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence;

(xx) National Fire Service College;

(xxi) National Foundation for Communal Harmony;

(xxii) National Human Rights Commission;

(xxiii) North Eastern Police Academy;

(xxiv) Registrar General, India;

(xxv) Repatriates Cooperative Finance and Development Bank Ltd.;

(xxvi) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy; and

(xxvii) Zonal Council Secretariat.

CHAPTER-II

Overall Assessment Of Demands For Grants

2 .0 There are ten Demands for Grants which are administered by Ministry ofHome Affairs. The total al location for ten Demands for Grants of the Ministry ofHome Affairs for the year 2015-16 in Budget Estimates 2015-16 is `78470.35 Crore.In the BE 2014-15, i t was `74884.29 crore which was reduced to `70358.34 croreat RE stage. Thus, there is an increase of 11.52% fund allocation over RE 2014-15and 4.78% over BE 2014-15. The Ministry has informed that out of `78470.35 crorea l l o c a t e d i n B E 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 , ` 1 4 5 8 6 . 9 8 c r o r e i s u n d e r P l a n a l l o c a t i o n w h e r e a s`63883.37 crore is earmarked under Non-Plan allocation.

2 .1 The Demands of the Minis t ry a re d iv ided in to two volumes - Volume-I(Demand Nos. 53–57) and Volume -II (Demand Nos. 99-103). Volume-I pertains toMinistry of Home Affairs, Cabinet, Police, Other Expenditure of MHA and Transferto Union Terri tory Governments with Legislature. The Demand “Transfers to UnionTerri tory Governments with Legislature” covers Assistance to Union Terri tories ofPuducherry and Government of NCT of Delhi in the form of Grants and Loans forgap funding. The Budget Provision under the Head ‘Plan’ is decided by Ministry ofFinance in consultation with Planning Commission. Non-Plan support is extendedonly in respect of UT of Puducherry to meet their Non-Plan deficit , as NCT ofDelhi has a Non-Plan Revenue surplus.

2 .2 Similarly, Volume-II pertains to the five Grants (99 to 103) which relate tof ive Union Terr i tor ies wi thout legis la tures namely Andaman & Nicobar Is lands ,Chandigarh , Dadra & Nagar Have l i , Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep . Though,provisions for the Union Terri tories without Legislature form part of the Demandsof the Ministry of Home Affairs , different programmes /schemes are the subjectmatter of the other Ministries which are responsible for scrutinizing, sanctioninga n d i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e s c h e m e s / p r o j e c t s f a l l i n g u n d e r t h e i r p u r v i e w. T h eAdminis t ra to rs /Heads of these Union Ter r i to r ies wi thout Legis la tu re have beendelegated financial and administrative powers. Based on the ceil ings fixed by theMinistry of Finance on ‘Non-Plan’ expenditure and by Planning Commission for‘Plan’ expenditure, the Union Terri tory Administrations prepare budget al locationsfor the schemes aga ins t the Minis t r ies /Depar tments of the Cent ra l Governmentwhich are administratively concerned. This budgetary break-up is included in theDemands for Grants of the respect ive UTs and presented by Minis t ry of HomeAffairs .

2 .3 Three out of these Grants namely Grant No. 53, 55 and 56 are direct lycontrolled by the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to the Ministry, ` 78470.35crore allocated to Ministry of Home Affairs this f iscal under ten grants, has beendistributed as given below:-

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Demand BE 2015-16 (in crores) Percentage (approx.)

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53-MHA 1570.00 2.00

54-Cabinet 416.99 0.53

55 -Police 62124.52 79 .17

56-Other Exp. MHA 2564.59 3.27

57-Transfer to UTs (with legislature) 1768.00 2.25

Total (1)-MHA 68444.10 87.22

99-A&N Islands 3741.38 4.77

100-Chandigarh 3454.50 4.40

101-Dadra & Nagar Haveli 891.56 1.14

102-Daman & Diu 878.82 1.12

103-Lakshadweep 1059.99 1.35

TOTAL (11)-UTs (without Legislature) 10026.25 12.78

Grand TOTAL-MHA+UTs (without legislature) 78470.35 100.00

2.4 The following Table indicate growth of BE from the year 2008-09 to 2015-16 inrespect of the ten Grants of MHA [and Grant-wise distribution of BE 2013-14 in percentageterms which is] as follows:-

Year BE (in crores) Percentage Increase/Decrease

2008-09 29821

2009-10 48195.1 +62%

2010-11 42376.7 -12%

2011-12 55469.25 +31%

2012-13 62171.11 +12%

2013-14 67978.15 +9.34 %

2014-15 74884.29 +10.15%

2015-16 78470.35 +4.7%

2.5 The following table indicates variation of BE 2015-16 in percentage terms with respectto BE and RE 2014-15:-

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Demand Nos. BE 2014-15 BE 2015-16 Variation RE 2014-15 BE 2015-16 Variation(` Cr.) (` Cr.) in (` Cr.) (` Cr.) in

percentage percentage

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

53-MHA 1644.67 1570.00 -4.54 1265.32 1570.00 24.08

54-Cabinet 433.52 416.99 -3.81 458.54 416.99 -9.06

55-Police 59450.76 62124.52 4.50 56372.45 62124.52 10.20

56-Other Exp. MHA 2489.83 2564.59 3.00 1977.37 2564.59 29.70

57-TFR to UTs 1726.50 1768.00 2.40 1700.50 1768.00 3.97

TOTAL (1)- MHA 65745.28 68444.10 4.10 61774.18 68444.10 10.80

99-A&N Islands 3444.81 3741.38 8.61 3239.05 3741.38 15.51

100-Chandigarh 3110.31 3454.50 11.07 2983.54 3454.50 15.79

101-D and N Haveli 829.02 891.66 7.56 774.47 891.66 15.13

102-D and Diu 786.52 878.82 11.74 687.29 878.82 27.87

103-Lakshadweep 968.35 1059.99 9.46 899.81 1059.99 17.80

TOTAL (11)- UTs 9139.01 10026.25 9.71 8584.16 10026.25 16 .80(without Legislature

TOTAL - MHA+UTs 74884.29 78470.35 4.79 70358.34 78470.35 11.53(without legislature)

2.6 When asked about any major policy shift in the second half of the Twelfth Five YearPlan, the Ministry has informed that based on the recommendations of the Working Groupof MHA for 12th Five year Plan, the Planning Commission made Gross Budgetary support(GBS) for an amount of `52839 crore for the Plan Schemes of Ministry of Home Affairsfor the Twelfth Five Year Plan in addition to `7230 crore for the Border Area DevelopmentProgramme (BADP). The Plan Schemes of MHA, as such, consist of certain ongoing as wellas the new schemes/ Central Sector/Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS). However witheffect from 2014-15, the Planning Commission has restructured the Centrally sponsoredSchemes of Government of India vide its guidelines dated 11th July; 2013, and introduced anUmbrella Scheme called “National Scheme for Modernisation of Police and other Forces”with effect from 2014-15 in MHA. In this exercise, all the eight Centrally-sponsoredSchemes of MHA viz. (i) Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (ii) SpecialInfrastructure Scheme of LWE States, (iii) Scheme of Modernization of State Police Forces,(iv) Counter Insurgency and anti terrorists Schools (CIAT), (v) Revamping of Civil Defence(vi) Strengthening of Fire & Emergency Services (vii) National Cyclone Risk MitigationProgramme (NCRMP) (an externally aided project in Odisha and A.P. by World Bank) and(viii) Other Disaster Management Projects (ODMP) (National School Safety Programme etc.)have been clubbed into one Umbrella Scheme. BADP has also been transferred from Ministryof Finance to Ministry of Home Affairs with effect from 2014-2015. It was also brought to

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the notice of the Committee that during 2015-16, the Budget Estimates (BE) has beenfinalized by the Ministry of Finance, where as this was earlier finalized by the erstwhilePlanning Commission prior to 2015-16 in its Annual Plan. The Ministry has further repliedthat from the financial year 2015-16 onwards, the Umbrella Centrally Sponsored Scheme i.e.‘National Scheme for Modernization and Police and other Forces’ and its sub-componentsexcept for NCRMP stands transferred to the States and Ministry of Finance has not allocatedany fund for the Centrally Sponsored Schemes during 2015-16 except NCRMP. However,funds have been allocated for BADP during 2015-16. Consequently, objectives andachievements would now fall within the sphere of responsibility of the State Governments.The Ministry was of the view that its role in creating long term infrastructure and assetsunder these schemes has been severely diluted. Regarding shifting of BADP scheme to theMinistry of Home Affairs from the Ministry of Finance, the Committee raised a specificquery as to whether the already over burdened Ministry will not be burdened more with theshifting of this scheme to the MHA. Responding to the query, the Ministry of Home Affairsopined that the transfer of BADP to MHA is a rational step whereby MHA can effectivelyoversee both the budget aspect and implementation of the programme.

2.7 During the presentation of the Ministry on Demands for Grants (2015-16) in themeeting of the Committee held on 26th March, 2015, the Home Secretary while seeking thesupport of the Committee on this issue, made the following submissions:-

"There are just two or three issues which I thought I will flag right in the beginning.Sir, last year, we used to have three components of a Centrally-sponsored Scheme, i.e.,Modernization of Police Forces........There used to be a component, which was‘Modernization of State Police Forces'. There used to be a component where we weregiving money to the States afflicted by Left Wing Extremism, in terms of giving themspecial infrastructure. We also had a scheme called the CCTNS, Crime and CriminalTracking Network & Systems. These three components of that Scheme, unfortunately,have been transferred to the States from 2015-16 onwards. We would want thesecomponents to remain with the Home Ministry, primarily for the reason that theseschemes were giving us effective leverage and instrument to seek engagement of Statesin managing various internal security-related challenges or problems. I would requestthe hon. Committee to support us in this, so that we could take it up with the ministryof Finance."

2.8 In a subsequent written replies to the queries on the issues, the Ministry of HomeAffairs further that the decision for delinking of the Umbrella Scheme has been taken by theMinistry of Finance and this Ministry was not involved in the decision.

2.9 The main concern of the Committee is that overall responsibility for theseschemes which are of vital importance for country’s internal security would now liewith the State Governments. The Committee is of the view that the role of theCentral Government in these schemes which are largely meant for creating longterm infrastructure and assets for a robust internal security architecture in thecountry, should not be undermined. The Committee agrees wi th the HomeSecretary that these schemes g ive e f fect ive leverage and instrument to theMinistry to seek engagement of States to manage internal security related issues,problems etc.

2.10 In principle, the Committee is in favour of the financial autonomy of theStates as recommended by the 14th Finance Commission. However, the Committee is

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of the considered view that the matter of national pursuits ranging from nationalsecurity to territorial integrity cannot be left at the dispensation of the StateGovernments alone with no monitoring and accountability of Union Government inspite of clear constitutional mandate to the Union Government to the effect. As alsohighlighted by the Home Secretary that the issue of transferring the nationalsecurity related Scheme to the States should be reviewed and the CentralGovernment must have a say in the matter of national importance, particularlypertaining to internal security. The Committee is of the considered view that theGovernment must be cautious while transferring such schemes/projects/plans havinggrave national ramif icat ions, to the States so that national security is notcompromised in the name of the financial autonomy to the States. Moreover, theCommittee strongly recommends that even if any centrally Sponsored Scheme istransferred to the States, the Central Government must have resilient monitoringmechanism over the progress of implementation of those schemes. The Committeerecommends that the Finance Ministry should positively look into the matter andreconsider its decision of transferring eight Centrally Sponsored Schemes of MHAmerged into an Umbrella Centrally Sponsored Scheme called ‘National Scheme forModernization of Police and other Forces’.

2.11 According to the Ministry, out of the total allocation of `52839 crore during TwelfthFive Year Plan for Plan schemes, expenditure for an amount of `18930.05 crore has beenincurred during the Twelfth Five Year Plan (up to February, 2015) against the total BE and REallocations during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 of ` 32688.94 and ` 20571 crore,respectively. The BE for 2015-16 is `8403.98 crore. The Ministry has also furnished astatement showing the financial targets of the plans schemes of MHA during the Twelfth FiveYear Plan which is at Annexure (A)

2.12 The Committee takes a serious view of under expenditure in respect of the PlanSchemes of Ministry of Home Affairs during financial year 2012-13, 2013-14 and2014-15 (as on 28.2.2015). The Committee is not happy to note that during the lastthree financial years, in many schemes, the Ministry has not been able to spend evenreduced allocated amount at RE stage. In view of the Committee this not only leads tomisapprehension amongst economy planners about the lesser absorption capacity of theimplementing agencies of the schemes/projects/plans so undertaken but also presentsreasonable ground to further decrease allocation to the Ministry either at the RE stageor at the BE stage in the next financial year. The Committee, therefore, stronglyrecommends that the Ministry should impress upon concerned implementing agencies tofast track the completion of the projects within the given time frame and avoid underutilisation of funds.

2.13 According to the Ministry, the major achievements made by the Ministry of HomeAffairs during the year 2014-15 were as under:-

· The principal priorities on the Internal Security front continued to be theactivities of Left Wing Extremists (LWE), security situation in J&K and theNorth Eastern States. In this connection, a New Policy Document has beenfinalized for combating LWE violence. Multi pronged strategies being followedin the short and medium term have led to a declining trend in the level of

violence as well as the resultant killings since 2011.

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· The security situation in J&K and the North-Eastern States has similarly shownan overall improvement with the security forces maintaining strict vigil incontaining militant and anti-national activities. In J&K, free, fair and peacefulelections were conducted both to Parliament and State Assembly, whichwitnessed large voter turnout despite concerted attempts by separatists andterrorists to disrupt the same.

· Under the ‘Udaan’ Programme for skill development and enhancing employabilityby corporates, 2514 jobs were offered to educated youths of J&K. Besides,nearly 13,000 more youths were selected for training during this period. Underthe Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Programme (PMRP), Nimoo Bazgo andChutak Hydel Power Projects in Ladakh, J&K were commissioned in August,2014 and the Work on Leh - Srinagar Transmission line has started.

· Amarnath Yatra 2014 was conducted successfully and peacefully. 3.72 lakhpilgrims visited the Amarnath Shrine. In addition, in view of the improvedsecurity scenario, nearly 12.37 lakh tourists visited the valley during 2014.

· Normalcy was restored in Disputed Area Belt (DAB) of Assam and Nagalandafter holding meeting between the Chief Ministers of Assam and Nagaland.CAPFs were deployed in sufficient number to cater to all contingencies.

· Tripartite Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) was signed with Achik NationalVolunteer Council (ANVC) and the break-away outfit of ANVC (ANVC/B) on24.9.2014 at New Delhi in presence of the Hon’ble Home Minister and ChiefMinister of Meghalaya. The ANVC has dissolved itself on 15.12.2014.

· Notification dated 31.10.2014 declaring the Kamatapur Liberation Organization(KLO) operating in Assam and West Bengal as ‘terrorist organization’ has beenissued under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

· Action has been initiated for expeditious implementation of recommendationsmade by the Bezbaruah Committee which was appointed to look into variouskinds of concerns of the persons hailing from the North Eastern States livingin other parts of the country.

· Effective containment has also been achieved through anti terror structures andsystems put in place by the Government. In the hinterland of the country, onlythree minor incidents were reported in the whole of 2014.

· Ban on SIMI was confirmed by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal inJuly, 2014.

· Due to pro-active approach in managing natural disasters, effective action wasvisible in tackling major floods in J&K and other parts of the country. Inaddition, a very severe Cyclone ‘Hudhud’ which hit Andhra Pradesh waseffectively dealt with.

· A significant initiative was taken to facilitate travel of tourists and businesspassengers to the country. The Citizenship Act, 1955 has been amended to

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facilitate merger of PIO Card Scheme with the OCI Card Scheme therebymaking the PIO Card valid for the entire life time and also exempting PIO cardholders from police registration.

· Tourist Visa on Arrival enabled by ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) hasbeen introduced for the nationals of 43 countries w.e.f. 27th November, 2014.On an average 1,000 ETAs are granted every day.

· IVFRT Project has been implemented in 155 Indian Missions abroad and over450 FRROs/FROs (Foreigners Regional Registration Offices/ForeignersRegistration Offices) in the country.

· With a view to strengthen, modernize and ensure welfare of CAPFs and StatePolice, several initiatives were made. To further ensure greater functionalautonomy and expedite the modernisation of CAPFs, the Government has issuedorders for enhancement of delegated’ powers to DGs (of CAPFs) up to `.20crores. Rates of Ration Money Allowance for CAPFs (Central Armed PoliceForces) have been increased by 27%. Moreover, 3299 nos. of houses and 39nos. of barracks for CAPF personnel were constructed during 2014-15.

· For modernization of State Police Forces, `1,397 crores were released during2014-15. Special initiatives were launched to combat crime against women. Anew Scheme has been formulated to support the States for setting upinvestigation units in 150 Districts of the country.

· To promote scientific investigation, better forensic sciences facilities are beingprovided. New Central Forensic Science Laboratories have been sanctioned atGuwahati, Pune and Bhopal. Work has already commenced at Guwahati.

· For modernization of State Police Forces, `1,397,22 crores were releasedduring 2014-15. Special initiatives were launched to combat crime againstwomen. A new Scheme has been formulated to support the States for settingup investigation units in 150 Districts of the country.

· Raising of 8 IR Bns - 4 each in the States of Telangana and Andhra have beenapproved. Raising of 2 additional Mahila Bns. in CRPF has been approved.Raising of 21 Mahila Companies in SSB has been approved.

· Two Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorists (CIAT) Schools were sanctionedfor the newly created States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

· Numerous schemes were launched for strengthening border control systems andinfrastructure.

· Maintenance Policy for the Border Infrastructure (i.e. Border Roads, FloodLights, Border Fencing and Border Outposts) has been finalized.

· 50 KM of roads along the International Border, 103 Km of fencing (Indo-Bangladesh - 23 Km and Indo-Pakistan - 80 Km) along the borders and 218 Kmof flood lighting has been completed along the Indo-Bangladesh border, and 19BOPs have been completed.

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· The Cargo Complex at Immigration Check Post (ICP) at Agartala has beeninaugurated.

· An amount of `800 crore has been released to the Bordering States fordevelopment of the socio-economic infrastructure in the bordering villages underBADP.

· Detailed Policy Guidelines governing Central Sam man Pension have been issuedand widely circulated to the disbursing authorities. Digitization of approximately82000 files of historical importance, pertaining to the freedom fighters has beendone.

· Government approved the grant of enhanced relief of ` 5 lakh to the next ofkin of each deceased person who were killed in the 1984 Anti Sikh Riots.

· Several initiatives have been launched to ensure better access of the public topolice services. In Delhi, online police clearance certificate for privatecompanies and emigrants has been initiated.

· Bus service between Delhi and Kathmandu has started.

· Vital Statistics of India based on Civil Registration System 2011 has beenreleased. Electronic database of more than 1.18 billion persons has beencompleted. Biometric capture of more than 2 crore persons has been completed.

· Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Government of India and theGovernment of Australia on Combating Narcotics Trafficking and DevelopingPolice Cooperation was signed on 18th November, 2014 in Canberra.

· The Agreement (MLAT) between Oman and India was signed on 29-10-2014.The Agreement has been ratified by Government of India on 28-11-2014.

2.14 During the presentation of the Ministry on Demands for Grants (2015-16) in themeeting of the Committee held on 26th March, 2015, the Home Secretary while briefing theCommittee on the internal security situation in the country, made the following submissions:-

“The internal security situation in the country remained largely under control, in theyear 2014. ....from our perspective, I could categorize this internal security situationinto four theatres. One is Pak sponsored cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir,Left Wing Extremism in certain States, militancy in the North-East and terrorism in thehinterland which also has, more often than not, cross-border links. ....the State ofJammu and Kashmir witnessed free and fair and peaceful elections last year to bothLok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies with a high voter turnout. But, it is alsoa fact that Pak-based terror groups like LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Hizbul Mujahideen,etc., continued their concerted efforts to disturb peace in the State. Our security forceshave been able to neutralize a good number of terror modules and also to foil a largenumber of infiltration bids. There is a noticeable decline in public support for terroroutfits. In such a situation, Pak-based terror outfits may sponsor more terroristincidents in the State. Hence, Sir, there is a need to keep constant vigil andsurveillance along our borders and also to effectively deal with incidents of terror and

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violence........I was talking about the Left Wing Extremism. This is a serious area ofconcern as has been made out. But in the last three to four years, we have been ableto make a dent here and we have been able to reduce the number of incidents as wellas the civilians killed and the security forces killed, and, at the same time, we havebeen able to neutralize a lot of LWE cadres, including some of the leaders. But oureffort is absolutely on and we have come out with a national policy and action planto deal with this issue more effectively. ....the North-East has largely remainedpeaceful. But there are areas of concern there. We have had two or three bad incidentsin the North-East, particularly, the depredations made by the NDFB — one Soumyajitgroup. After the incident in December last year, we have stepped up sustained securityoperations against this outfit and we have been able to really make a dent to disrupttheir capacity; and we have also taken a number of peace talk initiatives with someof the outfits in the North-East but continuing extortion activities in the North-East arean area of concern which needs to be addressed. In the hinterland, no majorincidents have taken place barring those three minor incidents. This is largely becauseof the fact that we were able to neutralize a number of Indian Mujahideen modules in2013-14. But some remnants of Hizbul Mujahideen based in Pakistan are still creatinga situation where we need to be on our guard .....I would like to assure the hon.Committee that the Government is alive to these challenges on the internal securityfront. We are putting in place necessary security and intelligence apparatus to moreeffectively deal with these challenges. These include strengthening of intelligencemechanisms, better coordination between the Centre and the States and also between theStates, augmentation of strength and infrastructure of our Central Armed Police Forcesand, of course, improved border management ......The main focus in the coming yearwould be to do more to increase the capacity infrastructure of Central Para MilitaryForces and also to upgrade the institutional mechanisms. We have certain institutionswhich need to be upgraded whether it is MAC or MAC at the State level or NATGRID,and, we also need to focus on costal security. Costal security is another area of concernwhich we constantly keep upgrading. While a lot of initiatives have been taken tostrengthen coastal security including the mechanisms to facilitate greater coordinationwith various agencies, but a lot still remains to be done"

2.15 The Ministry was asked about salient features of new policy document finalised forcontaining Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence. The Ministry in its written reply hassubmitted that ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects and the responsibility formaintenance of law and order lies primarily with the State Governments concerned who alsodeal with various issues related LWE in the States. The Ministry has further submitted that theCentral Government monitors the situation closely and supplements and coordinates theirefforts over a wide range of security and development related schemes. According to theMinistry, the underlying philosophy is to enhance the capacity of the State Governments totackle the menace of LWE in a concerted manner.

2.16 The Ministry has informed that a National Policy in this regard and Action Plan toaddress LWE problem has been documented with the approval of the Union Home Minister andhas been sent to States and other stakeholders for its implementation. The Ministry hasfurnished salient features of this policy document which is as under:-

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(i) The policy document has adopted an integrated four pronged strategycomprising Security related measures, Development related measures,ensuring Rights and Entitlements related measures and Public PerceptionManagement.

(ii) The National Policy and Action Plan to address the problem of LWE seeks todovetail the earlier approach of Government with the broader parameters ofoverall good governance in LWE affected areas. It also seeks to draw synergiesfrom different central ministries and State Governments to ensure a balanced,holistic and integrated approach.

(iii) Emphasis has been placed on the use of modern technology in security relatedmeasures, implementing the developmental schemes like the Road RequirementPlan. for improvement of roads, projects for installation of mobile towers,improvement of rail connectivity, education, health infrastructure etc. in theLWE affected areas.

(iv) The policy also envisages implementation of Minimum Support Price (MSP) forMinor Forest Produce (MFP) in these areas and review of rejected cases of titledeeds for land ownership under the Scheduled Tribes and other TraditionalForest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.

(v) The Policy also envisages support for Adivasi festivals/cultural programmes andenvisages increased reach of All India Radio (AIR/FM) and Doordarshan in theLWE affected areas.

(vi) It is the belief of Government of India that through a combination of securityand development related interventions, the LWE problem can be successfullycontained. It is worth mentioning that due to the measures adopted by theGovernment, LWE violence has systematically declined in the last four years i.e.2011 to 2014.

2.17 The Committee notes the courses of actions undertaken by the Government interms of maintaining internal security scenario in the country. The Committee alsonotes the submission that multi-pronged strategies being followed in the short andmedium term have led to a declining trend in the level of Left Wing violence as wellas the resultant killings since 2011. The Committee, however, desires that theMinistry of Home Affairs as per its topmost priority should strive diligently to improvethe capacity infrastructure of Central Para Military Forces and upgrade the muchnecessary institutional mechanisms for further enhancing internal security of thecountry.

2.18 The Committee notes the national policy and action plan document which adoptedan integrated strategy comprising security related measures, development relatedmeasures, ensuring rights and entitlements relate measures and public perceptionmanagement to contain Left Wing Extremism in the country. The Committeeunderstands that only security related measures cannot check growth of Left WingExtremism. It should go along with development measures and strategies.

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2.19 The Committee is of the opinion that the development of socio-economicinfrastructure and services such as schools, Primary Health Centres, roads, bridges, etc.should go hand in hand with security operations in Left Wing Extremism Affected areas.The Committee is of the considered view that providing basic infrastructure and otherfacilities can help check growth of influence of left wing extremism in these areas.

2.20 The Ministry was asked about the projected demand of the Ministry for the Budget2014-15 for various schemes of the Ministry and the amount agreed to by the PlanningCommission (NITI Aayog). The Ministry was also asked about amount utilized till 28thFebruary, 2015 out of the allocations made in the financial year 2014-15. The Ministry ofHome Affairs in its reply has submitted that the total projected demand in the Budget 2014-15 for various Plan Schemes of the Ministry of Home Affairs was 14787.03 crore againstwhich the allocation during BE/ RE (2014-15) was `11689.00/6620.00 crore respectively and.The amount utilized till 28th February, 2015 was `6098.78 crore for the plan schemes.

2.21 The Ministry was also asked about the demand projected by the Ministry for the year2015-16 for its different schemes/activities and the amount agreed upon by PlanningCommission (NITI Aayog) and finally allocated by Ministry of Finance and about the schemes/activities likely to be affected due to reduction in allocations from the projected demand. TheMinistry in its written reply has admitted that the demand projected by the Ministry of HomeAffairs under Demand No. 53, 55 and 56 which are directly controlled by the Ministry ofHome Affairs, for the year 2015-16 for its different Plan schemes/activities was `16820 croreand the amount allocated by the Ministry of Finance was `8403.98 crore. The Ministry hasfurnished detailed information which is at Annexure B.

2.22 The Ministry of Home Affairs again reiterated that since vital schemes have beentransferred to the State Governments, the extent of impact will depend on the commitment ofthe State Governments to earmark funds for these schemes. In addition, the deleterious impacton the CCTNS project (a nation-wide project) with no tied funds now being allocated by theCentre would need to be closely monitored, since this pertains to setting up of an integratedCrime and Criminal Tracking System.

2.23 According to the Ministry, based on the funds provided by the Ministry of Finance forthe Plan schemes during 2015-16, less allocation has been made on the schemes of BorderManagement, Border Area Development Programme, Infrastructure for Central Armed PoliceForces (CAPF) and Delhi Police, vis-a-vis the projections made by MHA against them. TheMinistry has accepted that this will affect the implementation of schemes. Reduction in finalallocation is likely to proportionately slow down the implementation of these schemes. Inaddition, zero allocation to schemes such as Police Modernisation (Plan) and SpecialInfrastructure Scheme for LWE States will adversely impact the Special Police Forces of theStates including their training and upgradation.

2.24 The Ministry has furnished details of the appropriation of funds projected in 2015-16and funds allocated in 2015-16 under Revenue and Capital in Tabular format which is givenat Annexure (C). .

2.25 The Committee takes note of the increase of 11.52% over RE 2014-15 and 4.78%over BE 2014-15 in allocation to the Ministry of Home Affairs for current fiscal year.

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The Committee is constrained to express its displeasure over the fact that out of`107790.18 crore projected demand of the Ministry, only `78470.35 crore has beenallocated. The Committee, therefore, strongly recommends that the Ministry shouldtake up the matter with Ministry of Finance for enhanced allocation at RE stage. TheCommittee is of the view that the reduced allocation against projected demand mayaffect ongoing schemes/projects. The Committee also takes note of the major shortfallin Demand No. 55 concerning Central Police Forces where against projected demand of`86231.47 crore, only `62124.52 crore has been allocated. The Committee is of theconsidered view that reduced allocation for Police Forces under Demand NO. 55 must beenhanced at RE stage as per the requirement of the police forces. Otherwise it mightaffect schemes such as housing schemes for CAPFs and other infrastructure needs ofPolice Forces.

CHAPTER - III

DEMAND NO. 53. 54 & 56

Demand No. 53 - Ministry of Home Affairs

3.1.1 This Demand mainly pertains to expenditure to be incurred on Ministry of Home AffairsSecretariat, Office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) for Census activities, variousoffices functioning under the Department of Official Language, Civil Defence, Home Guards,National Human Rights Commission, Fire Services, Departmental Accounting Organization ofMHA, Inter- State Council, National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project with World Bankassistance. A scheme called NCRMP which was earlier in Grant NO. 55 (Police) has been,brought under this Demand in BE 2015-16. The budgetary provision of the Demand for2015-16 is given in the following table:-

(` in crore)

Actuals BE RE BE2013-14 2014-2015 2014-2015 2015-2016

Non-Plan 730.77 850.67 765.32 865.00

Plan 536.91 794.00 500.00 705.00

TOTAL 1267.68 1644.67 1265.32 1570.00

3.1.2 The Committee was informed that the decrease of `85.35 crore in RE 2014-15 overBE 2014-15 under ‘Non-Plan’ was mainly due to the implementation of mandatory cut as perthe instruction by the Ministry of Finance and the increase of `99.68 crore in BE 2015-16 withreference to RE 2014-15 under ‘Non-Plan’, is mainly under salaries and other establishmentrelated expenses for all organizations under the Grants.

3.1.3 The Ministry has submitted that the decrease of `294.00 crore in RE 2014-15 over BE2014-15 under ‘Plan’ was mainly due to non-finalization of two components under NPR(i) Scheme of issue of Resident Identity Card to all residents of the age of 18 years and above(ii) Maintenance of NPR database through NPR Centres at the Tehsil level in rural and at wardlevel in urban areas. According to the Ministry, these two projects could not be cleared by theGovernment of India. The Ministry has further submitted that the increase of `205 crores inBE 2015-16 over RE 2014-15 was due to placing of a scheme called ‘National Cyclone RiskMitigation Project with World Bank Assistance (NCRMP)’ of Disaster Management Divisionwith allocation of `416.00 cores under this Grant. According to the Ministry, this scheme wasearlier under Grant No.55- Police.

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3.1.4 The following table gives details of the both Plan and Non-Plan allocations for differentactivities:-

(` in crore)

BE RE Expdr. As on % over BE2014-15 2014-15 21.03.15 RE 2015-16

Census Surveys and 1000.56 710.31 628.91 88.54 566.48Statistics activities

Civil Defence & 61.58 41.73 34.80 83.40 60.15Home Guards

MHA Secretariat 273.23 269.13 248.49 92.33 293.96

Department of 55.40 51.63 47.25 91.52 56.42Official Language

Others (Zonal / 203.90 142.52 92.54 64.93 176.99Interstate Council, NationalFire Service College,National Human RightsCommission, etc.)

NCRMP 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 416.00

Police Memorial 50.00 50.00 40.31 80.62 0.00

TOTAL 1644.67 1265.32 1092.57 86.35 1570.00

3.1.5 The Committee. while analyzing the allocations observes that in real terms theMinistry of Home Affairs has been allocated less in BE 2015-16 than the amount whichwas available to it at RE 2014-15 stage, if allocation of `416 crore for NCRMP is leftaside this year. The drastic reduction has been made in respect of allocations toCensus Survey and Statistics activities from ` 1000.56 crore in BE 2014-15 to ` 566.48crore in BE this year due to non finalization of schemes of RGI. The Committee isdispleased to note that out of ` 61.58 crore allocated under Head “Civil Defence &Home Guards” in BE 2014-15, which further reduced to ` 41.73 crore at RE stage, theMinistry could only spend ` 34.80 crore as on 21st March, 2015. The Committee alsotakes note of the fact that no enhancement but decrease has been made under theHead “Civil Defence & Home Guards”. In view of the Committee, the allocation ofthis important scheme is not getting due recognition in view of role played by civildefence volunteers and Home Guards in emergent situations. The Committee,therefore, strongly recommends that the Government should take measures to makebest use of this vast force in a big way and for this purpose enhanced allocations arenecessary. The Ministry should therefore impress upon the Finance Ministry toincrease allocation under this Head at RE stage.

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3.1.6 The following table gives details of the Plan Scheme allocations for different activities:-

(` in Crore)

Schemes BE RE Exp. % BE2014-15 2014-15 (21.03.15) over RE 2015-16

Schemes of RGI 734.97 443.36 381.76 86.10% 283.98

Schemes of Deptt. Of 8.31 5.92 5.35 90.37% 5.00Official Language

Construction of Manav 0.72 0.72 0.71 99.00% 0.02Adhikar Bhavan andComplaint HandlingManagement System

NCRMP (National Cyclone 0 0 0 0 416.00Risk Mitigation Project)

Police Memorial 50.00 50.00 40.31 80.62% 0.00

TOTAL 794.00 500.00 428.13 85.63% 705.00

3.1.7 During the meeting of the Committee held on 26th March, 2015 to consider Demandsfor Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Additional Secretary & FinancialAdvisor, Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the expenditure as on 21st March, 2015, is86.35 per cent under this demand and `1,570 crores allocated under BE 2015-16, is a 24per cent increase over the RE 2014-15. One Member of the Committee asked about drasticreduction at RE stage in 2014-15. The AS & FA replied that it was reduced in the RevisedEstimate, mainly because of reduction in funds for RGI, including the National PopulationRegister.

3.1.8 The Registrar General of India added as under:-

.....National Population Register was to be done by the Registrar General’s Office allover India. But, later on, there were States which were divided between the RGI as wellas, the UIDAI The number of States which have now been allocated to UIDAI is abouttwenty-four States. Four major States have been taken away from the RGI and given tothe UIDAI for coverage. Therefore, there were savings and we could not spend theamount that we had projected. Earlier, we had requested for `734 crores. But in the BEwe were given ` 659.97 crores out of which in the RE, because of these four major Statesbeing given to the UIDAI and because the savings had occurred, this amount wasreduced to `393.36 crores. At final estimates 2014-15 stage, ` 393.36 crore was furtherrevised to `391 crore. Out of `391 crore, we are confident that we will be able to spend98% by 31st March. Under Grant 53, Censuses and Surveys, we will complete. Most ofthe expenditure, about ninety-nine per cent, we will be able to achieve. The savingswhich occurred was because the work which was to be done by us has now beentransferred to the UID Authority of India and not due to any other reason."

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3.1.9 The Committee in this connection also notes that the proposal for issuance ofNational Identity Card to the Citizens of India, who are of age 18 years and above,is under consideration. The Committee feels proposal of having National Identity Cardto the Citizens of India needs to be examined keeping in mind presence of successfulVoter I Card scheme, which is given to the citizens of India of 18 years age and above.The Committee also understands that linking of Aadhaar numbers with the voter I-cards is underway and therefore voter I cards will also have biometric details. In viewof the Committee, this arrangement seems sufficient. The Committee thereforedesires that all possible steps should be taken to avoid the duplication of effortsbetween different agencies of the Government as well as avoidable expenditure frompublic exchequer.

3.1.10 Commenting on the sufficiency of funds, the Home Secretary opined as under:-

“As far as Grant 53 is concerned, if you kindly see the components of Grant 53, exceptthe NPR or Census, which was explained by RGI, in all other components we have noissue where we need additionality of funds. There are issues relating to Grant No. 55.We will come to that later but as far as Grant 53 is concerned, this disconnect is onlybecause of NPR activity being reduced and being shifted to UIDAI. Otherwise, if youkindly see, MHA Secretariat which was `273 crore, this year it is `293 crore.Department of Official Language which was `55 crore, is `56 crore. So, as far as thisGrant is concerned, this grant is primarily on MHA Secretariat and NPR and, ofcourse, NCRMP, which was not part of Grant 53, that is being brought to Grant 53for the first time. It used to be part of Grant 55. As far as this Grant is concerned,my own sense is that we do not need additionality of funds and whatever funds havebeen provided to us as part of BE 2015-16, should be adequate to meet ourrequirements."

3.1.11 However when asked whether allocation under NCRMP would suffice or not, theSecretary, NDMA replied as under:-

"....It is a fact that during the year 2014-15, we were given an amount of `263 crorewhich was not enough. We have a liability of over `1 00 crore especially from thisproject. Right now, this project is in two States - Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. We havea liability of about `100 crore for which the fund is not available. We had demanded`508 crore in RE which could not be given because of lack of funds. There was someproblem. This was a part of Grant 55. I understand that there was no reappropriationin Grant 55 from Grant 53 through there was a saving in Grant 53 and there was anextra requirement under NCRMP in Grant 55. Otherwise, this could have been done. Iam told that for this reason, this particular item has now been shifted to Grant 53 sothat during the year 2015-16, if we need more money, that can be reappropriated fromthe savings. Sir, during the year 2015-16, we had demanded ` 783 crore. There is thisNCRMP phase-1 which is in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. We got additional fundingof about `800 crore. EFC has approved phase-2 which includes six more States. So, weare sure that we will definitely spend `416 crore because we have a liability of `1 00crore from the last year. We will need a little more, substantially more, than `416 crore.I am sure with the change of this grant, we will be able to get reappropriation or atRE stage, we will get more money."

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3.1.12 The Committee recommends that the allocation under NCRMP should beenhanced at RE stage as to address cyclone risks and mitigation in two States - Odishaand Andhra Pradesh during phase I of this scheme and also for Phase - II where Stateslike West Bengal, Kerala and four other States are to be taken up. The Committee feelsthat `416 crores is much lower than what was projected by the Ministry which alreadyhave liability of over ` 100 crores of the previous year to be met out of allocation madein this fiscal year.

Demand No. 54

3.2.1 The budget provision under Demand No. 54 includes Prime Minister’s Office, NationalSecurity Council Secretariat, Cabinet Secretariat, Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to theGovernment of India, Department of Performance Management, Hospitality and EntertainmentExpenses, Salaries, Tour Expenses, Sumptuary and other allowances of the Council ofMinisters, Special Protection Group (SPG).

3.2.2 According to the Ministry, there is no ‘Plan’ provision under this Demand. Thebudgetary provision of Demand No - 54 is given in the following table:

(` in crore)

Actuals BE RE BE2013-2014 2014-2015 2014-2015 2015-2016

Non-Plan 370.04 433.52 458.54 416.99

3.2.3 The Ministry has informed that the increase of `25.02 crore at RE 2014-15, withreference to BE 2014-15, was mainly due to tours undertaken by the Prime Minister and otherCabinet ministers.

3.2.4 There is decrease of `41.55 crore at BE 2015-16 with reference to RE 2014-15.According to the Ministry, it is due to decrease in tours undertaken by the Cabinet Ministers.

Demand No. 56

3.3.1 The allocation under Demand No.56 is mainly for relief and rehabilitation of repatriates/migrants from other countries and from the State of J&K, pension and other benefits for thefreedom fighters, modernization of prison administration, subsidy for helicopter services inNorth-Eastern Region, Debt Relief Scheme for borrowers in J&K, Disaster Management andother social security and welfare schemes operated by the Ministry. The budgetary provisionunder this Demand is given in the following table:-

(` in crore)

Actuals BE RE BE2013-2014 2014-2015 2014-2015 2015-2016

Non-plan 1591.02 2171.83 1857.37 2237.59

Plan 289.29 318.00 120.00 327.00

TOTAL 1880.31 2489.83 1977.37 2564.59

3.3.2 Allocation for this grant has been increased from `1977.37 crore in the RE 2014-15to `2564.59 crore in BE 2015-16. It is evident from the above table that allocation under non-

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-plan has been increased by `380.22 crore in BE 2015-16 over RE 2014-15. The allocationunder plan has been decreased substantially by `198.00 crore in RE 2014-15 over BE 2014-15, which has been increased to `327.00 crore in BE 2015-16.

3.3.3 Furnishing details of allocations in respect of major schemes under this Demand (Plan& Non Plan), the Ministry gave the following information in a table:

(` in Crore)

S1. Name of Scheme BE 14-15 RE 14-15 EXP. ON %Over BE 15-16No. 21.03.15 RE 14-15

1. SSS Pension Scheme 738.19 801.18 770.37 95.15 750.16

2. Relief & Rehabilitation for 660.00 341.50 160.00 46.85 580.00Jammu & Kashmir

3 Relief & Rehabilitation of 68.09 60.00 57.53 95.88 50.00Repatriates from Sri Lanka

4. Subsidies for Helicopter 76.45 53.41 52.41 98.13 76.45services in North East

5 . Disaster Management 748.31 576.28 490.52 85.12 919.29(including expenditure inrespect of NDMA & NIDM)

6. Other Rehabilitation 198.79 145.00 121.35 83.69 188.69Programs (Mizoram, Tripura,Gujarat Riots 2002, 1984victims, Bhagalpur riots,Tibetian etc.)

Total (Grant No. 56) 2489.83 1977.37 1652.63 83.58 2564.59

3.3.4 With regard to the allocations to the Plan Schemes under this Head, the following tableshows allocations:

(` in Crore)

S1. Name of Scheme BE 14-15 RE 14-15 EXP. ON %Over BE 15-16No. 21.03.15 RE 14-15

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. Advt. & Publicity in 3.00 3.00 2.38 79.33 3.50NE States

2 . Media Plan in LWE 5.00 5.00 4.67 93.40 3.50affected States

3 National Disaster Management 10.00 9.55 0.00 0.00 10.00Training Institute (NDMTI)

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S1. Name of Scheme BE 14-15 RE 14-15 EXP. ON %Over BE 15-16No. 21.03.15 RE 14-15

1 2 3 4 5 6

4. Disaster Knowledge 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00Network & NIDM

5. Infrastructure for NDRF 200.00 50.00 7.11 14.22 255.00

6. Special Industry 90.00 52.45 52.45 100.00 4 5 . 0 0Initiative for J&K (UDAAN)

TOTAL 318.00 120.00 66.61 55.51 327.00

3.3.5 The Ministry was asked whether the allocated amount of ` 50.00 crore inBE 2015-16 for Relief and Rehabilitation of repatriates from Sri Lanka which was ` 60.00crore in RE 2014-15, would be sufficient or not. The Ministry in its reply has submitted thatthe amount allocated is for providing relief assistance to Sri Lankan Refugees staying in campsin Tamil Nadu and Odisha and not for relief and rehabilitation of repatriates. The Ministry hasfurther submitted that the provision of `60 crore made in RE 2014-15 for relief of Sri Lankanrefugees includes both provisions for reimbursement for development of infrastructure facilitiesin the refugee camps and for relief assistance to the Tamil refugees staying in camps. Thedemand of ` 50 crore in BE 2015-16 has been made mainly for providing relief assistance onlyto Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. According to the Ministry, the State Governments of Tamil Naduand Odisha first incur the expenditure for providing relief assistance to the Sri Lankan refugeesstaying in camps in their respective States and then claim reimbursement from Government ofIndia. The Ministry has added that in case of any shortfall, additional fund will be demandedin RE 2015-16.

3.3.6 On the question of measures proposed to be taken to rehabilitate Sri Lankan Tamilrefugee, the Ministry has informed that 109 Relief camps in State of Tamil Nadu and one Reliefcamp in Odisha for Sri Lankan refugees have been running with full Central Assistance.According to the Ministry, pending repatriation, certain essential relief facilities are provided tothem on humanitarian grounds and these facilities include shelter in camps, cash doles,subsidized ration, clothing, utensils, medical care and educational assisted. The Ministry hasinformed that the Ministry of External Affairs has proposed to organise a visit of an Inter-Ministerial delegation to the refugee camps in Tamil Nadu to assess the desire of the SriLankan Refugees in India and ascertain from them the kind of facilitation they expect on returnto Sri Lanka. The Ministry of External Affairs as well as this Ministry have been requestingthe Government of Tamil Nadu to intimate the convenience of the State Government fororganising the visit.

3.3.7 The Committee notes the reply of the Ministry but would like to be informedwhether the Government is satisfied with infrastructure facilities in the refugee campsfor which no allocation has been sought or made as claimed by the Ministry. TheCommittee, while noting that relief camps in State of Tamil Nadu and Odisha for SriLankan refugees have been running successfully with full Central Assistance,recommends that the Government should also pursue with State Governments of Tamil

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Nadu and Odisha to fast pace relief measures for Sri Lankan refugees staying in campsin their respective States. The Committee also desires that visit of inter-ministerialdelegation to the camps in both States may be organized at the earliest.

3.3.8 The allocation for relief and rehabilitation of J&K Migrants has been increased to thetune of `580.00 crore in BE 2015-16 from `341.50 crore in RE 2014-15. Justifying this majorincrease, the Ministry has stated that the allocation made available for the Department of J&KAffairs under SRE (Relief & Rehabilitation) has further been reallocated as under:-

(` In crore)

Item RE(20 14-15) BE(2015-16)

SRE(R&R) 160.00 260.00

SRE(R&R) 181.50 320.00“Rehabilitation ofdisplaced Kashmiri migrants”

3.3.9 The Ministry has further stated that the budget provision of Department of J&K Affairsunder SRE (R&R) has been increased from `160.00 crores in RE (2014-15) to ` 260.00 croresin BE (2015-16) to clear the backlog of `111.21(approx) crores of the year 2014-15 and thisis to be reimbursed in the year 2015-16 in addition to the claims of the State Government ofJ&K for the financial year 2015-16.

3.3.10 According to the Ministry, proposal for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants was sentfor the approval to the competent authority recently and it was unlikely that the amountallocated in this head would be utilized during 2014-15, hence, the amount was beingsurrendered. The Ministry has submitted that the amount is likely to be spent in 2015-16 andthere is also a proposal to enhance the relief given to Kashmiri migrants as well as to providerelief to the migrants of terror affected hill region of Jammu, besides the arrears to be paidto Delhi Government for relief paid to Kashmiri migrants by them. .

3.3.11 On the issue of addressing the demands of J&K migrants for their rehabilitation, theMinistry in its written reply has submitted as under:-

(i) A proposal with financial implications of `5820 crore has been received fromthe Government of J&K in the existing PM’s package for Relief andRehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants 2008. The proposal envisages upwardrevision of the scale of most of the items of existing package. It seeksenhancement of financial assistance for construction reconstruction of housesupto `20 lakh, financial assistance for providing 3000 Government jobs to themigrant youths, financial assistance of `10 lakh for self employment/ businessventure, construction of 2000 transit accommodation in the valley, financialassistance of `900 crore for acquiring land for establishing clusteraccommodations etc. Jobs have been provided under the 2008 package to 1553Kashmiri migrants.

(ii) In view of the past experience, it has been felt that the new packages forrehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants should be carefully finalized, in consultationwith State Government and the representatives of migrants. Consultations have

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taken place with State Government officials and representatives of the migrantsin this regard. In principle approval has been accorded for the scheme forproviding State Government jobs to the Kashmiri migrants and constructingtransit accommodations for them.

(iii) MHA has accorded approval for enhancement of cash re l ief to theKashmiri migrants from the present level of `1650/- per person per month(Max. `6600/- per month per family) to `2500 per person per month (max.`10,000 per month per family). The case has already been sent to the Ministryof Finance for their concurrence.

3.3.12 During the meeting of the Committee held on 26th March, 2015 to discuss Demandsfor Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, one Member of the Committee askedthe Home Secretary about allocation in BE 2014-15, which was reduced to almost half at REstage and that too was not spent. He also asked about projected demand of the Ministry onthis Head in this financial year.

3.3.13 The Joint Secretary (Kashmir) while replying to the queries raised, stated1 as under:-

".....As per its component, we are required to make a rehabilitation plan. ....Its aim wasto bring back the Kashmiri Migrants in the valley. As per the previous plan, firstly, 1500jobs have been given by the State Government out of 3000 sanctioned...... Otherwise,against the plan, much progress has not been achieved. It means that the KashmiriMigrants who were outside the valley, they were not much attracted by the previous scheme.....The present plan has been a little delayed because we had to make a lot of consultationswith people and had to reach a consensus about how we should go forward so that the plancould be made successful. A lot of consultations took place with the stakeholders. Now, inthe first phase the Home Minister has given the approval that we have to make consensusover additional three thousand jobs plus six thousand transit accommodations non- sharingbasis. Our proposal is ready and note has been circulated to Ministry of Finance, Ministryof Defence and Ministry of External Affairs for their comments. That is why this year wecould not do it. We are yet to get Cabinet sanction. We are awaiting sanction from theCabinet. That is why we have made a provision in the next year’s Budget. We admit thatthis year have not been able to spend. 1 agree that in 2014-15 we were not able to spendthe money because we did not get the Cabinet approval."

3.3.14 Another Member of the Committee asked about plan scheme called Special IndustryInitiative for J&K, (UDAAN) where there was 100% expenditure during 2014-15, however theallocation for the same has been reduced in BE 2015-16. The Joint Secretary (Kashmir) whilereplying made following submission2:-

“...Last year, we spent the revised amount. We could not spend the full ` 90 crore thatwere budgeted. So our physical target has now crossed over to next year. We havestarted the mega drives. Now, we are selecting candidates and then they will be trained.We have already given 30 percent advance to the corporates. The coporates related toscheme are taken to the valley. Then they select the candidates and train them forabout six months and then place them outside the valley. So, we have given an advance

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to the corporate. There is a provision of 30 percent advance. They go to the valley and

select the candidate’s, train them and place them. So, accordingly, we have spent ` 52

crore this year and an amount of `45 crores has been projected. Although we have

demanded more, but this has been given in the Budget. If we need more, then we will

come again at R.E. stage.

3.3.15 One Member of the Committee asked about number of beneficiaries under UDAAN andthe Joint Secretary (Kashmir) submitted that the scheme was sanctioned in 2011, however,guidelines were revised in 2013 and due to this the scheme actually took off in the year 2013.

3.3.16 The Home Secretary further added as under:-

“The scheme is contingent on the response that we get from corporate companies. Till

now the response was not that good. This year what we are doing is that we have

approached the corporates. Sixty-seven corporate companies have now come forward

and they have shown interest. Now they are having special drive to enroll youth of the

State for training. Our target is, 75,000 graduates and post-graduates to be trained.

13,000 have been selected for training so far; 7,000 have joined the training; 4,000

have completed the training; 2,500 have been offered jobs; and out of 2,500 who have

been offered jobs, 1,800 have accepted the offer. If this drive picks up and if we are

able to spend more money, then, we would be approaching the Ministry of Finance at

the R.E. stage to get more money. We are hopeful that this time we would be able to

spend more money..... As I mentioned, 75,000 graduates and post-graduates are to be

trained....We will request the Finance Ministry for a higher outlay if the response

continues to be what it is today.

3.3.17 The Committee is displeased to note that non finalization of projects or otherprocedural wrangles under rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants scheme led to underexpenditure and decrease in allocation during last financial year. The Committeerecommends that the Ministry should pursue with Cabinet Secretariat for early approvalof proposed rehabilitation plan. The Committee hopes that the Ministry would utilizeallocated amount during this fiscal in time. The Committee feels that the Governmentshould look positively into the proposal of the State Government of J&K in the existingPM’s package for Relief and Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants as view of the StateGovernment along with representatives of migrants should be given priority whilefinalizing or reformulating any package or rehabilitation plan for the migrants. TheCommittee notes that the ministry has accorded approval for enhancement of cash reliefto the Kashmiri migrants from the present level of `1650/- per person per month to `2500/- per person per month and recommends that the matter should be pursuedvigorously with the Ministry of Finance for their concurrence.

3.3.18 The Committee strongly recommends that the Government must give emphasison return of migrants to the valley.

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was allocated `90.00 crore in BE 2014-15 which was further reduced to `52.45 crore atRE stage. The Committee observes with dismay that in spite of the 100% utilization offunds under this scheme, the Finance Ministry has allocated a meager amount of `45.00crore for this scheme against projected demand of `120.00 crore for 2015-16. TheCommittee recommends that the Finance Ministry should look positively into theprojected demand of `120 crore of the Ministry while sanctioning additional amount atRE stage as this scheme is targeted to bring back Kashmiri youths into mainstream sothat they do not fall prey to anti national activities.

3.3.20 Allocation under head (SSS Pension Scheme) has been decreased from ` 801.18 crore(RE 2014-15) to 750.16 crore (BE 2015-16). While justifying this decrease, the Ministry hasinformed that during ongoing verification of Central Freedom Fighter pensioners, it came to thenotice of the Government that some discrepancies crept in disbursal of Central Sammanpension by the banks due to confusion about the policy of Swatantrata Sainik Samman PensionScheme. The bankers had included certain non-Central Samman pensioners and ineligibledependents in the list for which the banks have been directed to stop the pension and effectrecoveries. Besides, a decision has been taken to transfer those Central Freedom Fighters/dependents from State Treasuries to Public Sector Banks for disbursement of pension.According to the Ministry, during this exercise and simultaneous verification, the number ofactual Central Freedom Fighter Pensioners has been reduced on the same grounds. In thisbackground, in view of reduced number of actual Central Freedom Fighter pensioners/dependents, budget allocation for BE 2015-16 has been decreased from that in RE 2014-15.

3.3.21 The Ministry has also informed that there are 35,900 freedom fighters and theirdependents receiving Central Samman Pension through various Public Sector Banks as on 01stJanuary, 2015 under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980.

3.3.22 There is an opinion that pension amount being given to freedom fighters who are veryold, is not sufficient in view of their old age requirements. The Ministry in its reply has statedthat a Central Freedom Fighter Pensioner/ spouse of the freedom fighter receives `20,129/- asCentral Samman Pension per month and after death of the Freedom Fighter/spouse, his/herunmarried/unemployed daughters (upto three daughters) are eligible to receive pension of anamount of R4,770/- each per month. The Ministry has further stated that Central SammanPension/family pension is linked to Dearness Relief which is based on twelve monthly averageincreases in All India Consumer Price Index. Dearness Relief is revised with effect from 1stAugust every year increasing the Central Samman Pension.

3.3.23 According to the Ministry, apart from the pension, the following facilities are given tothe Freedom Fighters:-

i) Free railway pass (AC-II Class in Rajdhani, Chair Car in Shatabdi and 1stClass/AC Sleeper in all other trains) for freedom fighter or his widow, alongwith a companion, for life;

ii) Free medical facilities in all Central Government hospitals and in hospitals runby PSUs under the control of the Bureau of Public Enterprises;

iii) C.G.H.S. facilities have also been extended to the freedom fighters and theirdependents;

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iv) Telephone connection, subject to feasibility, without installation charges, and onpayment of only half the rental;

v) General pool residential accommodation (within the overall 5% discretionaryquota) to the freedom fighters in Delhi.

vi) There is a Freedom Fighters’ Home at New Delhi providing transitaccommodation for freedom fighters/ their eligible dependents.

vii) Free air travel facility to ex-Andaman freedom fighters/ their widows to visitAndaman & Nicobar Islands, once a year, alongwith a companion and

viii) Provision of 4% reservation under “Combined Category” for PhysicallyHandicapped Personnel(PH), Outstanding Sports Persons(OSP) and FreedomFighters(FF) in the normal selection procedure adopted by Public Sector OilMarketing Companies for allotment of petrol pumps, gas agencies, etc.

3.3.24 The Ministry has accepted that no application for grant of pension, complete in allrespects and duly verified and recommended by the State Government is pending with thisMinistry.

3.3.25 The Committee is dismayed to note that discrepancies crept in disbursal ofCentral Samman pension by the banks due to confusion about the policy of SwatantrataSainik Samman Pension Scheme as Banks had included certain non-Central Sammanpensioners and ineligible dependents in the list. The Committee recommends that banksshould be directed to stop extending such benefits to non-entitled persons and ensurerecoveries.

3.3.26 During the meeting of the Committee held on 26th March, 2015 to discuss Demandsfor Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Chairman of the Committee askedthe Home Secretary about status of subsidies for helicopter services in North East and hurdlescoming in the way. The Home Secretary replied as under:-

“...in terms of the outlay, it has been retained at the same level. But, the availabilityof helicopter services in the North-East is an issue because the number of helicoptersis limited. In fact, I have been getting requests from certain Union Ministers sayingthat they would like to visit North-East, but then, they are not able to avail thehelicopter services in that area. There is certainly a need to increase the number ofhelicopters in that area, which would also result in enhanced subsidies in terms of theoutlay. But, the issue is there. You are absolutely right. Our effort would be to increasethe number of helicopters in that area so that more and more people could avail ofthese and also visit areas for developmental and security related purposes.

3.3.27 The Committee endorses the views expressed by the Home Secretary about theinadequacy of helicopter services in North East and feels that there is certainly a needto increase the number of helicopter services in North Eastern Region, which wouldresult in enhanced subsidies in terms of the outlay. The Committee therefore, stronglyrecommends that allocation must be enhanced at the RE stage for the intended purposeand desires that concerted efforts should be made to increase transport services in theNE region as well as to improve connectivity of the Region with mainland.

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3.3.28 One Member of the Committee asked about plan scheme called “Infrastructure forNDRF” for which, BE. was `200 crores in 2014-15 which was reduced to `50 crores at REstage and the expenditure was only `7.11 crores and in BE 2015 -16, the Ministry has got`255 crores. The Joint Secretary, Disaster Management, while replying made followingsubmission

“.....For the ten battalions of National Disaster Response Force located in differentparts of the country, there was a requirement for developing both residential as well asoffice accommodation and training infrastructure at the battalions. Keeping all these inview, a proposal was made for `2,000 crores. Then, there was consultation with theMinistry of Finance and the Ministry of Finance, and after a series of deliberationsand discussions, finally, this scheme has, very recently, been cleared. The EFC tookplace in October. Since the final clearance has only now been obtained, the progresshas been low. But, in the next year, it will pick up because clearances have beenobtained and it has been conveyed. So, for the next year, the progress will besubstantial....This amount of `2,000 crores is not for one year, but it is spread over aperiod of four years because infrastructure development takes time. This scheme wasprepared for a period of three years.

3.3.29 Another Member of the Committee questioned about battalions of NDRF in the country,the Joint Secretary, Disaster Management while informing that there are ten battalions of NDRFin the country added as under:-

“We brought the National Disaster Management Policy in the year 2009. As per thispolicy, the primary responsibility for dealing with any disaster is with the StateGovernment. Therefore, at the time of disaster, there is a need for integrated responseby all the concerned people together. And, as hon. Members might have seen in thefield, whether it is the State Police or the Fire Service or the Home Guards or the CivilSociety members including students, volunteers, NCC, NSS, everybody come togetherduring disaster response. Now, in addition to the normal set-up which is available, theState Governments are required to set up State Disaster Response Forces which willhave their own capabilities in terms of reaching the place early and taking care of thedisaster. As the hon. Members would appreciate, it is not the strength that is important.It is the shortest response time in reaching the disaster place that is important. So, inthat connection, the Fire Service, because of a large number of fire stations, throughoutthe country, has got the potential to be gradually converted into a multi-hazard, amulti-disciplined force. Therefore, the emphasis of the Government of India is to seein what manner the Fire Services of State Governments can be trained and can beequipped not only for fire but also for other emergencies. In addition to all these, ifa very big disaster happens, then, definitely, there is a need for a specialized force likethe National Disaster Response Force to intervene. Therefore, in that sense, theimmediate presence of NDRF is not envisaged. It is not a primary responder. But theten battalion location has been chosen in such a manner that every part of the countryis covered. In addition, some States, from time to time, give proposals for morebattalions. And it is always that on the one side we have to see in what manner wehave to equip a specialized force like the NDRF because it has multi-disciplinarystrength including chemical, biological, radiological capabilities, — on the one side,

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you need to strengthen them - and on the other side, we have to also see that Stateforces are also strengthened. Keeping this in view, from time to time, the Governmenthas been trying to see whether creation of more battalions is required. So, that processis a continuous process".

3.3.30 He further added that 21 States have constituted ‘State Disaster Response Force’(SDRF) and NDRF personnel give training to SDRF personnel as and when required.

3.3.31 The Committee is of the view that there should be at least four state-of-the-artDisaster Management training institutes in each side/ corner of the country, which isprone to many natural disasters, for Training and Research. The Committee is hopefulthat proposal to establish a separate training academy for NDRF will be approved soonand suitable course of action would be put on track for ensuring timely implementationof undertaken projects under the scheme.

3.3.32 The Committee is not happy to note the explanation given for under utilizationof funds under plan scheme called “Infrastructure for NDRF” where, in BE 2014-15, theallocation was `200 crores which was reduced to `50 crores at RE stage and the Ministrycould spend only `7.11 crores. Since this scheme has been cleared by concernedauthorities, the Committee recommends that the Ministry should move forward at fastpace on the works under this scheme.

CHAPTER-IV

POLICE FORCES

Demand No. 55 - Police

4.1.1 Demand No. 55 is the most important Demand pertaining to the Ministry of HomeAffairs having the highest allocation for meeting expenditure on the Central Armed PoliceForces and other Central Police Organisations, Departmental. Accounting Organisation ofCentral Armed Police Forces, National Intelligence Grid, Delhi Police, Intelligence Bureau,Bureau of Immigration, Narcotics Control Bureau, National Investigation Agency, Land PortsAuthority of India, as well as for certain schemes administered by Ministry of Home Affairs,such as Modernisation of Police Forces, Border Management, Coastal Security, SecurityRelated Expenditure, Special Infrastructure in Left Wing Extremist affected States, Crime &Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS), Mission Mode Project on Immigration, Visaand Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT), Reimbursement to States for deployment ofbattalions. Provision under this Grant is also used for Welfare Grants of CPMFs andResearch, etc.

4.1.2 The budgetary provision of Demand No. 55 is given in following table:

(` in crore)

Actuals BE RE BE(2013-14) (2014-2015) (2014-2015) (2015-2016)

Non-Plan 43883.75 49023.76 50372.45 54752.54

Plan 5970.13 10427.00 6000.00 7371.98

TOTAL 49853.88 59450.76 56372.45 62124.52

4.1.3 There is an increase of 4.5% in BE 2015-16 as compared to what was allocated in BE2014-15 whereas there is an increase of 10.2% in comparison to RE 2014-15.

4.1.4 According to the Ministry, the increase of `1348.69 crore at RE 2014-15 as againstprovision of `49023.76 crore in BE 2014-15 under ‘Non-Plan’ is for Assam Rifles (AR),Border security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve PoliceForce (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG) andSashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Delhi Police under Salaries, Medical Expenses, Cost of Ration,Professional Services and Other Charges, etc. With regard to increase of `4380.09 crore in BE2015-16 as against the provision at RE 2014-15 stage, the Ministry informed that this increaseis meant for Salaries, Domestic Travel Expenses, Office Expenses, Arms & Ammunition, Clothing& Tentage, Minor Works, Professional Services, Grants-in-aid General, Other Charges(Voted),Motor Vehicles and Machinery & Equipments under most of CAPFs/CPOs.

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4.1.5 The Ministry has informed that the decrease of `4427.00 crore at RE 2014-15compared to BE 2014-15 under ‘Plan’ was mainly under the heads Grants-in-aid, Officebuilding and Major Works at Indo-Pak & Indo-Bangladesh Border and works pertaining toCoastal Security.

4.1.6 The Ministry has stated that the increase of `1371.98 crore at BE 2015-16 comparedto RE 2014-15 under ‘Plan’ was meant for Academy for Police Training, Modernization ofPolice Forces, Border Management, Coastal Security, Security Related Expenditure, MissionMode Project on Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT),Reimbursement to States for deployment of battalions. According to the Ministry, provisionunder this Grant is also for Research, Assistance to Counter Insurgency programmes. Theincrease is mainly under the head Office Buildings, Residential Buildings of CAPFs/CPOs, OtherCharges, Border Management.

4.1.7 During the meeting of the Committee held on 26th March, 2015 to discuss theDemands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the AS & FA while makingpresentation demonstrated following chart which illustrates percentage expenditure of DemandNo. 55 on various Heads:-

4.1.8 During the same meeting of the Committee, the AS & FA while making presentationalso illustrated organizational distribution of Grant No. 55:-

(` In Crore)

Name of Scheme BE 2014-15 RE 2014-15 Exp. As on % of BE 2015-1621.03.15 RE 14-15

1 2 3 4 5 6

CPFs (incl. BPR&D, SPG, NSG, 45292.47 44394.58 43116.76 97.12 49130.04NCB, NIA etc)

Modernization of Police Forces 2344.68 2049.21 1952.40 95.28 630.00(Umbrella Scheme) i.e.MOPF,CCTNS,SIS, ODMP etc.

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1 2 3 4 5 6

Border Management 3661.00 1950.40 1730.37 88.72 3514.22

Delhi Police 5030.47 4862.30 4630.32 95.23 5369.48

SRE, IR Bns, Fortified Police 1141.00 1067.71 1054.84 98.79 1182.00Stations & Gorkhaland Admn. etc.

Others (NCRB, Research, 1981.14 2048.25 1762.50 86.05 2298.78Welfare Grants, etc.)

TOTAL 59450.76 56372.45 54247.19 96.23 62124.52

4.1.9 Responding to a pinpointed query of the Chairman of the Committee regardingrequirement of funds, the Joint Secretary made following submissions:

“....Now I am coming to the components of this Grant No. 55. We have the firstcomponent as the Central Police Forces where the BE is `.49, 130 crores. In this firstcomponent itself, there is a non-Plan component and there is a Plan component. Now,in the non-Plan component in this, we are not seeking any changes. But in the Plancomponent, we have got `.3,030 crores whereas we had demanded `.4,850 crores. So,we want the Plan component of the first item also to be enhanced."

4.1.10 The Committee takes note of the fact that there is an increase of 10.2% in BE2015-16 in comparison to RE 2014-15. The Committee is shocked to note that out oftotal allocation under Demand NO. 55, 89.13% of total allocation is utilized for salariesand ration and only 10.87% is meant for important schemes/projects viz. modernizationof police forces, SRE, CCTNS, Research, etc. The Committee is accordingly of theconsidered view that the percentage share of important components/heads under thisDemand should be progressively increased in the coming years for maintainingoperational efficiency. As requested by the Ministry representative, the plan allocationof the first component may be increased.

4.1.11 During the meeting, the Home Secretary briefed the Committee that the Ministry hadprojected `70,137 crore under the Non- Plan in Demand No. 55 against which finance Ministryhas allocated `54,752 crores. He added that under plan schemes, the Ministry had projected`16,094 Crore against which `7,371 Crore has been given.

4.1.12 The Home Secretary added that during the year 2014-15, the eight centrally sponsoredschemes were clubbed under one umbrella scheme by Planning Commission i.e. “NationalScheme for Modernisation of Police and other Forces” and in the financial year 2015-16 outof these eight components except NCRMP, all seven components have been transferred to theStates. The Home Secretary further added as under:-

....this is what I referred to right in the beginning that the component of the umbrellascheme of Modernization of Police Forces, which relates to the modernization of theState police forces, was a very, very critical component. From this year onwards, thathas been shifted to the State Governments. It means the Government of India or theMHA will not have any such component whereby they could make this money available

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to the State Governments for strengthening police infrastructure, whether in terms ofmobility or in terms of communication equipments or in terms of strengthening ofpolice stations. I am personally aware of the utility and criticality of this scheme allthese years and it has made a significant contribution at the State level, in terms ofupgradation of the police infrastructure. today, you jinx very good police stationshaving coming up with vehicles, with communication equipments. It is largely theoutcome of this component which had been there for all these years. The fundingpattern, if I am correct, used to be 60:40, and 90:10 in case of Special CategoryStates. From this year onwards, this has been not retained in the ‘Grant 55’ of theMHA, rather it has been shifted to the State Governments on the ground that the 14thFinance Commission has stepped up statutory devolution of funds, which is the State’sshare in the net Central taxes, which gets devolved on the States as per the formulagiven by the Union Finance Commission, which gets set up every jive years. But thesefunds, which would devolve on the States, are untied funds. There is no guarantee thatthe State Governments would channelise a portion of these funds into the requirementsof policing or public order or security. If you have a component here, the fundingpattern could vary. It could be 40:60 or even 30: 70. So long as we have a componenthere with some Central share being given to the States, the States would feelencouraged to take that money and they would bring in 60 per cent or 70 per cent or80 per cent, as the case may be. Therefore, I had said right in the beginning that wewould request the hon. Committee to strongly recommend that some of thesecomponents, as a part of Grant-55, must be retained in the MHA. Only then the MHAwould be in a position to use its leverage and instrument with the State Governmentsin getting various security situations managed.

4.1.13 A Joint Secretary, while supplementing the Home Secretary, stated that out of the threeimportant components, the drastic cut has been made for Border Management and PoliceModernization. While elaborating the proposed work under plan schemes of Demand No. 55,he made following submission

“.....one major component is infrastructure works which include office building, andresidential housing. These are the two primary works. In addition to that, what we havenot got is also the police modernization component, which was referred to in the firstpresentation also. It is originally a part of Grant No. 55. The scheme, which wasoperating for the State Governments, this time, has not been accounted for in GrantNo.55. This is the Scheme where the Central Government provides assistance formodernisation of the State Police. Sometimes, State Police do not get adequatebudgetary support in their own system, and they rely heavily on the grants from theCentral Government. So, it is going to impact the overall security, modernisation planof the country."

4.1.14 In a subsequent note furnished to the Secretariat, the Ministry has also submitted thatout of these seven components/schemes transferred to the State Governments, Modernizationof State Police Forces, CCTNS, and Special Infrastructure scheme for Left Wing Extremistaffected areas are extremely vital from the security point of view. According to the Ministry,these components/schemes provide an effective leverage/instrument of the Ministry of HomeAffairs to engage with and seek synergistic co-operation from the State Governments inmanaging various internal security related challenges and problems. The Ministry is of the viewthat if these schemes are not continued, it would be impossible for Ministry to ensureinvolvement of the States in managing internal security situation and also to persuade them to

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provide adequate resources from the State Budget for policing and public order hence, MHAmay fall short of discharging its core function of maintenance of internal security across thecountry.

4.1.15 The Ministry has also submitted that the Modernisation of Police Forces scheme iscritical for modernization of State Police Forces as it provides funding for specificallyidentified equipments and infrastructure for modernization. According to the Ministry, theStates have found the scheme useful and have been enthusiastically preparing their State ActionPlans every year and these are discussed in detailed in the high powered Committee meetingheld in MHA.

4.1.16 The Ministry has further informed that the budget allocation for the scheme ofModernization of State Police Forces during the 12th Five Year Plan is `3750.87 crore out ofwhich `1951.39 crore has been spent so far. For the BE 2015-16 `1980 crore was propsed.However, Finance Ministry has transferred the scheme to States and nothing has been allocatedfor MHA.

4.1.17 The Committee understands the importance of the scheme of Modernization ofPolice Forces which is vital for modernizing police forces of the States. The Committeeis of the considered opinion that the availability of funds with States has beeninadequate and such an important scheme cannot be left alone at the availability offunds of the State Governments as this scheme involves security and strategyramifications. The Committee views that the States alone may not be able to deal withsuch vital scheme which aims at modernization of weapons, equipments and creation ofinfrastructure required for ensuring internal security of the country. The Committeealso notes that the budget allocation for the scheme of Modernization of State PoliceForces during the 12th Five Year Plan was to be `3750.87 crore and out of that,`1951.39 crore has been spent so far and for this fiscal, the Ministry had proposed1980.00 crore. Since, this scheme has now been transferred to the States, theCommittee finds itself in agreement with the contention of the Home Secretary that theso devolved funds are untied funds and there is no guarantee that the StateGovernments would channelise these funds into the requirements of policing or publicorder or security. The Committee strongly recommends that the Finance Ministry shouldrevisit the matter carefully and judiciously in consultation with various stake holderskeeping in mind the prevailing security scenario in the country.

Residential Accommodation for Central Police Forces

4.2.2 The provision of housing facilities to CPF personnel has been a burning issue for long.The personnel of Central Police Forces are known to be working in difficult terrain whilestaying away from their near and dear ones and the non-availability of residentialaccommodation has long been found to be one of factors responsible for erratic behaviour ofpersonnel.

4.2.3 The Ministry has furnished details of funds allocated under the Head ‘ResidentialBuilding (Plan)’ of Central Armed Police Forces including NSG, NIA and Assam Rifles for theyear 2014-15 and 2015-16 which is tabled below:

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(R in crore)

Financial Year Residential Building (Plan)

Amount Projected by MHA Allocation made

BE 2014-15 1334.03 1016.88

RE 2014-15 1091.36 628.72

BE 2015-16 1312.35 650.02

4.2.4 The Ministry was asked whether the allocation in BE 2015-16 would be enough toaddress the problems of accommodation for Central Police Forces particularly in view of thelow satisfaction level across the forces. The Ministry has replied that the lower allocation incomparison to projected demand, will adversely impact CAPFs, as elaborated below:

· This will adversely affect the housing satisfaction among the forces, which isalready much below the norms. .

· The present level of housing satisfaction in CAPFs is about 11.63% (as on3.2.2015) which is dismally short of the recommended level of 25%. This willfurther decrease in view of the additional Battalions being raised by the CentralGovernment

· This shortage of funds may also affect the future raising plan as theinfrastructure for the already raised battalions will have to be completed beforeraising new battalions and utilizing them effectively.

4.2.5 Pleading the Committee to recommend for higher allocation, the Home Secretary madefollowing submissions:-

“The norm of housing satisfaction is 25 per cent. This norm of 25 per cent was fixedin 2001, in the context of the Kargil conflict, if I remember it right. Today, we havea housing satisfaction of 11.63 per cent. And, even with the addition of houses whichare under construction, as was mentioned here, it would take us to just 13.19 per cent.Still there is a gap of about 12 per cent.....the point I am making is, there are twoissues here, and it is not just the availability of additional funds. While we needadditional funds, in this fiscal year of 2015-16 too we had asked for more funds, basedon the proposals that were received from the CPOs, but we got less. We would requestthe hon. Committee to, at least, take us to the level of the BE of last year. That pointwas made here."

4.2.6 The Home Secretary added that there is also a need to create more executing agenciesother than CPWD, NPCC or NBCC to accelerate the pace of construction of these houses. Healso added that CPWD has been asked to have a dedicated wing to take up infrastructureworks of the CAPFs.

4.2.7 According to the Ministry, during the last two years of 12th Five Year Plan i.e.2015-16 and 2016-17, the target is to construct 8900 residential quarters for CAPFs along with

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the office and security infrastructure and a demand of `.12243.25 crore was projected in theMid-Term Review of 12th Plan for capital infrastructure.

4.2.8 The Ministry has furnished detail pertaining to the physical targets fixed andachievements made during 2014-15 and target fixed for 2015-16 which is tabled below :-

Object Head 2014-15 2015-16

Physical Target Achievement Physical Target

Residential Building (Plan) 4109 3299* 4240#

*As on 31st January, 2015

#the achievement of target will depend on the fund allocation.

4.2.9 According to the Ministry, to expedite the process to achieve target, the following stepshave been taken by the Ministry with CPWD as majority of the works are executed throughit :-

· Regular review meetings are being held in MHA at senior officers level toreview the progress of the works assigned to CPWD, where the representativesof the CPWD from all the Zonal Offices as well as from Headquarters remainpresent.

· All the CAPFs will hold meeting with CPWD and discuss the delayed proposalsat regular intervals, at least once in a month.

· CAPFs have been directed that instructions may be issued to the field officersto regularly review the progress of works and discuss the outstanding issueswith their counterparts in CPWD. In case there are difficulties in sorting outobstacles at field level, the same may be brought to the notice of ForceHeadquarters.

· CPWD has been requested to update the status on their web-site with thecurrent progress so that the status of works could be obtained from theweb-site.

4.2.10 The Committee is constrained to note that the Finance Ministry has drasticallyreduced the allocation almost by half for Residential Building Plan in BE 2015-16 incomparison to BE 2014-15, which could adversely affect housing needs of Central PoliceForces. The Committee, in view of the above, recommends that the Ministry should takeup the matter with Finance Ministry to enhance allocation as per requirements ofCAPFs, otherwise, it would not be impossible to achieve the target set for 2015-16. TheCommittee also recommends that the Government should positively look into thedemand of `12243.25 crore for the last two years of Five Year Plan for construction of8900 residential quarters for CAPFs along with the office and security infrastructure.

4.2.11 The Committee observes that present level of housing satisfaction for CAPFs isabout 11.63% which is far below than the recommended level of 25% which could

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further decrease in view of the proposed additional Battalions to be raised by theCentral Government. The Committee, in view of this, recommends that a high levelcommittee may be constituted to look into the housing needs of the CAPFs personneland to suggest measures required to attain optimum satisfaction level.

4.2.12 The Committee expresses its displeasure that the Ministry has not been able tocomplete its target in terms of construction of residential houses for CAPFs in the year2014-15. The Committee, therefore, strongly recommends that concrete steps must betaken to meet the target without further delay.

4.2.13 The Committee notes the submission made by the Home Secretary regarding theneed of having more executing agencies for construction/maintenance of houses forCAPFs. The Committee also feels that more agencies can help expedite construction ofhouses for CAPFs and recommends that the Government should come out with concretedecision regarding this at the earliest.

Depression in CAPFs

4.3.1 Paramilitary personnel committing suicide, getting killed in fratricide incidents or leavingjobs is reported often. This is an issue of major concern as these personnel are responsiblefor guarding our borders or ensuring internal security of the country. These incidents mightbe caused by personnel facing familial problems, mental illness, mental stress, etc. among theconcerned personnel.

4.3.2 During the meeting of the Committee, one Member of the Committee raised the issueof rising cases of suicides in para-military forces particularly in CRPF. He also sought to knowabout reports of deaths of paramilitary personnel due to malaria, HIV and other diseases.

4.3.3 The Joint Secretary, while replying made following submission:-

“... this issue is there and predominantly, as you have rightly mentioned, is more in theCRPF. If I take the total Central paramilitary forces, on an average, every year abouta hundred people have committed suicide. Stress is one of the reasons. When the studieswere got done, they have mentioned that the stress factor has come due to domesticreasons as well as due to professional reasons also. Earlier, a study was done by theBP R&D, which was acted upon and its recommendations were taken intoconsideration. More recently, IIM, Ahmedabad has gone into a detailed analysis of twoforces, BSF and CRPF. They have also made a number of recommendations. ...... Wehave rationalised the leave policy of the constables and the officers. People who areperforming duties at the field level in CRPF, they get about sixty days of earned leaveand fifteen days of casual leave. There is a transparent and a foolproof mechanism toensure that they all get leave when they require it. Also, there is a grievance redressedsystem, which has also been activated in the forces. Then, there are Medical facilitiesand choice and soft area postings. It is because one issue, which is very important thatall these forces are performing their duties in the hard areas, and therefore, also requirecertain positions in the soft areas as the reserve battalions. Currently, due to heavydeployment all over the country, we have exhausted the reserve component of theseforces. As a result, there is a need to give force personnel postings, at least, somewhere

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in their lifetime near to the places where they belong to. This is one of therecommendations. There is a strong requirement that the forces, despite being deployedin the border, also have certain soft areas in the domain of their work. We have alsoexamined the allowances, which is also one of the recommendations. This aspect is alsobeing examined in the Pay Commission, which is separately handling it. Theserecommendations are part of those studies and are being acted upon. But the figure isessentially not that the suicides are taking place only due to professional reasons. Thereis a better connectivity today and the domestic issues that everybody has, areinstantaneously coming to the knowledge of the constables etc. which also creates stressand worry. But, that is a part of the developmental process. But, we have to live withthe reality and we are working towards it.

4.3.4 The Committee in this connection has also come across the shocking information inrespect of CRPF, one of the most important para-military force in the country as obtainedvide Unstarred Question No. 1038 dated 4th March, 2015, replied in Rajya Sabha by theMinister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to the information, the detailsof the number of CRPF personnel who died due to depression, heart attack, malaria in theentire country and the CRPF personnel martyred in the 10 Left Wing Extremist (L WE)affected States during the period between January 2009 to December 2013 is tabled asunder:-

Reasons of death Number of deaths

Depression (suicide cases) 228

Heart Attack 642

Malaria 108

LWE violence 323

4.3.5 The Committee is shocked to note that the number of deaths i.e. 978 due tosuicide caused by depression, heart attack and malaria is almost triple than thenumber of deaths i.e. 323 caused by Left Wing Extremist violence. The Committeeapprehends that the figure of death due to above mentioned reasons may run intothousands, if all CAPFs and Border Guarding Forces are taken into consideration. Inview of the Committee, this is an alarming bell for the Government and theGovernment should immediately take measures for attending to the grave situation ona war footing level.

4.3.6 The Committee is sympathetic to the desperate situation of paramilitary forcespersonnel. The Committee feels that the Government should look into their agoniesthrough which they pass while working in difficult circumstances. The Committeeunderstands that when the personnel of paramilitary forces pass thorough stress andfeel de-motivated and demoralized it would have far reaching negative repercussions.The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Government should look into the longpending grievances of the paramilitary personnel and address them in a time boundmanner.

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4.3.7 The Committee understands that years of working in hostile conditions by CAPFspersonnel and staying away from their family, long working hours, sleep deprivation,denial of leave, etc. take a toll on their lives. The Committee recommends that theparamilitary forces should introduce Yoga and other stress management techniques inthe CAPFs to de-stress these personnel. The Committee also recommends that thepersonnel long posted in difficult areas should be transferred to relatively normal areaafter a fixed duration. Special allowances aspect should also be examined.

4.3.8 The Committee takes a serious note of the exhaustion of reserve battalionsamong forces. Reserve Components are necessary to enable the personnel to have softposting for some time, may be nearer to their home town area. The Government shouldconsider this aspect seriously.

Delhi Police

4.4.1 Delhi Police has the responsibility to enforce law & order in National Capital Territoryof India. Delhi Police comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Thefunctions of Delhi Police include maintaining peace and order in the city; protect the citizen’slife and property; prevent and detect crime; bring offenders to justice; manage the traffic;uphold the law and provide policing service.

4.4.2 The Ministry has furnished details of allocation made for Delhi Police in R.E. 2014-15and RE. 2015-16 under Demand No.55 which is as under:-

(` in crores)

Scheme B.E. R.E. B.E. RE. Difference Less2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 2015-16 between Allocation

R.E. with ref. (Projection) 2014-15 B.E.

&B.E. 2015-162015-16 Projection

Non-Plan (Revenue 4585.29 4620.80 6652.21 4979.48 358.68 1672.73& Capital)

Plan (Revenue & 445.18 241.50 747.64 390.00 148.50 357.64Capital)

TOTAL 5030.47 4862.30 7399.85 5369.48 507.18 2030.37

4.4.3 According to the Ministry, there is an increase in BE 2015-16 of 6.74% as comparedto BE 2014-15 while there is an increase of 10.43% over RE 2014-15. The Ministry hashowever informed that the plan allocation has decreased from `445.18 croe in BE 2014-15 to`390.00 crore in 2015-16, whereas non-plan allocation has increased from `4585.29 crore(BE 2014-15) to `4979.48 crore (BE 2015-16).

4.4.4 According to the Ministry, the increase is mainly under the heads “Salary” and “Cost ofRation”. The Ministry has informed that an additional allocation of `306.00 crore under’

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Salary’ and `56.00 crore under ‘Cost of Ration’ has been made. While the additional allocationof `306.00 crore compared to 2014-15, will just suffice to meet the requirement of annualincrement and expected increase in D.A, the allocation of `56 crores would meet the enhancedrate of Ration Money with effect from 01.04.2013. The Ministry has admitted that there islikely to be a shortfall under the ‘Salaries’ head since 3,247 new posts are likely to be filled.

4.4.5 The Ministry has furnished details of allocations under major plan schemes in BE2015-16, which is given below in the table:-

(` In crores)

Name of Scheme BE RE EXP VER BE2014-15 2014-15 21.03.15 RE 2015-16

Office Building 253.38 152.03 145.35 95.60 246.50

Residential Building 123.90 62.49 54.69 87.52 95.00

Road Safety Cell 40.59 15.60 5.53 35.45 30.00

Installation of Traffic Signals 11.50 6.90 5.23 75.77 8.00

Modernization of Traffic & Comn. 11.37 1.82 1.02 56.03 7.00Networks

Induction of Latest Technology 0.44 0.26 0.25 96.12 0.50

Upgradation of Trg. to DP 4.00 2.40 2.31 6.25 3.00

Total 445.18 241.50 214.38 8.77 390.00

4.4.6 The Ministry was asked whether the allocation made under Major Head ‘ResidentialBuilding of Delhi Police’ which is `.95 crore in BE 2015-16, will be sufficient in the contextof growing housing needs of Delhi Police personnel. The Ministry was also asked aboutprojected demand for this purpose. The Ministry in its reply has submitted that the allocationof funds of `.95 crore is not sufficient to meet the requirement of growing housing needsof Delhi Police personnel. The details of projected demand of funds for BE 2015-16 is asunder:-

Sl.No Major Head 4055 Funds projected for BE 2015-16

1. Plan Head (Residential Building (Delhi 105.00 CrorePolice Building Programme)

2. PPP (Residential Building 85.00 Crore

TOTAL 1190.00 Crore

4.4.7 During the meeting of the Committee held on 26th March, 2015 to discuss Demands forGrants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Home Secretary on the issue ofallocation to Delhi Police in BE 2015-16 made following submission:-

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“...on the Plan side, in 2015-16, we got `.390 crore and we had projected `747 crore.So, as against a projection of `747 crore, we got only `.390 crore as the BE of2015-16. Sir, on the non-Plan side, we had projected ` 6,652 crore against which wegot ` 4,979 crore. That is the position as far as the Budget Estimates of2015-16 relating to Delhi Police are concerned."

4.4.8 On a pin pointed question of Chairman, DRSC on Home Affairs to the Commissionerof Police, Delhi as to whether he was satisfied with Budget allocation or not, he replied thatthe funds were grossly inadequate and Delhi Police has been given about `1,672 crore less.The Delhi Police has to make requisition of police forces from other States and their paymentshave to be made from non plan allocation.

4.4.9 The Committee is constrained to note that there is major shortfall in terms ofallocation to Delhi Police in almost all major schemes, projects, etc. The Committeeunderstands that Delhi is capital city of the country and the law and order of Delhicomes under the jurisdiction of Delhi Police. In the recent period, number of crimes inDelhi has risen and threat of terrorism is looming large over Delhi. In view of theabove, allocation less than required could hamper modernization process of Delhi Police.The Committee is of the view that the Government should look into this and enhanceallocation at RE stage as per requirements of Delhi Police in terms of completing allschemes, projects of Delhi in a time bound and effective manner.

4.4.10 The Ministry in its written reply has furnished the details of residential projects ofDelhi Police completed or proposed to be completed during the last two years, which is givenbelow in a table:-

Sl. Name of Project AA&ES Target date (revise StatusNo date) of completion

1. PWD - Staff Qtrs. At 01.15 Cr. Completed in 2010 Project completed.

Mayapuri(South)

2 . RITES - Police Housing at 54.57 Cr. 24.09.2015 35% work completed

Sec.19 Dwarka (SW Distt.) as on 28.02.2015.

3 . RITES - Police Housing at 25.10 Cr. 30.03.2015 (likely to 79% work completed

Sector 11 Rohini (Outer) complete in April, 2015) as on 28.02.2015.

4 . PWD - Police Housing 72.79 Cr. 360 Qtrs. Ty.III Construction

Mandoli (East) completed. Finishing Completed. Finishing

work going on. work going on.

5 . RITES - Police Lucknow 35.02 Cr. Planning stage. Planning stage.

Road (North)

6 . Bridge & Roof Co. - SPs Approx. Planning stage. Planning stage.

Accommodation for Trainees 43.38 Cr.

& CPO at PTS Wazirabad

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4.4.11 The Commissioner of Police, Delhi on the issue of residential accommodation for DelhiPolice personnel submitted3 as under:-

“Delhi Police is a static city based police, having long hours of duty. This is not thekind of small city where someone can reach his place of duty in a short period of time.Sometimes, they have to travel for 2-3 hours. Therefore, 50 percent housing satisfactionshould be there. Currently, our housing satisfaction level is 18.73 percent. There is awide gap. Some of our projects are under construction or on our drawing boards.Despite that, our housing satisfaction level will not go beyond 25 percent. Therefore,it is imperative that additional funds should be provided to us for housing. Therefore,we have projected `747.64 crores in our plan, but we have been allocated only ` 390crores, thereby creating a deficit of `357. 64 crores. I request that we should beprovided more funds in plan so that we could repair our existing housing stock, becauseour existing housing stock is over 15000. If we take minimum `1 lac on an averagefor annual maintenance, even then we will require `150 crores for annual maintenanceand extraordinary repairs of these buildings as all our buildings are more than 25-30years old. Similarly, if there is adequate provision for our new construction projects asprojected by us, it will help us a great deal."

4.4.12 The Ministry has also furnished details regarding allocation & utilization of funds underPlan Head (Residential Building) (Delhi Police Building Programme) and PPP (ResidentialBuilding) during the financial year 2014-2015. This detail is tabled below:-

Sl. Major Head Allocation Utilization Balance funds will be utilizedNo. during CFY 2014-15

1. Plan Head (Resdl. Bldg.) 20.00 Cr. 18.56 Cr. `.01.44 Cr. will be utilized bythe end of CFY 2014-15.

2 . PPP (Resdl. Bldg.) 42.49 Cr. 35.78 Cr. 06.70 Cr. will be utilized by theend of CFY 2014-15.

4.4.13 The Ministry has informed that the process to start construction of around 5000 StaffQuarters through PPP (Residential Building) mode is under progress.

4.4.14 The table indicating target fixed & achieved during the financial year 2014-15 andtarget fixed for 2015-16 under Plan Head (Office Building) furnished by the Ministry is asunder:-

2014-15 2015-16

Target Achieved Target

1 2 3

PP Sukhdev Vihar Construction completed PP & 09 Staff Qtrs. at C-BlockJanakpuri - 80% work completed.

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1 2 3

PP Maurya Enclave Constution Completed PS & 64 Staff Qtrs. at PunjabiBagh - 74% work completed.

PP Sec.15 Rohini -do- PS Bawana Sec.0l- 55% workcompleted.

PS & 48 Staff Qtrs. at -do- PS & 48 Staff Qtrs. atSec.5 Rohini New Ashok Nagar - 84% work

completed.

PP Yamuna Vihar -do- PS & 192 Staff Qtrs. at DelhiCantt.- 28% work completed.

PP Bawana Sec.05 -do- PS & 33 Staff Qtrs. at HariNagar - 86% work completed.

PP Bhikaji Cama Place -do- PS & 28 Staff Qtrs. at GreaterKailash - 43% work completed.

PP Distt. Centre Saket -do- PS & 77 Staff Qtrs. at JyotiNagar - 43% work completed.

PS Anand Parbat 92% work completed. PS &30 Staff Qtrs. at FacilityLikely to be completed Centre Janakpuri - 60% workwithin ½ month. completed.

48 Staff Qtrs. at 90% work completed. PS & 73 Staff Qtrs. at ShahdaraMandawali Fazalpur Likely to be completed in - 09% work completed.

the month of April, 2015.

48 Staff Qtrs. at Dilshad 95% work completed. DCP/NE Seelampur - 24% workGarden Likely to be completed in completed.

the month of April, 2015.

24 Staff Qtrs. at 90% work completed. PP & 04 Staff Qtrs. at GulmoharKhazoori Khas Likely to be completed in Park - 60% work completed.

the month of April, 2015.

PS & 31 Staff Qtrs. at Usmanpur- 50% work completed.

PS Khyala - 80% work completed.

PS & 04 Staff Qtrs. at Hauz Qazi- 80% work completed.

PS & 44 Staff Qtrs. at Sec.17Dwarka - 92% work completed.

PS & 52 Staff Qtrs. at Vijay Vihar- 47% work completed.

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1 2 3

PS & 38 Staff Qtrs. at ShalimarBagh - 77% work completed.

Distt. Lines & 130 Staff Qtrs. atKondli Checkpost - 83% workcompleted.

PS & 19 Staff Qtrs. at Gokulpuri- 60% work completed.

PS & 56 Staff Qtrs. at 16-CDwarka - 30% work completed.

PS Dabri - 52% work completed.

PS & DCP Office at IGI Airport- 09% work completed.

4.4.15 The Ministry was asked about the projected demand of the Ministry for Delhi Policeand the amount agreed upon by the Planning Commission (NITI Aayog) and whether theallocated amount is sufficient or not. The Ministry in its written reply has submitted thatas per approved outlay of Plan Schemes for the 12th Five Year Plan, erstwhile PlanningCommission had recommended `421.68 crore to Delhi Police for the year 2015-16,whereas `390.00 crores have so far been allocated by the Ministry of Finance. TheMinistry has also submitted that additional funds amounting to `357.64 crore as perprojection in RE. 2015-16 are required by Delhi Police under Plan Schemes for properimplementation of projects.

4.4.16 The Committee notes the submission of the Ministry that the allocation offunds for Delhi Police in BE 2015-16 is not sufficient to meet the requirement ofgrowing housing needs of Delhi Police personnel and for construction of residentialbuildings. The Committee recommends that the Finance Ministry should reconsider theallocation at RE stage. The Committee is constrained to note that housing projects ofDelhi Police are moving at snail’s pace and except one no project has been completedas yet. The Committee therefore, recommends that all housing projects should becompleted without time and cost overrun. The Committee also recommends that allprocedural bottlenecks should be cleared at the earliest for residential projects andoffice building projects and necessary funds should be provided for the purpose as perrequirement.

4.4.17 The Committee notes that allocation made in RE 2014-15 is `0.26 crore for Inductionof latest technology in Delhi Police which has been increased to `0.50 crore inBE 2015-16. The Ministry was asked whether this small sum will prove to be sufficient forinduction of latest technology in Delhi. The Ministry in its reply has stated that Delhi Policehad projected `.1.00 crore in BE. 2015-16 against allocation of `0.50 crore and thereforeadditional funds of `.0.50 crore will be required to meet the planned proposals.

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4.4.18 On the issue of less allocation in the Head called the introduction of latest technology,the Police Commissioner, Delhi submitted4 as under:-

“... One more reason for it is that the technology used in police departments, it doesnot cost very high, For instance, we have just started registering of last report throughmobile phone and Internet, in which about 9 lakh people have already filed their lastreport through Mobile phone and internet. The cost of developing it is less than R10lakh. Similarly, now our endeavor is that people should register the FIR of motorvehicle theft through internet and mobile phone and the further investigation processshould be computerized. Alongwith this final report should be submitted in computerizedform in the Court and received there in computerized form. The software developed byus in this regard has been developed with a cost of around `.10-15 lakh. Similarly, wehave also hired server etc. for it. One more thing about it is that in our concepttechnology does not replace the manpower, because there is a thinking that technologywould replace the manpower. In police, technology does not replace the manpower, itonly enhances the efficiency of manpower."

4.4.19 The Committee is dismayed to note that only `.0.50 crore has been allocated inBE 2015-16 against the projected demand of `.1.00 crore for Induction of Latest Technologyin Delhi Police. The Committee recommends that the Delhi Police may be provided adequatefund as sought by it so that the work on induction of latest technology is not hampered dueto want of fund.

4.4.20 When asked about number of complaints of not registering FIRs by the PolicePersonnel at the Police Stations in Delhi received during the last two years and the numberfound to be genuine and details of action taken against such erring personnel, the Ministry hasfurnished the following tabled information:-

Year Complaint Not Genuine/ Action taken againstreceived Substantiated Substantiated erring Police Personnel

2013 30 29 01 Explanation of erringpersonnel called.

2014 20 19 01 Explanation of erringpersonnel called.

4.4.21 During the meeting of the Committee, on the issue of non-registering of FIRs to projectlow crime rate, the Commissioner of Police, Delhi submitted5 as under:-

“...more the FIR registered more matters we have to investigate and more chargesheetswe will have to file. In the earlier days when a thief or gang is arrested and if anyof our investigating officer has to depose with regard to bail in three cases, he has torun for one or three courts. Then he has to face a lot of problems but now the numberhas increased from 3 to 33. It means he has to depose before 33 courts. Many a timeswhen a gang submits a bail application, then we have to send two to four officers torepresent the cases. Thus the work has definitely increased no doubt on it. One more

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reason is that the SHO who earlier does not register FIR, now he knows if he wouldnot register FIR he has to face consequences. After registering an FIR we have toinvestigate it and bring it to the conclusion, have to prosecute during trial also.Thus there were lots of problems. Therefore, Ministry of Home Affairs has been verykind towards the requirements of manpower in our department that they haveforwarded the approval of 16 thousand. This figure is around 16 thousand, it is notexact figure.

4.4.22 The Committee is not satisfied with the reply given in the context of actiontaken against erring officials not registering FIRs. The Committee believes that thenumber of instances when police officials refuse or discourage to register FIR may bebigger than what has been claimed officially. The victims out of fear do not complainagainst police officials. The Committee is displeased to note that during the last twoyears (2013 & 2014) out of 30 and 20 complaints, only two complaints were found to begenuine. The Committee smells a rat here and finds that this is a clear case of conflictof interest where police officials themselves are investigating such cases. It would bebetter if complaints of non- registration of FIRs are inquired by an independent body.The Committee is of the considered view that there is an urgent need to have anindependent body consisting of civil society groups, judiciary, etc. to look into such casesand stringent action must be taken against the officials for not registering ordiscouraging people who come for registering FIRs as just seeking of explanation is notgoing to serve any purpose. The Committee in this connection is also of the view thata police station is a vital organ of the society and its responsibility and duties to thesociety are of very much significance for maintaining law & order. In the absence ofpolice system, the society may turn into anarchy. The Committee, therefore, feels thatsocial audit of police system is the need of the hour and the Government may considersocial audit of policing in the country to improve its functioning in a transparentmanner.

Sensitisation Towards Ethical And Moral Values

4.4.23 There is general opinion among masses particularly belonging to the weaker sections ofthe country that Indian police is insensitive and it has still not come out of colonial hang over.People opt to go to police station only in case of distress or seeking help from the policepersonnel for redressal of their grievances. Their hopes are shattered when they observe theunfriendly and insensitive behavior of the police officials posted there. This is a very gravesituation but can be attended with great satisfaction if police officials are made courteous andsensitive.

4.4.24 The Committee empathizes with general perception about police in the country.The Committee is of the opinion that a person in distress only comes to police stationor contacts police personnel for help. In such a situation if police personnel at the policestation do not behave like a protector of law & order, it causes further problem to theperson in distress. The Committee recommends that a training programme of longduration on ethical and moral values and people friendly attitude should be imparted to

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police personnel especially of lower ranks. The Committee is of the opinion that theGovernment should not only emphasise on the security training of police personnel butalso train them for developing good communication skills, behavior, attitude andresponsibility with the general public. The Committee is of the considered view thatGovernment of India should issue guidelines to all the States and Union Territories inthis regard.

4.4.25 The Ministry was also asked about total number of woman police personnel in DelhiPolice, rank wise. The Ministry in its written reply has informed that the following numbersof women are working in Delhi Police in various ranks as on 5th March, 2015:-

Rank Total sanction Total present Women in Exe.(Male & Female) (Women) Cadre

Spl. C.P 10 02 02

Jt. C.P 20 02 02

Addl. C.P 19 00 00

DCP/ Addl. DCP 53 06 06

JAG 54 02 02

ACP 348 10 10

Inspr. 1350 96 72

SI 6111 559 501

ASI 6752 640 337

HC 20817 786 563

Const. 46707 4692 4692

Civilians 94 04 —

MTS 2200 294 —

4.4.26 Rank-wise details of women Police Personnel deployed for various duties.

Rank Deployed in Districts/ Deployed in Traffic, PCR etc.Police Stations

Inspr. 33 39

SI 400 101

ASI 224 113

HC 365 198

Const. 2275 2417

4.4.27 The Ministry has also furnished details regarding new women police personnel proposedto be recruited in Delhi Police this year. According to the Ministry, out of 155 candidates

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selected for the post of women /Sub Inspector (Exe.) Exam, 2012, 129 candidates have joinedtraining and the remaining candidates are expected to join training shortly. Besides, out of1,434 candidates selected for the post of Women/Constable (Exe.) Exam.-2013, 1,395candidates joined training between November, 2014 and March, 2015. The remaining candidateswill be sent for training shortly. The Ministry of Home Affairs has also advised Delhi Policeto put in all out efforts to fill up vacant posts so as to bring the level upto one third of totalstrength. The Ministry has also furnished details regarding number of police stations in Delhiwhich are headed by women SHOs. According to the Ministry, 04 Women Inspectors (Exe.)are posted as SHO as on date.

4.4.28 The Ministry was asked about quantum of amount allocated under Nirbhaya Fund inBudget and the initiatives taken for utilizing this Fund. The Ministry in its written reply hasstated that `3 crore under Nirbhaya Fund Project, (2014-15) has been approved. The keyinitiatives proposed by Delhi Police under Nirbhaya Fund Project, specifically for protection ofwomen which are to be implemented in phases, are as follows:-

· Procurement of equipment for finding out exact location of a target mobilephone.

· Deploying Police vehicles at girls colleges, school, outside metro stations andplaces prone to teasing/harassment of women and chain snatching.

· Installation of CCTV cameras at and around girl schools/colleges.

· Up-gradation of CCTV cameras systems in Police Stations.

4.4.29 The Committee takes note of the fact that representation of women in the DelhiPolice has been increasing and the Committee hopes that the Delhi police will soonbring the ratio to 33%. The Committee is aware that crime against women has risen inthe capital city in the recent period. In view of this, increasing visibility of women inuniform in the Delhi Police will boost up the morale of women of Delhi. The Committeewhile noting the fact that four police stations are being headed by Women SHOs,recommends that the Delhi Police should post more and more women as head of policestations as women victims will find police stations headed by women officers as friendlyto visit any time and report crimes against them.

4.4.30 The issue of broad basing of Delhi Police has been drawing attention of the Committeefor long. One Member of the Committee raised the issue of recruitment of people in DelhiPolice from multi ethinic or regional background. While replying, the Commissioner of Police,Delhi made following submission6:-

“...in fact, this was felt by Government of India and Delhi Police. In our lastrecruitment one thing is that Our Sub Inspectors are now being recruited through SSE.It means SSE recruits them on All India basis. Therefore, with regard to Sub Inspectorsour representation is now All-India based. Secondly, we used recruit our constabularyin Delhi. In the last recruitment we have had recruitment from 10 places. For this, ourteam has visited 10 places such as Guwahati, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Patna inBihar, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai and Bangluru and last time we have recruited

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them in this manner. For this time we are in touch with SSC for their recruitment, sothat SSC may recruit the whole constabulary. If it fails to do so, our effort is that wevisit every state ourselves for recruitment of constabulary. But I cannot still confirmit as we have to face a lot of administrative constraints in it. So far there is a questionof making it broad based., we are already recruiting police personnel from North- Easton ad-hoc basis. If I remember correctly, we have written to DG of every North-Easternstate that they provide 10 women and 10 men to us from their recruitment. In this way,we are trying that Delhi Police may be made broad based. There are certainadministrative processes in sending our officers on deputation outside. For instance, inPuduchery all work is done in Tamil, and in Dadra and Nagar Haveli work is donein Gujarati to a large extent, so there may be some problems in adjustment. But themain thing is that broad bases recruitment is a must. Delhi Police and Government ofIndia have already done a lot in this regard.

4.4.31 The Home Secretary further added7 on the issue as under:-

“...Firstly the idea of making Delhi Police broad based, it has come to a lot ofprominence in at least last eight-nine months. Ministry of Home Affairs has also givenpr:iority to this. We would like that the constabulary of Delhi Police may also be sentto SSC so that it could become more broad-based and representative. Sir, we are doingthat effort and we have to be in touch with Staff Selection Commission. But I am quitehopeful that we would be able to persuade them and they should take over therecruitment of constabulary in Delhi Police so that we make the Delhi Police morerepresentative and broad-based.

4.4.32 The Committee notes the submissions made by the Home Secretary and DelhiPolice Commissioner for making Delhi Police a true reflection of cosmopolitancomposition of Delhi Police. The Committee recommends that the recruitment to theposts of constabulary should also be done by Staff Selection Commission (SSC) as hasbeen done in the case of post of Sub-Inspectors. The recruitment on the basis of AllIndia test conducted by SSC in itself is a practical solution in this regard where peoplefrom the whole country can apply. The Committee hopes that Delhi Police would soonhave all India character and be more representative and broad based.

4.4.33 The Committee raised the issue of duty hours of Delhi police personnel andallowances paid for extra working hours. The Commissioner of Police, Delhi replied thatofficially there is fixed duty hour, however, it is not possible to follow. He added thatthere is no provision of compensatory leave and extra working hours allowances to DelhiPolice personnel. The Committee understands that in view of the nature of work, it isnot practically possible to follow fixed duty hours in Delhi Police. However, theCommittee feels that the police personnel working extra hours should be givenallowances/compensation, etc. to keep them motivated. Subject to the exigency of work,there should also be provision for compensatory leave for personnel deployed duringholidays.

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CHAPTER - V

UNION TERRITORIES

Demand No. 57 - Transfers to Union Territory Governments with Legislature

5.1.1 The Demand No. 57 pertaining to the Ministry of Home Affairs deals with assistanceprovided to Union Territories of Puducherry and NCT of Delhi in the form of Grants andLoans for following purposes:-

(i) Grant to meet non-plan deficit to UT of Pondicherry.

(ii) To make payment of enhanced compensation for death, injury and damage toresidential properties in Delhi during 1984 riots.

(iii) Grants for Union Territories Plan Schemes.

(iv) Loans and Advances to UT of Puducherry to cover gap in resources underNon-Plan.

5.1.2 The budget provision under the Head ‘Plan’ under this Demand is decided by theMinistry of Finance. According to the Ministry, Non-Plan support to meet Non-Plan deficit isextended only to Puducherry as NCT Delhi has a surplus balance from current revenues.According to the Ministry, `629.00 crore has been given to Puducherry in 2015-16 to meetnon-plan deficit.

5.1.3 The Ministry has informed that the Ministry of Home Affairs releases the grant onquarterly basis and have a limited role in scrutinizing, sanctioning and implementation of theschemes/projects in respect of these two Union Territories.

5.1.4 According to the Ministry, total plan assistance to UT of Puducherry is `744.01 croreand to NCT of Delhi is `394.99 crore

5.1.5 The budgetary provision of this Demand is given in the accompanying table:

(` in crore)

Actuals BE RE BE2013-2014 2014-2015 2014-2015 2015-2016

Plan 1231.66 1139.00 1113.00 1139.00

Non-Plan 585.00 587.50 587.50 629.00

TOTAL 1816.66 1726.50 1700.50 1768.00

5.1.6 The Ministry has informed that reduction of `26.00 crore in RE 2014-15 as comparedto BE 2014-15 in assistance provided to Puducherry under Plan section was due to non-

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utilization. Besides, the increase of ` 26.00 crore in BE 2015-16 over RE 2014-15 was due toreasons as under:-

(i) Higher allocation of Central Plan Assistance is on account of higher allocationof Additional Central Assistance to Puducherry under normal central assistanceand

(ii) The allocation of Additional Central Assistance (ACA) for NCT of Delhi has alsobeen increased for normal Additional Central Assistance compared to RE

5.1.7 While justifying the increase of `41.50 crores in non-plan allocation in BE 2015-16over RE 2014-15, the Ministry has stated that it was due to additional funds released forthe compensation to 1984 riot victims and improvement of Statistical System of GNCTDelhi.

5.1.8 During the meeting of the Committee held on 27th March, 2015, the AdditionalSecretary and Financial Adviser while making presentation illustrated allocation trend underDemand No. 57 which is given in a chart below:-

5.1.9 During the same meeting, the AS&FA informed the Committee about major initiativestaken in National Capital Territory of Delhi during 2014-15 which is given below:-

(i) 700 bedded Hospital is under construction at Dwarka at a cost of `566 crore.

(ii) Construction of 19 school buildings at a cost of `327 crore is under progress.

(iii) Construction of Deen Dayal Upadhyay College in Dwarka at a cost of `151crore is under progress.

(iv) Project of Signal Free Corridor on Outer Ring Road at a cost of `2038 croreis under construction.

(v) Signature Bridge at a cost of `1131 crore is under construction.

(vi) Barapullah Flyover phase-II at a cost of `530 crore is under construction.

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5.1.10 The AS & FA while making presentation intimated the Committee about major initiativestaken in UT of Puducherry during 2014-15 which is as under:-

(i) `235 crore has been provided for improvement in the Health and other vitalindicators such as Immunization, Infant mortality Rate, Sex Ratio, etc.

(ii) `55 crore has been given for augmentation in the tourism infrastructure,including thirunallar temple town development project.

(iii) `376 crore has been allocated for on Water Supply, Underground Sewerage,roads and Bridges which benefitted the local population.

5.1.11 The AS & FA also gave details of major initiatives to be taken in UT of Puducherryduring 2015-16 which is detailed below:-

(i) Super Speciality Hospital at Karaikal is proposed at the cost of `45 crore.

(ii) Strengthening of secondary and higher education will be undertaken with `469crore allocations.

(iii) Two industrial zones to increase employment will be set up with an outlay of`69 crore.

(iv) `539 crore will be spent for improvement of infrastructure and traffic mobility,

(v) `119 crore has been given for development of housing and other infrastructurefacilities under the slum free city plan.

5.1.12 The Committee understands that the budget provision under the Head ‘Plan’under Demand No. 57 is decided by the Ministry of Finance. The Committee wasapprised that the Plan component under this demand has decreased during the last two-three years. Keeping in view that NCT of Delhi being capital city of country itsrequirement is very big in terms of infrastructure and basic facilities, allocation underthe Head Plan in this demand should be enhanced at RE stage. The Committee hopesthat with enhanced allocation the Delhi Government will be able to complete its ongoingconstruction of hospitals, school buildings, college, signal free corridor, Signature Bridgeand flyovers.

5.1.13 The Committee also recommends that the Union Home Ministry should takestock of financial needs for creation for social and physical infrastructure of the UT ofPuducherry. The Committee takes serious note of the fact that due to non utilization,the Plan component of allocation to UT of Puducherry was reduced at RE stage in 2014-15. The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs should impress uponUT of Puducherry and other UT Administrations to utilize timely the allocations madeunder various Heads to overcome drastic cut at RE stage.

5.1.14 The Committee notes that the Budget Estimates allocation under Grant 57 hastaken a downward turn from the financial year 2013-14. The Committee also takes noteof the fact that during the last five years, there is 17% decrease in Budget Estimatesallocation. The Committee, in view of the inflationary pressures recommends that theGovernment should enhance ‘allocation under this demand at RE stage.

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Demand No. 99 to 103 CUTs without Legislature)

5.2.1 The Administrators/Heads of the five UTs (Without Legislature) have been delegatedfinancial and administrative powers and based on the ceilings fixed by the Ministry of Financefor ‘Non-Plan’ and ‘Plan’ expenditure, the Union Territory Administrations prepare budgetallocations for the schemes against the Ministries/Departments of the Central Governmentwhich are administratively concerned. The budgetary break-up is included in the Demands forGrants of the respective UTs (Grant Nos. 99-103) and presented by Ministry of Home Affairs.Grant Nos. 99 to 103 relate to five Union Territories which is detailed below:-

· Grant No. 99: UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

· Grant No. 100: UT of Chandigarh

· Grant No. 101: UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli

· Grant No. 102: UT of Daman & Diu

· Grant No. 103: UT of Lakshadweep

5.2.2 According to the Ministry, although provisions for the Union Territories withoutLegislature form part of the Demands of the Ministry of Home Affairs, different programmes/schemes are the subject matter of the Ministries which are responsible for scrutinizing,sanctioning and implementing the schemes /projects falling under their purview. The detailsregarding allocation (Plan and Non- Plan) in BE and RE 2014-15 and 2015-16 pertaining toDemands No. 99 to 103, is tabled below:-

(` in Crores)

UTs (without legislature)Budget Estimates & Expenditure 2014-15: (Plan and Non-Plan)

BE RE Expenditure % BE2014-15 2014-15 as on date over RE 2015-16

99-Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3613.38 3407.62 3085.41 90.54 3860.38

100-Chandigarh 3543.25 3416.48 3139.60 91.90 3831.47

101-Dadra & Nagar Haveli 844.92 790.37 699.98 88.56 907.46

102-Daman & Diu 1639.12 1539.89 1309.21 85.02 1781.42

1103-Lakshadweep 1065.64 997.10 838.38 84.08 1154.78

TOTAL 10706.31 10151.46 9072.58 89.37 11535.51

5.2.3 The Committee notes that during the financial year 2014-15, allocation on all theDemands pertaining to UTs without legislature (99 to 103) was reduced at RE stage. TheCommittee also noted that in the case of UT of Lakshadweep, drastic reduction wasmade at RE stage and even then the UT could spend 84.08% of what was allocated inRE. The Committee recommends that all the UT Governments particularly UT ofLakhswadeep, should fast pace the project implementation to avoid cut at RE stage.

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5.2.4 The Ministry has also furnished details regarding Non-Plan and Plan allocations in BE2015-16 which is as under:-

Non-Plan Plan Total

99 - Andaman & Nicobar Island 1660.38 2200.00 3860.38

100 - Chandigarh 2971.47 860.00 3831.47

101 - Dadra & Nagar Haveli 157.46 750.00 907.46

102 - Daman & Diu 1057.82 723.60 1781.42

103 - Lakshadweep 644.3 8 510.40 1154.78

TOTAL 6491.51 5044.00 11535.51

5.2.5 The Members while discussing noticed that the allocation to Union Territories were notin accordance with the demands projected by the Ministry of Home Affairs. When the HomeSecretary was asked about his views on this, he submitted8 as under:-

“... This budget is from our side, through MHA. Further, the Centrally sponsoredschemes which are applicable to States and Union Territories, their funds are separate,it comes from separate source. ... These are the budget proposals which come from theunion territories on the basis of which budget is made through us and Ministry ofFinance allocates budget keeping in view the earlier expenditure and the nature of theproposals. I believe that Fourteenth Finance Commission is applicable only to the StateGovernments. It does not cover Union Territories. As per devolution formula devisedby the Fourteenth Finance Commission this time State Governments have been allocatedsufficient funds. My effort would remain that on seeing the overall fiscal situation weshould ask the Ministry of Finance that keeping in view the situation it should givemore funds to the Union Territories."

5.2.6 The Committee notes the allocation details regarding Demand No. 99 to 103pertaining to UTs without legislature. The Committee was briefed that the allocation isnot as per requirement of the UTs. The Committee in view of this recommends that theMinistry of Home Affairs should take up the matter with finance Ministry for enhancingthe allocation at RE stage so that ongoing projects /schemes may not be affected.Keeping in view, lower connectivity facility from mainland, poor infrastructure facilitiesin some of the Union Territories particularly Andaman & Nicobar Islands andLakshadweep, a separate long term planning should be made and the Governmentshould consider higher allocation for lagging Union Territories.

5.2.7 The Committee is of the view that the Plan expenditure pertaining to the UnionTerritories without legislature should be more and there should not be any cut in thePlan expenditure in the proposals as there is no institutional grievance redressedmechanism as is available with UTs with legislature. Besides, the Committee

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recommends that budget Grants for UTs without legislature should be madenon-lapsable as in the case of North Eastern States where unspent balances are carriedforward for the next year. The Committee desires that similar provisions should beapplied to the Union Territories in view of their pressing needs.

5.2.8 The Committee is also of the view that the Finance Ministry should relax itsnorms/rules of 30th September cutoff date for one half of the expenditure to be madefrom what was allocated in Budget Estimates for revising its estimates. The Committeerecommends that the Ministry in tandem with other Ministries should take up thematter with the Finance Ministry for changing its unscientific cut off dated i.e. 30thSeptember for one half of the expenditure which is allocated in Budget Estimate.

Monitoring Mechanism

5.3.1 During the meeting of the Committee held on 27th March, 2015, the Committeediscussed Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Home Affairs concerning UnionTerritories. The Members raised the issue of rampant corruption and siphoning off moneymeant for development to other purposes in UTs without legislature. The Home Secretary,while replying, made following submission:-

“....The other point was relating to monitoring mechanism. It is a genuine concern ofthe hon. Members that there is something lacking in ensuring constant monitoring ofwhat is happening in the Union Territories. I think there is a need to have some systemin the MHA which does not seem to exist today. Periodically, once in three or sixmonths, I would prefer three months to six months, we should sit with the UnionTerritories and look at their schemes or plans and their implementation...Not only inrelation to the Budget that we are talking about, even in relation to the proposals thatthey have submitted to the various line Ministries of the Government of India - whetherit be Telecom, whether it be tourism, whether it be Education or whether it be Health- I also feel that there is a need to institutionalise such a mechanism here so that weare able to monitor the implementation part more closely and seriously because ofwhich some of these problems are coming up.

5.3.2 The Committee while deliberating upon budgetary allocations of UTs without legislature,came to the conclusion that even after 68 years of independence, these UTs are stillunderdeveloped in terms of roads, education, basic infrastructure, etc. The Committee feelsthat despite pouring of large sums of money during these years, nothing concrete has beenrealized on ground. The Committee was also apprised of under utilization of funds and projectsor schemes lagging behind and not completed years after projected time frame. The Committeerecommends that a high level committee in the Ministry of Home Affairs consisting of publicrepresentatives should be constituted to monitor the projects/schemes under implementation inparticular and development in general of Union Territories.

Connectivity

5.4.1 During the same meeting, the Committee realised the issue of connectivity in UTsof Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands The UT of Andaman & Nicobar andLakshadweep, in particular are having severe problem of connectivity from mainland. In

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UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the Administration does not have even proper vesselsto ferry people up and down The passengers are forced to travel in ageing vessels..

5.4.2 The Home Secretary while replying submittedi10 as under:-

“.....many issues have been raised here. I have already mentioned about the issue ofconnectivity that there is an issue of connectivity. Some steps have been taken andsome steps are to be taken about it. As per the information which I have received aboutLakshdweep there are 26 passengers ships at present. Two ships have been procuredthere in 2014-15 and capacity of one ship is 400 passengers.”

5.4.3 On the pin pointed question of Members regarding total transport capacity of these 26passenger shies and safety conditions of these ships, the representative of the UT ofLakshadweep made following submission:-

“.....The passenger capacity has increased from 1,200 in the year 2000 to 2,900 as ofnow. The passenger capacity of 2,900 includes 2,400 during the all-weather season plusadditional 500 during the fair-weather season. We have also increased the number ofhigh speed vessels which was only 2 during the year 2000 to 10 at present. Also, thenumber of cargo-barge capacity has been increased from 2,400 metric tons to 3,500metric tons and two 800-metric-ton-capacity cargo ships are under construction inGujarat and they are likely to be delivered in the next three months. The acquisitionhas been done based on the 15-year prospective plan prepared during the year 2000.In 2015, we have prepared one more prospective plan considering what will be therequirement in the next 15 years and that has also been sent to the Ministry. As perthe prospective plan, we will accordingly take up acquisition of new ships and vesselsas per the requirement.

5.4.4 The representative of the Lakshadweep further added that the ship schedule is preparedfor two seasons. One is for fair-weather season and another is for monsoon season. Accordingto him, the frequency of ships varies from one island to another island depending upon thepopulation. He submitted that as far as Kavaratti was concerned the Administration ensured thatthere are two-three direct voyages from Kavaratti to Kochi. Regarding frequency of ships, hesubmitted that it was three times a week.

5.4.5 Regarding the issue of connectivity problem being faced by people residing in UT ofAndaman & Nicobar Islands from mainland, high cost of air travel between the Andaman &Nicobar Islands and mainland and providing subsidy to lessen cost of air travel, the Ministryin its written reply has submitted as under:-

“The Airlines operating between the mainland and Islands in the UT of Andaman &Nicobar Islands charge fare ranging from `15,000/- to `24,000/- for one way ineconomy class. This high fare is a hindrance for tourism, besides causing hardships tobe Islanders who often have to go to mainland on emergencies including medicalemergency. To give relief to the Islanders, the A&N Administration has recentlyintroduced chartered flights services between Port Blair and Chennai through Air India,which operates two flights in a month on every 1st and 3rd Saturdays. Islanders arebeing offered subsidized airfare at `5,000/- for one way between Port Blair andChennai and for the tourists, the fare is at `11,600/- one way. Efforts are also being

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made by the Administration to increase the frequency of flights to Chennai and also tostart chartered flight services to Kolkata. Air India is yet to confirm the proposedincreased frequencies."

5.4.6 The Ministry in its written reply has further submitted that apart from above, the UTAdministration has suggested the following facilities for consideration concurrence of Ministryof Civil Aviation.

(i) Providing Air travel subsidy on mainland-Island sector.

(ii) Give special status to A&N Islands in the Civil Aviation policy and fix upper capfor airfare on this sector to control price.

(iii) It should be made mandatory for all airlines to operate to Port Blair. This willincrease the number of flights to balance demand and supply.

5.4.7 The Ministry was also asked about steps taken to increase frequency of inter-islandferry service in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Ministry in its written reply has stated thatdue to ageing fleet in the inter-island sector, there is a need to augment the operationalavailability of vessels to improve the frequency of sailings and regarding this, the A&NAdministration has taken the following steps:-

(i) Long Term:-4x500 passenger ships have been planned for acquisition duringthe 12th Five Year plan. In pursuance of the “Make in India” policy of Govt.of India, two of these vessels will be soon awarded to Cochin Shipyard Ltd.(CSL) for construction.

(ii) Short Term:- As an interim measure, the A&N Administration has decided tocharter vessels from the open market for a period from 02 to 05 years toaugment services on the inter-island sector till the new vessels underacquisition are ready and join the fleet. The process for chartering new shipsis in advanced stage.

5.4.8 The Committee recognizes that there is severe problem of connectivity in UTs ofLakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Committee recommends that in theUT of Lakshadweep, frequency of ships should be increased. Besides, high capacitythree-four more ships should be procured on priority basis. The Committee alsorecommends that the Government should take up the issue of extending the length ofthe runway at Agatti Airport to make it operational for modern bigger aircrafts as itwould increase tourist flow and help develop Lakshadweep.

5.4.9 The Committee takes note of the submission made by the Ministry of HomeAffairs that the fares for the Airlines operating between the mainland and Islands inthe UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands are on higher side which is a hindrance fortourism and also causes hardships to the Islanders who often have to go to mainland onemergencies including medical emergency. The Committee recommends that theGovernment should look into this and come out with some concrete measures to lessenfares which will help grow tourism sector in the UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and

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will also prove helpful for residents of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Committee alsonotes that the A&N Administration has recently introduced chartered flight servicesbetween Port Blair and Chennai through Air India which operates two flights in a monthon every 1st and 3rd Saturdays and islanders are being offered subsidized airfare at`.5,000/- for one way between Port Blair and Chennai. The Committee hopes that theUnion Civil Aviation Ministry will consider positively the proposal of UT Administrationto increase the frequency of flights to Chennai and also to start chartered flightservices to Kolkata by Air India and also other proposals which will go a long way interms of development of UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

5.4.10 The Committee takes note of the fact that due to ageing fleet in the inter-islandsector in UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and feels that there is a need to augmentthe operational availability of vessels to improve the frequency. The Committee alsotakes note of the fact that the proposed passenger ships to be included in the fleet arestill at planning stage. The Committee recommends that these ships should be orderedfor supply with a deadline. The Committee also recommends that interim arrangementof chartering ships from the open market until own ships are supplied by themanufacturer should be done at the earliest. There should not be any delay inchartering the ships from open market. This may be done for both Andaman & NicobarIslands and Lakshadweep.

Compensatory Pay To Fire Service Personnel In UT Of A&N Islands

5.5.1 The attention of the Committee was also drawn to the issue of re-instatement ofcompensatory pay to the fire service personnel of the UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Thisissue is long pending and several representations have been made but no action has been takenso far.

5.5.2 The Committee recommends that an early decision on the re-instatement ofcompensatory pay to the fire service personnel should be taken.

India Reserve Battalion, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

5.6.1 The Committee has been given to understand that India Reserve Battalion,Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli was sanctioned in the year 1996 byGovernment of India. The initial sanction was for UT of Lakshadweep. In 1997, the Battalionwas shared among three UTs of Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. 50%of the personnel are recruited from UT of Lakshadweep and the remaining 50% from UTs ofDaman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. One Member of the Committee mentioned that theIndia Reserve Battalion, with headquarters in the UT of Lakshadweep, has a recruitment policywhich is against the interest of recruited personnel from UTs of Daman & Diu and Dadara &Nagar Haveli. The recruitment to this Battalion is from these three UTs. However these recruitsare posted for a total period of four years away from their native place causing a lot ofhardship, mainly due to the language problem.

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local recruits should be posted within their territory which would help them lead a better familylife and thereby improve their operational efficiency. The Ministry in its Action Taken Noteson the said report had intimated that India Reserve Battalion was raised by recruiting 50% ofits strength from UT of Lakshadweep and remaining 50% from UTs of Daman & Diu andDadra & Nagar Haveli and to maintain the cosmopolitan character of the Battalion, the Jawansrecruited for Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli were mixed in all theCompanies and Platoons. The Ministry had also informed that this battalion was having sixservice companies and two support companies and all the three UTs of Lakshadweep, Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu were having deployment of 2 service companies in each UTwith one support company in the UT of Lakshadweep and one Support company in UT ofDadra & Nagar Haveli. The Ministry had also furnished information about Rotation Policy ofIR Battalion, which is as under :-

“The companies deployed at Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveliwill have frequent even rotation at the interval of two years i.e. a company deployedat Lakshadweep will come to DD and DNH after two years of time and the companyin rotation replaces them. The rotation of companies will be in alphabetical order i.e.A to F and two years tenure will be followed without fail..."

5.6.3 The Ministry further informed in the said Action Taken Notes that IR Battalionpersonnel are transferred from one UT to another after completion of two years tenure. Theaforesaid policy is followed to ensure due objectivity, neutrality and transparency in functioningof the IRBN Jawans.

5.6.4 The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the local recruits should beposted within their Territory which will help improve their operational efficiency. TheCommittee is of the view that the recruits from Daman & Diu could be posted in Dadra& Nagar Haveli and vice-versa. The Committee understands that posting away from thefamily can cause unnecessary stress among personnel and reduce their mental andphysical strength which will ultimately go against the interest of the battalion whichthey are supposed to serve. The Committee recommends that the Government of Indiashould look into this and make necessary changes in the rules regarding posting ofpersonnel of this battalion.

OBSERVATIONS/CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OFTHE COMMITTEE AT A GLANCE

OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF DEMANDS FOR GRANTS

The main concern of the Committee is that overall responsibility for theseschemes which are of vital importance for country’s internal security would now lie withthe State Governments. The Committee is of the view that the role of the CentralGovernment in these schemes which are largely meant for creating long terminfrastructure and assets for a robust internal security architecture in the country,should not be undermined. The Committee agrees with the Home Secretary that theseschemes give effective leverage and instrument to the Ministry to seek engagement ofStates to manage internal security related issues, problems etc. (Para 2.9)

In principle, the Committee is in favour of the financial autonomy of the Statesas recommended by the 14th Finance Commission. However, the Committee is of theconsidered view that the matter of national pursuits ranging from national security toterritorial integrity cannot be left at the dispensation of the State Governments alonewith no monitoring and accountability of Union Government in spite of clearconstitutional mandate to the Union Government to the effect. As also highlighted bythe Home Secretary that the issue of transferring the national security related Schemeto the States should be reviewed and the Central Government must have a say in thematter of national importance, particularly pertaining to internal security. TheCommittee is of the considered view that the Government must be cautious whiletransferring such schemes/projects/plans having grave national ramifications, to theStates so that national security is not compromised in the name of the financialautonomy to the States. Moreover, the Committee strongly recommends that even if anycentrally Sponsored Scheme is transferred to the States, the Central Government musthave resilient monitoring mechanism over the progress of implementation of thoseschemes. The Committee recommends that the Finance Ministry should positively lookinto the matter and reconsider its decision of transferring eight Centrally SponsoredSchemes of MHA merged into an Umbrella Centrally Sponsored Scheme called ‘NationalScheme for Modernization of Police and other Forces’. (Para 2.10)

The Committee takes a serious view of under expenditure in respect of the PlanSchemes of Ministry of Home Affairs during financial year 2012-13, 2013-14 and2014-15 (as on 28.2.2015). The Committee is not happy to note that during the lastthree financial years, in many schemes, the Ministry has not been able to spend evenreduced allocated amount at RE stage. In view of the Committee this not only leads tomis-apprehension amongst economy planners about the lesser absorption capacity of theimplementing agencies of the schemes/projects/plans so undertaken but also presents

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reasonable ground to further decrease allocation to the Ministry either at the RE stageor at the BE stage in the next financial year. The Committee, therefore, stronglyrecommends that the Ministry should impress upon concerned implementing agencies tofast track the completion of the projects within the given time frame and avoid underutilisation of funds. (Para 2.12)

The Committee notes the courses of actions undertaken by the Government interms of maintaining internal security scenario in the country. The Committee alsonotes the submission that multi pronged strategies being followed in the short andmedium term have led to a declining trend in the level of Left Wing violence as wellas the resultant killings since 2011. The Committee, however, desires that theMinistry of Home Affairs as per its topmost priority should strive diligently toimprove the capacity infrastructure of Central Para Military Forces and upgrade themuch necessary institutional mechanisms for further enhancing internal security ofthe country. (Para 2.17)

The Committee notes the national policy and action plan document whichadopted an integrated strategy comprising security related measures, developmentrelated measures, ensuring rights and entitlements related measures and publicperception management to contain Left Wing Extremism in the country. TheCommittee understands that only security related measures cannot check growth ofLeft Wing Extremism. I t should go a long with deve lopment measures andstrategies . (Para 2.18)

The Committee is of the opinion that the development of socio-economicinfrastructure and services such as schools, Primary Health Centres, roads, bridges,etc. should go hand in hand with security operations in Left Wing ExtremismAffected areas. The Committee is of the considered view that providing basicinfrastructure and other facilities can help check growth of influence of left wingextremism in these areas. (Para 2.19)

The Committee takes note of the increase of 11.52% over RE 2014-15 and 4.78%over BE 2014-15 in allocation to the Ministry of Home Affairs for current fiscal year.The Committee is constrained to express its displeasure over the fact that out of`107790.18 crore projected demand of the Ministry, only `78470.35 crore has beenallocated. The Committee, therefore, strongly recommends that the Ministry shouldtake up the matter with Ministry of Finance for enhanced allocation at RE stage. TheCommittee is of the view that the reduced allocation against projected demand mayaffect ongoing schemes/projects. The Committee also takes note of the major shortfallin Demand No. 55 concerning Central Police Forces where against projected demand of`86231.47 crore, only `62124.52 crore has been allocated. The Committee is of theconsidered view that reduced allocation for Police Forces under Demand NO. 55 must beenhanced at RE stage as per the requirement of the police forces. Otherwise it mightaffect schemes such as housing schemes for CAPFs and other infrastructure needs ofPolice Forces. (Para 2.25)

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The Committee while analyzing the allocations observes that in real terms theMinistry of Home Affairs has been allocated less in BE 2015-16 than the amount whichwas available to it at RE 2014-15 stage, if allocation of `416 crore for NCRMP is leftaside this year. The drastic reduction has been made in respect of allocations toCensus Survey and Statistics activities from `1000.56 crore in BE 2014-15 to ` 566.48crore in BE this year due to non finalization of schemes of RGI. The Committee isdispleased to note that out of `61.58 crore allocated under Head “Civil Defence &Home Guards” in BE 2014-15, which further reduced to `41.73 crore at RE stage, theMinistry could only spend `34.80 crore as on 21st March, 2015. The Committee alsotakes note of the fact that no enhancement but decrease has been made under theHead “Civil Defence & Home Guards”. In view of the Committee, the allocation ofthis important scheme is not getting due recognition in view of role played by civildefence volunteers and Home Guards in emergent situations. The Committee,therefore, strongly recommends that the Government should take measures to makebest use of this vast force in a big way and for this purpose enhanced allocations arenecessary. The Ministry should therefore impress upon the Finance Ministry to increaseallocation under this Head at RE stage. (Para 3.1.5)

The Committee in this connection also notes that the proposal for issuance ofNational Identity Card to the Citizens of India, who are of age 18 years and above,is under consideration. The Committee feels proposal of having National Identity Cardto the Citizens of India needs to be examined keeping in mind presence of successfulVoter I Card scheme, which is given to the citizens of India of 18 years age and above.The Committee also understands that linking of Aadhaar numbers with the voter I-cards is underway and therefore voter I cards will also have biometric details. In viewof the Committee, this arrangement seems sufficient. The Committee thereforedesires that all possible steps should be taken to avoid the duplication of effortsbetween different agencies of the Government as well as avoidable expenditure frompublic exchequer. (Para 3.1.9)

The Committee recommends that the allocation under NCRMP should beenhanced at RE stage as to address cyclone risks and mitigation in two States - Odishaand Andhra Pradesh during Phase-I of this scheme and also for Phase-II where Stateslike West Bengal, Kerala and four, other States are to be taken up. The Committeefeels that `416 crores is much lower than what was projected by the Ministry whichalready have liability of over `100 crores of-the previous year to be met out ofallocation made in this fiscal year. (Para 3.1.12)

The Committee notes the reply of the Ministry but would like to be informedwhether the Government is satisfied with infrastructure facilities in the refugee campsfor which no allocation has been sought or made as claimed by the Ministry. TheCommittee, while noting that relief camps in State of Tamil Nadu and Odisha forSri Lankan refugees have been running successfully with full Central Assistance,recommends that the Government should also pursue with State Governments of TamilNadu and Odisha to fast pace relief measures for Sri Lankan refugees staying in camps

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in their respective States. The Committee also desires that visit of inter-ministerialdelegation to the camps in both States maybe organized at the earliest. (Para 3.3.7)

The Committee is displeased to note that non finalization of projects or otherprocedural- wrangles under rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants scheme led to underexpenditure and decrease in allocation during last financial year. The Committeerecommends that the Ministry should pursue with Cabinet Secretariat for early approvalof proposed rehabilitation plan. The Committee hopes that the Ministry would utilizeallocated amount during this fiscal in time. The Committee feels that the Governmentshould look positively into the proposal of the State Government of J&K in the existingPM’s package for Relief and Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants as view of the StateGovernment alongwith representatives of migrants should be given priority whilefinalizing or reformulating any package or rehabilitation plan for the migrants. TheCommittee notes that the ministry has accorded approval for enhancement of cash reliefto the Kashmiri migrants from the present level of `1650/- per person per month to`2500/- per person per month and recommends that the matter should be pursuedvigorously with the Ministry of Finance for their concurrence. (Para 3.3.17)

The Committee strongly recommends that the Government must give emphasison return of migrants to the valley. (Para 3.3.18)

The Committee took note of the fact that under Plan Scheme” Special IndustryInitiative for J&K”, the Ministry had projected ` 130.00 crore in 2014-15, however, itwas allocated ` 90.00 crore in BE 2014-15 which was further reduced to `52.45 crore atRE stage. The Committee observes with dismay that in spite of the 100% utilization offunds under this scheme, the Finance Ministry has allocated a meager amount of`45.00 crore for this scheme against projected demand of `120.00 crore for 2015-16. TheCommittee recommends that the Finance Ministry should look positively into theprojected demand of ` 120 crore of the Ministry while sanctioning additional amount atRE stage as this scheme is targeted to bring back Kashmiri youths into mainstream sothat they do not fall prey to anti national activities. (Para 3.3.19)

The Committee is dismayed to note that discrepancies crept in disbursal ofCentral Samman pension by the banks due to confusion about the policy of SwatantrataSainik Samman Pension Scheme as Banks had included certain non-Central Sammanpensioners and ineligible dependents in the list. The Committee recommends that banksshould be directed to stop extending such benefits to non-entitled persons and ensurerecoveries. (Para 3.3.25)

The Committee endorses the views expressed by the Home Secretary about theinadequacy of helicopter services in North East and feels that there is certainly a needto increase the number of helicopter services in North Eastern Region, which would”result in enhanced subsidies in terms of the outlay. The Committee therefore, stronglyrecommends that allocation must be enhanced at the RE stage for the intendedpurpose and desires that concerted efforts should be made to increase transportservices in the NE region as well as to improve connectivity of the Region withmainland. (Para 3.3.27)

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The Committee is of the view that there should be at least four state-of-the-artDisaster Management training institutes in each side/ corner of the country, which isprone to many natural disasters, for Training and Research. The Committee is hopefulthat proposal to establish a separate training academy for NDRF will be approved soonand suitable course of action would be put on track for ensuring timely implementationof undertaken projects under the scheme. (Para 3.3.31)

The Committee is not happy to note the explanation given for under utilizationof funds under plan scheme called “Infrastructure for NDRF” where, in BE 2014-15, theallocation was `200 crores which was reduced to `50 crores at RE stage and the Ministrycould spend only `7.11 crores. Since this scheme has been cleared by concernedauthorities, the Committee recommends that the Ministry should move forward at fastpace on the works under this scheme. (Para 3.3.32)

POLICE FORCES

The Committee takes note of the fact that there is an increase of 10.2% inBE 2015-16 in comparison to RE 2014-15. The Committee is shocked to note that out oftotal allocation under Demand NO. 55, 89.13% of total allocation is utilized for salariesand ration and only 10.87% is meant for important schemes/projects viz. modernizationof police forces, SRE, CCTNS, Research, etc. The Committee is accordingly of theconsidered view that the percentage share of important components heads under thisDemand should be progressively increased in the coming years for maintainingoperational efficiency. As requested by the Ministry representative, the plan allocationof the first component may be increased. (Para 4.1.10)

The Committee understands the importance of the scheme of Modernization ofPolice Forces which is vital for modernizing police forces of the States. The Committeeis of the considered opinion that the availability of funds with States has beeninadequate and such an important scheme cannot be left alone at the availability offunds of the State Governments as this scheme involves security and strategyramifications. The Committee views that the States alone may not be able to deal withsuch vital scheme which aims at modernization of weapons, equipments and creation ofinfrastructure required for ensuring internal security of the country. The Committeealso notes that the budget allocation for the scheme of Modernization of State PoliceForces during the 12th Five Year Plan was to be `3750.87 crore and out of that,`1951.39 crore has been spent so far and for this fiscal, the Ministry had proposed1980.00 crore. Since, this scheme has now been transferred to the States, theCommittee finds itself in agreement with the contention of the Home Secretary that theso devolved funds are untied funds and there is no guarantee that the StateGovernments would channelise these funds into the requirements of policing or publicorder or security. The Committee strongly recommends that the Finance Ministry shouldrevisit the matter carefully and judiciously in consultation with various stake holderskeeping in mind the prevailing security scenario in the country. (Para 4.1.17)

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Residential Accommodation For Central POLICE FORCES

The Committee is constrained to note that the Finance Ministry has drasticallyreduced the allocation almost by half for Residential Building Plan in BE 2015-16 incomparison to BE 2014-15, which could adversely affect housing needs of CentralPolice Forces. The Committee, in view of the above, recommends that the Ministryshould take up the matter with Finance Ministry to enhance allocation as perrequirements of CAPFs, otherwise, it would not be impossible to achieve the target setfor 2015-16. The Committee also recommends that the Government should positivelylook into the demand of `12243.25 crore for the last two years of Five Year Plan forconstruction of 8900 residential quarters for CAPFs along with the office and securityinfrastructure. (Para 4.2.10)

The Committee observes that present level of housing satisfaction for CAPFs isabout 11.63% which is far below than the recommended level of 25% which couldfurther decrease in view of the proposed additional Battalions to be raised by theCentral Government. The Committee, in view of this, recommends that a high levelcommittee may be constituted to look into the housing needs of the CAPFs personneland to suggest measures required to attain optimum satisfaction level. (Para 4.2.11)

The Committee expresses its displeasure that the Ministry has not been able tocomplete its target in terms of construction of residential houses for CAPFs in the year2014-15. The Committee, therefore, strongly recommends that concrete steps must betaken to meet the target without further delay. (Para 4.2.12)

The Committee notes the submission made by the Home Secretary regarding theneed of having more executing agencies for construction/maintenance of houses forCAPFs. The Committee also feels that more agencies can help expedite construction ofhouses for CAPFs and recommends that the Government should come out with concretedecision regarding this at the earliest. (Para 4.2.13)

Depression In Capfs

The Committee is shocked to note that the number of deaths i.e. 978 due tosuicide caused by depression, heart attack and malaria is almost triple than thenumber of deaths i.e. 323 caused by Left Wing Extremist violence. The Committeeapprehends that the figure of death due to above mentioned reasons may run intothousands, if all CAPFs and Border Guarding Forces are taken into consideration. Inview of the Committee, this is an alarming bell for the Government and theGovernment should immediately take measures for attending to the grave situation ona war footing level. (Para 4.3.5)

The Committee is sympathetic to the desperate situation of paramilitary forcespersonnel. The Committee feels that the Government should look into their agoniesthrough which they pass while working in difficult circumstances. The Committeeunderstands that when the personnel of paramilitary forces pass thorough stress and

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feel de-motivated and demoralized it would have far reaching negative repercussions.The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Government should look into the longpending grievances of the paramilitary personnel and address them in a time boundmanner. (Para 4.3.6)

The Committee understands that years of working in hostile conditions byCAPFs personnel and staying away from their family, long working hours, sleepdeprivation, denial of leave, etc. take a toll on their l ives. The Committeerecommends that the paramilitary forces should introduce Yoga and other stressmanagement techniques in the CAPFs to de-stress these personnel. The Committeealso recommends that the personnel long posted in difficult areas should betransferred to relatively normal area after a fixed duration. Special allowances aspectshould also be examined. (Para 4.3.7)

The Committee takes a serious note of the exhaustion of reserve battalionsamong forces. Reserve Components are necessary to enable the personnel to have softposting for some time, may be nearer to their home town area. The Government shouldconsider this aspect seriously. (Para 4.3.8)

Delhi Police

The Committee is constrained to note that there is major shortfall in terms ofallocation to Delhi Police in almost all major schemes, projects, etc. The Committeeunderstands that Delhi is capital city of the country and the law and order of Delhicomes under the jurisdiction of Delhi Police. In the recent period, number of crimes inDelhi has risen and threat of terrorism is looming large over Delhi. In view of theabove, allocation less than required could hamper modernization process of Delhi Police.The Committee is of the view that the Government should look into this and enhanceallocation at RE stage as per requirements of Delhi Police in terms of completing allschemes, projects of Delhi in a time bound and effective manner. (Para 4.4.9)

The Committee notes the submission of the Ministry that the allocation of fundsfor Delhi Police in BE 2015-16 is not sufficient to meet the requirement of growinghousing needs of Delhi Police personnel and for construction of residential buildings.The Committee recommends that the Finance Ministry should reconsider the allocationat RE stage. The Committee is constrained to note that housing projects of Delhi Policeare moving at snail’s pace and except one no project has been completed as yet. TheCommittee therefore, recommends that all housing projects should be completed withouttime and cost overrun. The Committee also recommends that all procedural bottlenecksshould be cleared at the earliest for residential projects and office building projects andnecessary funds should be provided for the purpose as per requirement. (Para 4.4.16)

The Committee is dismayed to note that only `0.50 crore has been allocated inBE 2015-16 against the projected demand of `1.00 crore for Induction of LatestTechnology in Delhi Police. The Committee recommends that the Delhi Police may beprovided adequate fund as sought by it so that the work on induction of latesttechnology is not hampered due to want of fund. (Para 4.4.19)

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The Committee is not satisfied with the reply given in the context of actiontaken against erring officials not registering FIRs. The Committee believes that thenumber of instances when police officials refuse or discourage to register FIR may bebigger than what has been claimed officially. The victims out of fear do not complainagainst police officials. The Committee is displeased to note that during the last twoyears (2013 & 2014) out of 30 and 20 complaints, only two complaints were found to begenuine. The Committee smells a rat here and finds that this is a clear case of conflictof interest where police officials themselves are investigating such cases. It would bebetter if complaints of non- registration of FIRs are inquired by an independent body.The Committee is of the considered view that there is an urgent need to have anindependent body consisting of civil society groups, judiciary, etc to look into such casesand stringent action must be taken against the officials for not registering ordiscouraging people who come for registering FIRs as just seeking of explanation is notgoing to serve any purpose. The Committee in this connection is also of the view thata police station is a vital organ of the society and its responsibility and duties to thesociety are of very much significance for maintaining law & order. In the absence ofpolice system, the society may turn into anarchy. The Committee, therefore, feels thatsocial audit of police system is the need of the hour and the Government may thinkconsider social audit of policing in the country to improve its functioning in atransparent manner. (Para 4.4.22)

Sensitisation Towards Ethical And Moral Values

The Committee empathizes with general perception about police in the country.The Committee is of the opinion that a person in distress only comes to police stationor contacts police personnel for help. In such a situation if police personnel at the policestation do not behave like a protector of law & order, it causes further problem to theperson in distress. The Committee recommends that a training programme of longduration on ethical and moral values and people friendly attitude should be imparted topolice personnel especially of lower ranks. The Committee is of the opinion that theGovernment should not only emphasise on the security training of police personnel butalso train them for developing good communication skills, behavior, attitude andresponsibility with the general public. The Committee is of the considered view thatGovernment of India should issue guidelines to all the States and Union Territories inthis regard. (Para 4.4.24)

The Committee takes note of the fact that representation of women in the DelhiPolice has been increasing and the Committee hopes that the Delhi police will soonbring the ratio to 33%. The Committee is aware that crime against women has risen inthe capital city in the recent period. In view of this, increasing visibility of women inuniform in the Delhi Police will boost up the morale of women of Delhi. The Committeewhile noting the fact that four police stations are being headed by Women SHOs,recommends that the Delhi Police should post more and more women as head of policestations as women victims will find police stations headed by women officers as friendlyto visit any time and report crimes against them. (Para 4.4.29)

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The Committee notes the submissions made by the Home Secretary and DelhiPolice Commissioner for making Delhi Police a true reflection of cosmopolitancomposition of Delhi Police. The Committee recommends that the recruitment to theposts of constabulary should also be done by Staff Selection Commission (SSC) as hasbeen done in the case of post of Sub-Inspectors. The recruitment on the basis of AllIndia test conducted by SSC in itself is a practical solution in this regard where peoplefrom the whole country can apply. The Committee hopes that Delhi Police would soonhave all India character and be more representative and broad based. (Para 4.4.32)

The Committee raised the issue of duty hours of Delhi police personnel andallowances paid for extra working hours. The Commissioner of Police, Delhi replied thatofficially there is fixed duty hour, however, it is not possible to follow. He added thatthere is no provision of compensatory leave and extra working hours allowances to DelhiPolice personnel. The Committee understands that in view of the nature of work, it isnot practically possible to follow fixed duty hours in Delhi Police. However, theCommittee feels that the police personnel working extra hours should be givenallowances/compensation, etc to keep them motivated. Subject to the exigency of work,there should also be provision for compensatory leave for personnel deployed duringholidays. (Para 4.4.33)

Union Territories

The Committee understands that the budget provision under the Head ‘Plan’under Demand No. 57 is decided by the Ministry of Finance. The Committee wasapprised that the Plan component under this demand has decreased during the last two-three years. Keeping in view that NCT of Delhi being capital city of country itsrequirement is very big in terms of infrastructure and basic facilities, allocation underthe Head Plan in this demand should be enhanced at RE stage. The Committee hopesthat with enhanced allocation the Delhi Government will be able to complete its ongoingconstruction of hospitals, school buildings, college, signal free corridor, Signature Bridgeand flyovers. (Para 5.1.12)

The Committee also recommends that the Union Home Ministry should takestock of financial needs for creation for social and physical infrastructure of the UT ofPuducherry. The Committee takes serious note of the fact that due to non utilization,the Plan component of allocation to UT of Puducherry was reduced at RE stage in2014-15. The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs shouldimpress upon UT of Puducherry and other UT Administrations to utilize timely theallocations made under various Heads to overcome drastic cut at RE stage.

(Para 5.1.13)

The Committee notes that the Budget Estimates allocation under Grant 57 hastaken a downward turn from the financial year 2013-14. The Committee also takes noteof the fact that during the last five years, there is 17% decrease in Budget Estimates

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allocation. The Committee, in view of the inflationary pressures recommends that theGovernment should enhance allocation under this demand at RE stage. (Para 5.1.14)

The Committee notes that during the financial year 2014-15, allocation on allthe Demands pertaining to UTs without legislature (99 to 103) was reduced at REstage. The Committee also noted that in the case of UT of Lakshadweep, drasticreduction was made at RE stage and even then the UT could spend 84.08% of whatwas allocated in RE. The Committee recommends that all the UT Governmentsparticularly UT of Lakhswadeep, should fast pace the project implementation to avoidcut at RE stage. (Para 5.2.3)

The Committee notes the allocation details regarding Demand No. 99 to 103pertaining to UTs without legislature. The Committee was briefed that the allocation isnot as per requirement of the UTs. The Committee in view of this, recommends that theMinistry of Home Affairs should take up the matter with finance Ministry for enhancingthe allocation at RE stage so that ongoing projects /schemes may not be affected.Keeping in view, lower connectivity facility from mainland, poor infrastructure facilitiesin some of the Union Territories particularly Andaman & Nicobar Islands andLakshadweep, a separate long term planning should be made and the Governmentshould consider higher allocation for lagging Union Territories. (Para 5.2.6)

The Committee is of the view that the Plan expenditure pertaining to the UnionTerritories without legislature should be more and there should not be any cut in thePlan expenditure in the proposals as there is no institutional grievance redressalmechanism as is available with UTs with legislature. Besides, the Committeerecommends that budget Grants for UTs without legislature should be made non-lapsableas in the case of North Eastern States where unspent balances are carried forward forthe next year. The Committee desires that similar provisions should be applied to theUnion Territories in view of their pressing needs. (Para 5.2.7)

The Committee is also of the view that the Finance Ministry should relax itsnorms/rules of 30th September cutoff date for one half of the expenditure to bemade from what was allocated in Budget Estimates for revising its estimates. TheCommittee recommends that the Ministry in tandem with other Ministries shouldtake up the matter with the Finance Ministry for changing its unscientific cut offdated i.e. 30th September for one half of the expenditure which is allocated inBudget Estimate. (Para 5.2.8)

Monitoring Mechanism

The Committee while deliberating upon budgetary allocations of UTs withoutlegislature, came to the conclusion that even after 68 years of independence, these UTsare still underdeveloped in terms of roads, education, basic infrastructure, etc. TheCommittee feels that despite pouring of large sums of money during these years,nothing concrete has been realized on ground. The Committee was also apprised ofunder utilization of funds and projects or schemes lagging behind and not completed

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years after projected time frame. The Committee recommends that a high level

committee in the Ministry of Home Affairs consisting of public representatives should

be constituted to monitor the projects/schemes under implementation in particular and

development in general of Union Territories. (Para 5.3.2)

Connectivity

The Committee recognizes that there is severe problem of connectivity in UTs of

Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Committee recommends that in the

UT of Lakshadweep, frequency of ships should be increased. Besides, high capacity

three-four more ships should be procured on priority basis. The Committee also

recommends that the Government should take up the issue of extending the length of

the runway at Agatti Airport to make it operational for modern bigger aircrafts as it

would increase tourist flow and help develop Lakshadweep. (Para 5.4.8)

The Committee takes note of the submission made by the Ministry of Home Affairs that

the fares for the Airlines operating between the mainland and Islands in the UT of

Andaman & Nicobar Islands are on higher side which is a hindrance for tourism and

also causes hardships to the Islanders who often have to go to mainland on emergencies

including medical emergency. The Committee recommends that the Government should

look into this and come out with some concrete measures to lessen fares which will help

grow tourism sector in the UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and will also prove helpful

for residents of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Committee also notes that the A&N

Administration has recently introduced chartered flight services between Port Blair and

Chennai through Air India which operates two flights in a month on every 1st and 3rd

Saturdays and islanders are being offered subsidized airfare at

`5,000/- for one way between Port Blair and Chennai. The Committee hopes that the

Union Civil Aviation Ministry will consider positively the proposal of UT Administration

to increase the frequency of flights to Chennai and also to start chartered flight

services to Kolkata by Air India and also other proposals which will go a long way in

terms of development of UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. (Para 5.4.9)

The Committee takes note of the fact that due to ageing fleet in the inter-island

sector in UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and feels that there is a need to augment

the operational availability of vessels to improve the frequency. The Committee also

takes note of the fact that the proposed passenger ships to be included in the fleet are

still at planning stage. The Committee recommends that these ships should be ordered

for supply with a deadline. The Committee also recommends that interim arrangement

of chartering ships from the open market until own ships are supplied by the

manufacturer should be done at the earliest. There should not be any delay in

chartering the ships from open market. This may be done for both Andaman & Nicobar

Islands and Lakshadweep. (Para 5.4.10)

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Compensatory Pay To Fire Service Personnel In UT Of A&N Islands

The Committee notes the reply and recommends that an early decision onthe re-instatement of compensatory pay to the fire service personnel should betaken. (Para 5.5.2)

India Reserve Battalion, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu And Dadra & Nagar Haveli

The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the local recruits should beposted within their Territory which will help improve their operational efficiency. TheCommittee is of the view that the recruits from Daman & Diu could be posted in Dadra& Nagar Haveli and vice-versa. The Committee understands that posting away from thefamily can cause unnecessary stress among personnel and reduce their mental andphysical strength which will ultimately go against the interest of the battalion whichthey are supposed to serve. The Committee recommends that the Government of Indiashould look into this and make necessary changes in the rules regarding posting ofpersonnel of this battalion. (Para 5.6.4)

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XIITWELFTH MEETING

The Committee met at 10.30 A.M. on Thursday, the 26th March, 2015 in Main CommitteeRoom, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi.

MEMBERS PRESENT

1. Shri P. Bhattacharya — Chairman

RAJYA SABHA

2. Shri K. Rahman Khan

3. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna

4. Dr. V. Maitreyan

5. Shri Neeraj Shekhar

6 . Shri Baishnab Parida

LOK SABHA

7. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra

8 . Shri Selvakumara Chinnayan S.

9 . Shri Ramen Deka

10. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge

11. Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu

12. Shri Kaushal Kishore

13. Shri Harish Meena

14. Shri Nagarajan P.

15. Shri Baijayant “Jay” Panda

16. Shri Lalubhai Babubhai Patel

17. Shri Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel

18. Shri Bishnu Pada Ray

19. Dr. Satya Pal Singh

20. Shri B. Sreeramulu

SECRETARIAT

Shri P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, Joint Secretary

Shri Vimal Kumar, Director

Shri D.K. Mishra, Joint DirectorShri Bhupendra Bhaskar, Assistant DirectorShri Anurag Ranjan, Assistant Director

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WITNESSES

Representatives of Ministry of Home Affairs

1. Shri L. C. Goyal, Home Secretary.

2 . Smt. Sneh Lata Kumar, Secretary (BM)

3. Shri R.K. Jain, Secretary, NDMA

4. Shri Ashok Prasad, Special Secretary (Inter Security)

5 . Shri Anant Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary (Centre State relation)

6 . Shri Jaideep Govind, Additional Secretary (LWE)

7. Smt. Sanjeevanee Kutty, Additional Secretary & FA

8. Shri M. Pran Konchady, Pr. CCA

9. Shri Bhupal Nanda, CCA

10. Shri Sailesh, Joint Secretary (P-II)

11. Shri M. A.Ganapathy, Joint Secretary (IS-I)

12. Shri Dilip Kumar, Joint Secretary (LWE)

13. Shri Shashank Shekhar, Joint Secretary (C&PG)

14. Shri Rajit Punhani, Joint Secretary (K)

15. Shri Shambu Singh, Joint Secretary (NE)

16. Shri M. Gopal Reddy, Joint Secretary (P-I)

17. Shri Rakesh Singh, Joint Secretary (UT)

18. Shri G.K. Dwivedi, Joint Secretary (F)

19. Shri Vualnam Vumlunmang, Joint Secretary (PM)

20. Shri J.P. Agrawal, Joint Secretary (Judicial)

21. Smt. Rashmi Goel, Joint Secretary (HR)

22. Shri Bhagwan Shankar, Joint Secretary (IS-II)

23. Shri G.V.V. Sarma, Joint Secretary (DM)

24. Smt. Poonam Juneja, Joint Secretary (OL)

25. Shri Kumar Alok, Joint Secretary (CS)

26. Shri H.K. Makwana, Joint Secretary (BM)

27. Dr. C. Chandramouli, RGI

28. Shri Aastha S. Khatwani, FA (NDMA)

Heads of Central Police Forces & Delhi Police and other concerned officers

Representative of Assam Rifles

Shri E. Khawlhring , IFA

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Representatives of SSB

1. Shri B.D. Sharma, DG

2. Shri Aditya Mishra, IG

Representatives of BSF

1. Shri D.K. Pathak, DG

2. Shri P.K. Dubey, IG

3. Shri Rajeev Krishna, IG

Representatives of CRPF

1. Shri Prakash Mishra, DG

2. Dr. Sanjeev Mishra, FA

3. Shri Shailendra Kumar, IG

4. Shri P.S. Rajora, DIG

Representatives of BPR&D

1. Shri R. Kini, Special DG

2. Shri N.K. Azad, IG

Representative of NDRF

Shri S.R. Rathore, IG

Representatives of NIDM

Shri Santosh Kumar, Executive Director

Representatives of CAPFs

Dr. A. K. Singh, Additional DG (Medical)

Representatives of IB

1. Shri Dineshwar Sharma, DIB

2. Shri D.D. Padsalgikar, Additional Director

3 . Shri K.C. Meena, Joint Director

Representatives of Delhi Police

1. Shri B.S. Bassi, Commissioner of Police

2 . Shri Deepak Mishra, Special Commissioner of Police

3 . Shri S.K. Gautam, Joint Commissioner of Police

Representatives of NIA

1. Shri Sharad Kumar, DG

2. Shri G.P. Singh, IG

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Representatives of NSG

1. Shri J.N. Choudhury, DG

2. Shri U.C. Sarangi, IG

3. Shri G.S. Bisht, DIG

Representatives of CISF

1. Shri Arvind Ranjan, DG

2. Shri Sudhir Kumar, DIG

3. Shri J.C. Garkoti, Assistant Director

Representative of NATGRID

1. Shri Rajeev Arora, Joint Secretary and CEO

2. Shri Soma Roy Burman, Joint Secretary and FA

Representatives of ITBP

1. Shri Krishna Chaudhary, DG

2. Shri Raj Babu Singh, IG

3. Smt. N. Upadhyay, IFA

2.0 The Chairman welcomed the Members and apprised them of the agenda for the meetingi.e. to hear presentation of the Home Secretary, Secretary, and Official Language along withother seniors officers of the Ministry on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry ofHome Affairs.

{At this stage witnesses were called in}

3.0 Thereafter, the Chairman asked the Home Secretary to make presentation on theDemands for Grants of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the year 2015-16 and also asked himto focus on both the budgetary aspects and the issues concerning the major programmes andpolicies of the Departments, Divisions and Organisations under the Ministry. He also asked himto focus on programmes/projects where the targets could not be achieved or where theschemes were delayed.

3.1 The Chairman also asked the Home Secretary to update Members on the major issuesconcerning the Home Ministry such as ‘Left Wing Extremism’, ‘Cross-Border Terrorism’,‘Coastal Security’, ‘Status of AADHAR Card’ as well as relevance of proposed scheme of‘National Identity cards’ to citizens in view of already available voter I-card scheme, ‘cybercrimes’ and ‘terrorism’ among other aspects while making presentation on the Budget Estimatesof MHA.

3.2 The Chairman also observed that the overall allocations to the Ministry of HomeAffairs under various Demands made at BE 2014-15 were reduced at RE stage and asked the

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Home Secretary to explain the impact of the reduction on various schemes and their physicaltargets.

4.0 The Home Secretary then briefed the Committee about the general internal securitysituation in the country and the security measures taken to ensure free and fair electionsin State of Jammu and Kashmir to both Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. Heunderlined the measures taken to counter terror threats. He also briefed the Committeeabout the initiatives taken to check the growth of Left Wing Extremism in the country. Healso outlined that the North-East has largely remained peaceful but there were some areasof concern and then he briefly stated the effective security measures taken to addressthem.

4.1 The Home Secretary also flagged the issue of component of ‘Modernization of StatePolice Forces’ getting transferred to the States from 2015-16 onwards and requested theCommittee to take it up with the Ministry of Finance so that these schemes remain with theMinistry of Home Affairs.

4.2 Thereafter, the Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor made a Powerpointpresentation on the Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

4.3 The Ministry of Home Affairs flagged the following issues for consideration of theCommittee and sought Committee’s assistance in drawing Government attention:

· Funding of Modernization of Police Forces to continue so that MHA would bein a position to use its leverage and instrument with the State Governments ingetting various security situations managed.

· Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) be given fundingfor at least two more years.

· Procurement systems need to be streamlined.

· Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) and Integrated Action Plan (lAP) for LWEaffected should continue.

· Creation of additional capacity for undertaking infrastructure works of CAPFs.

5.0 The Chairman and Members, thereafter, sought clarifications on the following issues:-

· Reasons for lower allocation under NRCMP in view of recent disasters incoastal States of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

· Reasons behind delay in rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants;

· Progress in Border Management particularly slow pace of fencing of Borderareas;

· Infrastructure and Housing issues of CAPFs and Delhi Police;

· Alarming rate of suicidal deaths in the CRPF and other Central Police Forces

· Higher allocation for Civil Defence and Home Guards;.

· Number of beneficiaries of Training and Capacity Building under Udaan Scheme;

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· Rise in number of cases of violence against women and crimes against peopleof North Eastern Region;

· Status of implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in recruitmentin Delhi Police;

5.0 The queries/issues raised were replied/clarified by the Home Secretary and otherofficers of the Ministry. The Chairman then asked the Home Secretary to send detailed note/replies to the queries which were not replied in the meeting within a week.

6.0 A Verbatim record of the Proceedings was kept.

7.0 The Committee then adjourned at 2.00 P.M.

XIIITHIRTEENTH MEETING

The Committee met at 10.00 A.M. on Friday, the 27th March, 2015 in Main Committee Room,Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi.

MEMBERS PRESENT

1. Shri P. Bhattacharya — Chairman

RAJYA SABHA

2. Shri K. Rahman Khan

3. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna

4. Shri Neeraj Shekhar

5 . Shri Baishnab Parida

6. Shri Sitaram Yechury

LOK SABHA

7. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

8. Shri Selvakumara Chinnayan S.

9 . Shri Ramen Deka

10. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge

11. Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu

12. Shri Kaushal Kishore

13. Shri Harish Meena

14. Shri Nagarajan P.

15. Shri Lalubhai Babubhai Patel

16. Shri Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel

17. Shri Bheemrao B. Patil

18. Shri Bishnu Pada Ray

19. Dr. Satya Pal Singh

SECRETARIAT

Shri P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, Joint Secretary

Shri Vimal Kumar, Director

Shri D.K. Mishra, Joint Director

Shri Bhupendra Bhaskar, Assistant Director

Shri Anurag Ranjan, Assistant Director

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WITNESSES

LIST OF WITNESSES

10.00 A.M.

Representatives Of Ministry Of Home Affairs

1. Shri L. C. Goyal, Home Secretary

2. Shri Anant Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary (Centre State relation)

3 . Shrimati Sanjeevanee Kutty, Additional Secretary

4. Shri M. Pran Konchady, Pr. CCA

5. Shri Bhupal Nanda, CCA

6. Shri Shashank Shekhar, Joint Secretary (C&PG)

7. Shri Rakesh Singh, Joint Secretary (UT)

8. Shri Rakesh Mittal, Director

OFFICERS FROM UNION TERRITORIES

Representatives of Lakshadweep

Shri J. Ashok Kumar, CDC & Secretary

Representatives of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1. Shri Anand Prakash, Chief Secretary

2. Shri N.K. Sharma, Secretary

Representatives of Chandigarh

1. Shri Vijay Dev, Advisor

2 . Shri Saravjit Singh, Finance Secretary

3. Shri N.K. Dureja, DRC

Representatives of Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli

1. Shri Asish Kundra, Administrator

2 . Shri J.P. Aggarwal, Finance Secretary

3. Shri Kishor Bamania, Joint Secretary

4. Shri A.K. Mishra, Joint Secretary

5. Dr. S. D. Bhardwaj, Deputy Secretary (Planning)

Representatives of Delhi Government

1. Shri Arun Baroka, Secretary (PWD)

2. Shri S.P. Singh, Special Secretary

3. Dr. B.K. Sharma, Director

4 . Shri Shishir Bansal, Chief Project Manager, Delhi Transport andTourism Development Corporation

5. Shri Vivek Bansal, SE, Delhi Transport and Tourism Development Corporation

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Representative of Puducherry

Shri Chandrakant Bharti, Finance Secretary

11.30 A.M.

Representatives of Ministry Of Development Of North Eastern Region

1. Shri R.Vijaykumar, Secretary

2. Shri Arvind Madhav Singh, Joint Secretary

3. Shri Vijay Bhushan Pathak, Joint Secretary

4. Shri S.N. Brohmo Choudhury, Economic Adviser

5 . Smt. JhanjaTripathy, JS & FA

6. Shri Bhupal Nanda, Chief Controller Accounts

Representatives of North Eastern Council

1. Shri Ameising Luikham, Secretary

2. Shri P.K.H. Singh, Adviser Transport

Representatives of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd.

Shri B. Paul Muktieh, CMD

Representatives of North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd.

Brig. (Retd.) U.S. Bawa, Managing Director

Representatives of Department of Commerce

1. Shri Shobhit Jain, Director

2 . Shri Santosh Sarangi, Joint Secretary

Representatives of Ministry of Power

1. Shri Ghanshyam Prasad, Director

2 . Ms. Anju Bhalla, Director

Representatives of Ministry of Finance

Dr. Alok Pande, Director

Representatives of Ministry of Textiles

Shri Ram Singh, Director

Representatives of Ministry of Railways

Shri Anjum Parvez, Executive Director

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Representatives of Ministry of Road & Highways

Shri Sanjay Kumar Nirmal, Chief Engineer (NER)

Representatives of Ministry of Commerce

Shri Rajiv Aggarwal, Joint Secretary

Representatives of Department of Telecommunication & IT

Shri V. Umashankar, Joint Secretary

Representatives of Ministry of Civil Aviation

Shri Arun Kumar, Joint Secretary

Representatives of Ministry of Home Affairs

Shri Shambhu Singh, Joint Secretary (NE)

Representatives of Department of Agriculture & Cooperation

Dr. P. Shakil Ahammed, Joint Secretary (Policy)

Representatives of HQ/DGBR

Major General Balraj Singh, OSD

Representatives of Inland Waterways Authority of India

1. Shri N.K. Saha, Director

2 . Shri Chandramani Rout, Director

Representatives of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Shri Alok Chandra, Adviser (Finance)

Representatives of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Shri O.P. Mehta, Director (MSME Policy),O/o Development Commissioner

Representatives of Ministry of Food Processing and Industry

Shri U. Venkateswarlu, Joint Secretary

Representatives of Ministry of Tourism

Shri Ravi Kant Bhatnagar, ADG

Representatives of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

1. Shri Amal Pusp, Director

2 . Dr. Neeraj Dhingra, DDG (NACO)

3. Dr. P. Ravindran, Additional DDG

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I . Agenda of The Meeting

2.0 At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the Members of the Committee to the meetingand apprised them the agenda of the day i.e. to hear the presentations of Home Secretary onDemands for Grants (2015-16) of Ministry of Home Affairs pertaining to Union Territories(UTs) and that of Secretary, Ministry of DoNER on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of Ministryof DoNER followed by discussion thereon.

III . Presentation of Home Secretary on Demands For Grants (2015-16) of Ministry ofHome Affairs

3.0 The Chairman, thereafter, welcomed the Home Secretary and his team of seniorofficers to the sitting of the Committee and invited him to give a presentation on Demands forGrants (2015-16) of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) pertaining to Union Territories (UTs).

3.1 Initiating the discussion, the Home Secretary stated that the focus of the Ministry wasthat the Union Territories should be in a position to provide better governance and facilities andinfrastructure basically relating to tourism, education and health; and the MHA must play amore proactive role to review and monitor the developmental projects of Union Territories.

3.2 The Additional Secretary, MHA thereafter, made a presentation displaying a generaloverview of administration in the Union Territories (UTs), major initiatives taken during 2014-15 for the development of UTs, key proposals/Initiatives for 2015-16, UTs (withoutlegislature), Budget Estimates & Expenditure (Plan and Non-Plan) in 2014-15 and Demand forGrants for different UTs.

3.3 Thereafter, the Chairman and Members sought clarifications on the following issues :-

· Decreasing allocation for Panchayati Raj Institutions, Reported corruption andunder-utilisation of the funds and pending construction of sluice gates inTsunami-affected areas in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (A&N);

· Lack of connectivity to and from A&N islands and Lakshadweep and inadequatebudgetary allocation for the purpose;

· Need for provision of non-Iapsable funds for the Union Territories;

· Inadequacy of provision of drinking water in the A&N islands;

· Rehabilitation and compensation given to Tsunami Affected people;

· Higher allocation for UTs in view of 14th Finance Commission increasingallocation for all states;

· Strict monitoring and vigilance of projects and schemes in UTs for optimal fundutilization;

· Unscientific mechanism and cut-off date of Ministry of Finance for preparingRevised Estimates; and

· Higher allocation for higher education in Dadra & Nagar Haveli especially intribal areas.

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3.4 Thereafter, some queries were replied to by the Home Secretary and other officers ofthe Ministry. The Chairman then asked the Home Secretary to send detailed replies to thequeries which could not be replied orally.

4.0 The witnesses, then, withdrew.

5.0 The Committee reassembled after tea-break at 12.09 P.M. for examination of Demandfor Grants of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).

{On arrival of witnesses of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region}

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9.0 The witnesses, then withdrew and thereafter, the Committee adjourned at 1.47 P.M.

10.0 A Verbatim record of the Proceedings was kept.

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XIVFOURTEENTH

The Committee met at 10.00 A.M. on Thursday, the 23rd April, 2015 in Room No. 63,Parliament House, New Delhi.

MEMBERS PRESENT

1. Shri P. Bhattacharya — Chairman

RAJYA SABHA

2. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna

3. Shri Neeraj Shekhar

4 . Shri Vijay Goel

5 . Shri Derek O’Brien

6. Shri Baishnab Parida

7. Shri D. Raja

LOK SABHA

8. Shri Selvakumara Chinnayan S.

9 . Shrimati Kirron Kher

10. Shri Harish Meena

11. Shri Nagarajan P.

12. Shri Bheemrao B. Patil

13. Shri B. Sreeramulu

SECRETARIAT

Shri P. P. K. Ramacharyulu, Joint Secretary

Shri Vimal Kumar, Director

Shri D. K. Mishra, Joint Director

Shri Bhupendra Bhaskar, Assistant Director

Shri Anurag Ranjan, Assistant Director

2.0 At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the Members of the Committee to the sitting ofthe Committee and apprised them agenda of the day which was to consider and adopt thefollowing two draft Reports of the Committee:-

(i) 185th Draft Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of HomeAffairs; and

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(ii) 186th Draft Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry ofDevelopment of North Eastern Region (DoNER).

3.0 The Chairman informed the Members who were not present in the previous sitting ofthe Committee that the Committee had taken up the above said business in the sitting held on17th April 2015, but due to want of quorum formal adoption could not be done as only eightMembers had turned up that day for the meeting. He further informed the Members that theMembers present in that meeting had made some suggestions to be incorporated in the draft185th Report which had been carried out. He also apprised the Members that some inputsreceived from the Ministry lately had also been incorporated in the Reports.

4.0 The Committee then took up the draft 185th Draft Report on Demands for Grants(2015-16) of the Ministry of Home Affairs for consideration. The Members agreed to thechanges made in the draft 185th Report. After a brief discussion, the report was adopted.

5.0 * * *

6.0 The Committee also authorized the Chairman to carry out any typographical/factualerrors and if necessary further vetting.

7.0 The Chairman and Committee Members then appreciated the work done by CommitteeSecretariat in terms of drafting comprehensive and quality reports within stipulated timeframe.

8 . The Committee then nominated its Chairman and in his absence Shri Neeraj Shekhar,M.P. Rajya Sabha and Shri Avinash Rai Khanna, M.P. Rajya Sabha to present the 185th and 186th

Reports to the Rajya Sabha and Shrimati Kirron Kher, MP, Lok Sabha and in her absence ShriNagarajan P. MP, Lok Sabha to lay these two reports on the Table of Lok Sabha the same day.

9.0 Verbatim record of the proceedings was kept.

10.0 The Committee then adjourned at 10.22 A.M.

*** Relates to other matter

ANNEXURES

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Statement showing the BE/RE/ Actual Expenditure in respect of the Plan Schemes of MHA,Division wise Scheme wise, during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 (as on 28.2.2015) and BE2015-16 in the 12th Five Year Plan (`in crore)

ANNEXURE-I

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015- 2015-16 16

Name of BE RE Actua BE RE Actua BE RE Actua Propos FinalPlan I Exp. I Exp. I Exp. ed BE BE

Schemes As on28.2.2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

RGI

National 1754.82 1350.96 759.43 1045.27 477.20 459.44 584.03 337.88 278.01 130.00 255.00PopulationRegister(NPR)

Other 283.18 49.04 38.39 296.83 140.74 70.03 150.94 105.48 44.77 74.66 29.00Schemes ofRGI

TOTAL RGI 2038 1400 797.82 1342.1 617.94 529.47 734.97 443.36 322.78 204.66 284.00

(J&K 150.00 10.00 10.00 104.00 50.00 50.00 90.00 52.45 27.50 120.00 45.00Division)SpecialIndustryInitiative forJ&K

Foreigners 50.00 34.00 50.85 46.00 70.00 68.80 60.00 30.00 26.05 56.00 60.00DivisionIVFRT

BM Division

Schemes of 1132.00 1066.01 1021.23 2175.00 1630.00 1580.49 2400.00 950.01 776.36 3396.00 2300.00BorderManagement

Integrated 160.00 90.00 73.11 250.00 120.00 32.69 145.00 34.99 12.18 225.00 50.82Check Posts

TOTAL BM 1292.00 1156.01 1094.34 2425.00 1750.00 1613.18 2545.00 985.00 788.54 3621.00 2350.82

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BADP 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 990.00 800.00 793.20 1800.00 990.00

P-I Division

Police 15.00 5.00 2.71 7.85 6.68 5.95 10.00 5.40 0.00 10.22 10.22TrainingInstitutes ofCAPFs

National 100.00 44.00 36.20 85.58 40.00 32.73 114.00 14.50 11.95 77.00 55.00PoliceAcademy(NPA),Hyderabad

North Eastern 60.00 47.72 41.58 60.00 46.46 38.00 33.75 26.72 22.42 50.30 42.00PoliceAcademy(NEPA),Shillong

Schemes of 125.00 57.81 41.64 236.27 73.92 57.23 175.00 92.31 79.95 238.84 182.50BPR&D(including` 1 cr. REfor NPM)

Setting up of 65.00 8.97 0.00 20.50 10.00 10.00 30.33 6.20 5.96 25.33 0.00CounterInsurgencyAnti Terrorist(CIAT)Schools inLeft WingExtremismArea (LWE)

TOTAL Police-I 365.00 163.50 122.13 410.20 177.06 143.91 363.08 145.13 120.28 401.69 289.72

P-II Division

(i) Office 3247.99 2149.57 2215.20 2002.41 1558.78 1609.83 2232.39 1300.61 2214.18 2665.28 2014.98Building

(ii) Residential 1185.00 917.80 916.15 987.35 623.80 580.55 1016.88 628.72 1312.35 650.02Building

(iii) Border 380.00 284.00 295.98 234.00 191.00 207.99 287.70 225.29 473.00 300.0Out Posts

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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(iv) EPC 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 178.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Intiatative onCAPFsHousing

TOTAL of 4813.99 3351.37 3427.33 3224.76 2373.58 2398.37 3714.97 2154.62 2214.18 4450.63 2965.00Infrastructureof CAPFs(i)+(ii)+(iii)+(iv)

CAPF - IMS 0.00 0.00 0.00 193.50 21.56 27.54 205.73 7.62 6.89 400.00 35.00

MHA Air 25.00 61.00 42.78 81.50 74.15 64.62 81.50 47.47 47.69 134.72 26.90Wing

Helibase 18.00 6.46 6.63 10.00 4.81 5.00 10.00 2.34 2.84 10.00 3.30

TOTAL Police-II 4856.99 3418.83 3476.74 3509.76 2474.10 2495.53 4012.20 2212.05 2271.60 4995.35 3030.20

UT Division

Schemes of 300.00 208.76 208.27 317.78 260.49 261.79 405.18 199.01 176.63 662.64 350.00Delhi PoliceincludingBuildingProgrammes

Public Private 2.00 0.90 0.90 103.90 10.00 6.09 40.00 42.49 35.79 85.00 40.00Partnership

TOTAL Delhi 302 209.66 209.17 421.68 270.49 267.88 445.18 241.50 212.42 747.64 390.00Police

DM Division

NCRMP 100.00 95.61 93.96 250.00 239.62 221.75 274.67 263.91 255.91 783.00 416.00(CentrallySponsoredScheme)

Revamping 23.00 21.07 18.91 5.00 0.06 0.00 20.00 17.00 15.11 71.00 12.00of CivilDefence(CentrallySponsoredScheme)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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Strengthening 61.00 44.15 43.83 5.00 2.78 2.36 75.00 31.00 30.00 100.00 0.00of Fire and .EmergencyServices(CentrallySponsoredScheme)

Other DM 50.00 34.38 33.00 106.00 27.38 3.69 64.00 1.40 0.40 39.60 0.00Projects(CentrallySponsoredScheme)

NDMTI 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 9.55 0.00 35.92 10.00

Disaster 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00KnowledgeNetwork

NDRF 0.00 0.01 0.06 11.00 11.00 6.95 200.00 50.00 6.26 320.00 255.00

TOTAL Disaster 234.00 195.22 189.76 377.00 280.84 234.75 653.67 372.86 307.68 1349.52 703.00ManagementProject

(NE Division) 5.00 6.00 6.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.35 6.00 3.50Advertisementand Publicity inNorth EasternStates

OL Division 15.00 6.48 4.16 8.31 5.71 4.44 8.31 5.92 5.10 8.83 4.99Schemes ofOfficialLanguage

LWE Division

Media Plan in 10.00 4.00 5.51 5.00 5.00 4.91 5.00 5.00 4.67 5.00 3.50Left WingExtremismAffectedStates

Special 155.00 51.00 0.00 74.15 74.15 74.13 80.00 48.00 48.00 90.00 0.00InfrastructureScheme inLeft WingExtremismAffectedStates

TOTAL LWE 165.00 55.00 5.51 79.15 79.15 79.04 85.00 53.00 52.67 95.00 3.50

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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CS Division

Training of 40.50 12.00 0.03 33.70 11.15 0.05 5.00 3.00 0.04 5.00 3.00Trainers(ToT) andAnti HumanTraffickingUnits(AHTUs)

Crime and 400.00 85.00 37.23 276.25 120.00 135.00 300.00 284.20 258.46 840.00 23.00CriminalTrackingNetwork andSystem(CCTNS)

TOTAL CCTNS 440.50 97.00 37.26 309.95 131.15 135.05 305.00 287.20 258.50 845.00 26.00

PM Division

National 4.50 2.60 0.00 10.40 3.50 0.36 23.33 5.51 1.27 32.35 10.00Institute ofCriminologyand ForensicScience(NICFS), (LNJN)

Directorate of 75.00 22.70 0.97 143.31 20.41 11.86 68.26 6.52 3.09 111.23 22.52ForensicScience

Central 5.50 2.70 0.10 3.50 1.16 0.10 3.50 2.10 0.00 2.40 3.50ForensicScienceLaboratory(CFSL), CBI

Directorate of 25.00 7.00 1.36 10.54 3.63 1.17 11.00 2.15 0.12 11.00 11.22CoordinationPoliceWireless(DCPW)

Scheme of 0.00 0.00 0.00 1097.00 1097.00 1097.00 900.00 860.00 854.39 1980.00 0.00Modernizationof StatePolice Forces(CentrallySponsoredScheme)

TOTAL Police 110.00 35.00 2.43 1264.75 1125.70 1110.49 1006.09 876.28 858.87 2136.98 47.24ModernizationDivision

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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(IS-I Division) 435.00 11.99 9.68 156.50 55.31 29.03 139.78 32.02 22.83 196.05 140.00NATGRID

(Finance 10.00 6.01 3.87 12.00 2.01 0.31 12.00 4.51 3.67 11.01 6.00Division)Office/Residential Buildingfor DepartmentalAccountingSystem

(IS-II Division) 27.50 17.00 8.73 31.03 31.03 32.05 35.00 25.00 24.29 50.00 30.00NarcoticsControlBureau(NCB)

HR Division

Construction 2.00 6.29 6.25 0.50 0.50 0.64 0.71 0.71 0.29 0.00 0.01of ManavAdhikarBhawan forNationalHumanRights .Commission(NHRC)

Setting up of 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00ComplaintHandlingManagementSystem(NHRC)

TOTAL NHRC 2.01 6.3 6.25 0.51 0.51 0.64 0.72 0.72 0.29 0.01 0.01

NCRB 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Police 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 50.00 0.00 25.00 0.00Memorial

Nirbhaya 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 150.00 0.00 0.16 150.00 0.00Fund

Grand TOTAL 10500 6828 6034.70 10500 7123.00 6796.57 11689 6620.00 6098.78 16820 8403.98including `7230 crorefor BADPwith effectfrom 2014-15

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Statement showing the Demand projected by Ministry of Home Affairs for the year2015-16 for its different Plan schemes/activities and the amount agreed by Ministry of Financethereto.

(`in crore)

ANNEXURE-II

Plan Projections for 2015-16 2015-16

Name of Division Name of Plan Revenue Capital Total BE finallyin MHA Schemes allocated by

M/o Finance

1 2 3 4 5 6(3+4)

National Population 130.00 0.00 130.00 255.00

Register (NPR)

RGI Other Schemes of 74.26 0.40 74.66 29.00

RGI

Total RGI 204.26 0.40 204.66 284.00

J&K Special Industry 120.00 0.00 120.00 45.00

Initiative for J&K

Foreigners Division IVFRT 56.00 0.00 56.00 60.00

Schemes of Border 0.00 3396.00 3396.00 2300.00

Management

Border Integrated Check 0.00 225.00 225.00 50.82

Management Posts

Division

Total BM 0.00 3621.00 3621.00 2350.82

BADP 1800.00 0.00 1800.00 990.00

Police Training 10.22 0.00 10.22 10.22

Institutes of CAPFs

Police-I Division National Police 0.00 77.00 77.00 55.00

Academy (NPA),

Hyderabad

97

98

1 2 3 4 5 6

North Eastern Police 31.99 18.31 50.30 42.00Academy (NEPA),Shillong

Schemes of BPR&D 43.20 195.64 238.84 182.50(including NPM)

Setting up of 25.33 0.00 25.33 0.00Counter InsurgencyAnti Terrorist(CIAT) Schools inLeft WingExtremism Area(L WE)

Total Police-I 110.74 290.95 401.69 289.72

(i) Office Building 0.00 2665.28 2665.28 2014.98

(ii) Residential Building 0.00 1312.35 1312.35 650.02

(iii) Border Out Posts 0.00 473.00 473.00 300.00

(iv) EPC Initiative 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00on CAPFs Housing

Police-II Division Total of Infrastructure 0.00 4450.63 4450.63 2965.00of CAPFs(i)+(ii)+(iii)+(iv)

CAPF - IMS 0.00 400.00 400.00 35.00

MHA Air Wing 52.76 81.97 134.72 26.90

Helibase 0.00 10.00 10.00 3.30

Total Police-II 52.76 4942.60 4995.35 3030.20

UT Division/Delhi Schemes of Delhi 67.89 594.75 662.64 350.00Police Police including Building

Programmes

Public Private 0.00 85.00 85.00 40.00Partnership

Total Delhi Police 67.89 679.75 747.64 390.00

Disaster Management NCRMP (Centrally 783.00 0.00 783.00 416.00Division Sponsored Scheme)

99

Revamping of Civil 71.00 0.00 71.00 12.00Defence (CentrallySponsored Scheme)

Strengthening of Fire 100.00 0.00 100.00 0.00Sponsored Scheme)

Other DM Projects 39.60 0.00 39.60 0.00(Centrally SponsoredScheme)

NDMTI 35.92 0.00 35.92 10.00

Disaster Knowledge 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00Network

NDRF 0.00 320.00 320.00 255.00

TOTAL Disaster 1029.52 320.00 1349.52 703.00Management Project

North East Division Advertisement and 6.00 0.00 6.00 3.50Publicity in NorthEastern States

Department of Schemes of Official 8.83 0.00 8.83 4.99Official Language Language

L WE Division Media Plan in Left 5.00 0.00 5.00 3.50Wing ExtremismAffected States

Special 90.00 0.00 90.00 0.00InfrastructureScheme in LeftWing ExtremismAffected States

TOTAL LWE 95.00 0.00 95.00 3.50

Central State Training of Trainers 5.00 0.00 5.00 3.00Division (ToT) and Anti

Human Trafficking

Units (AHTUs)

1 2 3 4 5 6

100

Crime and Criminal 840.00 0.00 840.00 23.00

Tracking Network

and System

(CCTNS)

TOTAL CCTNS 845.00 0.00 845.00 26.00

Police Modernization National Institute of 0.90 31.45 32.35 10.00

Division Criminology and

Forensic Science

(NICFS), (LNJN)

Directorate of 0.77 110.46 111.23 22.52

Forensic Science

Central Forensic 0.51 1.89 2.40 3.50

Science Laboratory

(CFSL), cm

Directorate of 0.00 11.00 11.00 11.22

Coordination Police

Wireless (DCPW)

Scheme of 1980.00 0.00 1980.00 0.00

Modernization of

State Police Forces

(Centrally Sponsored

Scheme)

TOTAL Police 1982.18 154.80 2136.98 47.24

Modernization

Division

Internal Security-I NATGRID 28.05 168.00 196.05 140.00

Division

Finance Division Office/Residential 0.00 11.01 11.01 6.00

Building for

Departmental

Accounting System

Internal Security-II Narcotics Control 0.00 50.00 50.00 30.00

Division Bureau (NCB)

1 2 3 4 5 6

101

National Human Construction of 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01Rights Commission Manav Adhikar(NHRC) Division Bhawan for National

Human RightsCommission (NHRC)

Setting up of Complaint 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 Handling ManagementSystem (NHRC)

TOTAL NHRC 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01

NCRB 0.00 0.00

Police Memorial 25.00 0.00 25.00 0.00

Nirbhaya Fund 69.00 81.00 150.00 0.00

Grand TOTAL 6500.24 10319.51 16820 8403.98including BADP

1 2 3 4 5 6

Notes: 1. Abbreviation: RGI- Registrar General and Census Commission, India, NPR- NationalPopulation Register, J&K, Jammu and Kashmir, IVFRT- Mission Mode Project (MMP) onImmigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking, BM- Border Management, BADP-Border Area Development Programme, CAPF-IMS- Central Armed Police Forces- Institute ofMedical Sciences, NCRMP- National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project, ODMP- Other DisasterManagement Project, NDMTI- National Disaster Management Training Institute, NDRF-National Disaster Response Force, LWE- Left Wing Extremism, NATGRlD- NATGRIDIntelligence Grid.

2 . All the eight Centrally Sponsored Schemes of MHA (namely Civil Defence, Fire &Emergency, NCRMP, ODMP, CCTNS, Special Infrastructure Scheme for LWE CIAT andMOPF) were merged by the Planning Commission into the Umbrella Centrally SponsoredScheme called National Scheme for Modernization and Police and other Forces, w.e.f 2014-15.However, M/o Finance has not allocated any fund for the Centrally Sponsored Schemes during2015-16. Fund have been allocated for BADP. However, certain amount of fund has beenprovided by MHA to the UTs under CCTNS and Civil Defence scheme.

3. BADP has been transferred from M/o Finance to MHA w.e.f 2014-15.

4. During 2015-16, the Plan allocation has been made by M/o Finance, whereas it was carriedout by the Planning Commission prior to 2015-16.

BE 15-16 (projected) BE 2015-16

Demand No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Plan Non-Plan Total Plan Non-Plan Total

53- MHA Revenue 238.10 910.08 1148.18 704.59 816.98 1521.57

Capital 0.40 178.40 178.80 0.41 48.02 48.43

TOTAL 238.50 1088.48 1326.98 705.00 865.00 1570.00

54-Cabinet Revenue 0.00 423.94 423.94 0.00 416.99 416.99

Capital 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 0.00 423.94 423.94 0.00 416.99 416.99

55- Police Revenue 6108.98 60589.42 66698.40 1233.00 51949.11 53182.11

Capital 9985.33 9547.74 19533.07 6138.98 2803.43 8942.41

TOTAL 16094.31 70137.16 86231.47 7371.98 54752.54 62124.52

56-Other Revenue 166.92 2351.35 2518.27 62.50 2143.56 2206.06

Expendi-ture Capital 320.00 240.03 560.03 264.50 94.03 358.53

of MHA TOTAL 486.92 2591.38 3078.30 327.00 2237.59 2564.59

57- Transfer Revenue 1220.00 672.00 1892.00 1139.00 557.00 1696.00

to UTs Capital 0.00 80.00 80.00 0.00 72.00 72.00

TOTAL 1220.00 752.00 1972.00 1139.00 629.00 1768.00

TOTAL Grant Revenue 7734.00 64946.79 72680.79 3139.09 55883.64 59022.73

No.53-56 Capital 10305.73 10046.17 20351.90 6403.89 3017.48 9421.37

TOTAL 18039.73 74992.96 93032.69 9542.98 58901.12 68444.10

99- Andaman Revenue 2042.35 2319.40 4361.75 1656.34 1514.89 3171.23

& Nicobar Capital 934.20 158.48 1092.68 543.66 26.49 570.15

Islands TOTAL 2976.55 2477.88 5454.43 2200.00 1541.38 3741.38

ANNEXURE-III

BUDGET AT A GLANCE

(ON NET BASIS)

102

(`in crore)

103

100- Chandi-garh Revenue 548.49 2826.36 3374.85 403.14 2640.42 3043.56

Capital 380.87 480.53 861.40 456.86 -45.92 410.94

TOTAL 929.36 3306.89. 4236.25 860.00 2594.50 3454.50

101- Dadra & Revenue 981.94 173.61 1155.55 444.10 138.50 582.60

Nagar Haveli Capital 350.79 21.34 372.13 305.90 3.06 308.96

TOTAL 1332.73 194.95 1527.68 750.00 141.56 891.56

102- Daman Revenue 465.05 215.16 680.21 320.38 154.55 474.93

& Diu Capital 584.95 904.84 1489.79 403.22 0.67 403.89

TOTAL 1050.00 1120.00 2170.00 723.60 155.22 878.82

103- Laksha- Revenue 412.56 640.21 1052.77 330.41 549.64 880.05

dweep Capital 221.62 94.74 316.36 179.99 -0.05 179.94

TOTAL 634.18 734.95 1369.13 510.40 549.59 1059.99

TOTAL Grant Revenue 4450.39 6174.74- 10625.13 3154.37 4998.00 8152.37No. 99-103 Capital 2472.43 1659.93 4132.36 1889.63 -15.75 1873.88

TOTAL 6922.82 7834.67 14757.49 5044.00 4982.25 10026.25

Total of 10 Revenue 12184.39 71121.53 83305.92 6293.46 60881.64 67175.10

Grants Capital 12778.16 11706.10 24484.26 8293.52 3001.73 11295.25

TOTAL 24962.55 82827.63 107790.18 14586.98 63883.37 78470.35

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ANNEXURE-IV

1st On Demand Nos. 42 & 44 of the Demands forGrants of the Ministry of Home Affairs for theyear 1993-94

2nd The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances andPrivilege) Amendment Bill, 1992

3rd The Supreme Court Judges (Conditions ofService) Amendment Bill, 1991

4th The High Court and Supreme Court Judges(Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill ,1992

5th The Census (Amendment) Bill, 1992

6th The Human Rights Commission Bill, 1993

7th The Working of the Central Bureau ofInvestigation and Central Vigilance Commission

8th The Specified Areas (Issue of Identity Cardsto Residents) Bill, 1993

9th The Demands for Grants (1994-95) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

10th The Demands for Grants (1994-95) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

11th The Demands for Grants (1994-95) of theMinistry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs

LIST OF REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS

Report Title of the Report Date of Date ofNo Presentation Laying in

in Rajya Lok SabhaSabha

1 2 3 4

28-4-1993

19-8-1993

20-8-1993

20-8-1993

27-8-1993

6-12-1993

17-3-1994

17-3-1994

19-4-1994

19-4-1994

19-4-1994

28-4-1993

19-8-1993

20-8-1993

20-8-1993

27-8-1993

6-12-1993

17-3-1994

17-3-1994

19-4-1994

19-4-1994

19-4-1994

104

105

12th The Representation of the People (SecondAmendment) Bill, 1994

13th The Indian Contract (Amendment) Bill, 1992

14th The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 1994

15th The Demands for Grants (1995-96) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

16th The Demands for Grants (1995-96) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

17th The Demands for Grants (1995-96) of theMinistry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs

18th The Criminal law (Amendment) Bill, 1995

19th The Representation of the People (Amendment)Bill, 1995

20th The Working of Union Public ServiceCommission (UPSC)

21st The Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Bill, 1989

22nd The Pondicherry (Administration) AmendmentBill, 1995

23rd The Arbitration and Conciliation Bill, 1995

24th The Election Commission (Charging ofExpenses on the Consolidated Fund of India)Bill, 1994

25th The Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Bill,1995

26th The Situation in Jammu and Kashmir

27th The Private Security Guards and Agencies(Regulation) Bill, 1994

1 2 3 4

15-12-1994

15-12-1994

15-12-1994

8-5-1995

8-5-1995

8-5-1995

22-5-1995

1-6-1995

4-8-1995

7-8-1995

8-8-1995

28-11-1995

28-11-1995

6-12-1995

19-12-1995

28-2-1996

13-12-1994

13-12-1994

13-12-1994

8-5-1995

8-5-1995

8-5-1995

22-5-1995

1-6-1995

4-8-1995

7-8-1995

8-8-1995

28-11-1995

28-11-1995

6-12-1995

22-12-1995

28-2-1996

106

28th The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment)Bill, 1994

29th The Action taken by Government on therecommendations/observations of theCommittee contained in its Fifteenth Report onthe Demands for Grants (1995-96) of theMinistry of Home Affairs.

30th The Action taken by Government on therecommendations/observations of theCommittee contained in its Sixteenth Report onthe Demands for Grants (1995-96) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

31st The Action taken by Government on therecommendations/observations of theCommittee contained in its Seventeenth Reporton the Demands for Grants (1995-96) of theMinistry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs

32rd The Demands for Grants (1996-97) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

33rd The Demands for Grants (1996-97) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

34th Demands for Grants (1996-97) Ministry ofLaw, Justice and Company Affairs

35th The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 1996

36th Insurgency situation in the North EasternRegion

37th The Demands for Grants (1997-98) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

38th The Demands for Grants (1997-98) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

1 2 3 4

28-2-1996

27-8-1996

27-8-1996

27-8-1996

30-8-1996

30-8-1996

30-8-1996

26-11-1996

26- 2-1997

2-5-1997

2-5-1997

28-2-1996

27-8-1996

27-8-1996

27-8-1996

30-8-1996

30-8-1996

30-8-1996

26-11-1996

26-2-1997

2-5-1997

2-5-1997

107

39th The Demands for Grants (1997-98) of theMinistry of Law and Justice

40th The Lokpal Bill, 1996

41st The High Court and Supreme Court Judges(Conditions of Services) Amendment Bill, 1998

42nd The Lotteries (Regulation) Bill, 1998

43rd The Demands for Grants (1998-99) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

44th The Demands for Grants (1998-99) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

45th The Demands for Grants (1998-99) of theMinistry of Law and Justice and CompanyAffairs

46th The Indian Majority (Amendment) Bill, 1997

47th The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 1997

48th The Administrators-General (Amendment) Bill,1998

49th The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment)Bill, 1997

50th The Lokpal Bill, 1998

51st The Central Vigilance Commission Bill, 1998

52nd The Notaries (Amendment) Bill, 1997

53rd Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Bill, 1998

54th The Demands for Grants (1999-2000) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

2-5-1997

9-5-1997

3-7-1998

6-7-1998

13-7-1998

13-7-1998

13-7-1998

2-12-1998

2-12-1998

2-12-1998

17-12-1998

25-2-1999

25-2-1999

25-2-1999

11-3-1999

19-4-1999

2-5-1997

9-5-1997

4-7-1998

4-7-1998

13-7-1998

13-7-1998

13-7-1998

2-12-1998

2-12-1998

2-12-1998

17-12-1998

25-2-1999

25-2-1999

25-2-1999

11-3-1999

22-4-1999

1 2 3 4

108

55th The Demands for Grants (1999-2000) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

56th The Demands for Grants (1999-2000) of theMinistry of Law and Justice and CompanyAffairs.

57th Foreigners (Amendment) Bill, 1998

58th Explosive Substances (Amendment) Bill, 1999

59th The Demands for Grants (2000-2001) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

60th The Demands for Grants (2000-2001) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

61st The Demands for Grants (2000-2001) of theMinistry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs

62nd The Salaries Allowances, Leave and Pensionsof the Officers and Servants of the SupremeCourt Bill, 1994

63rd The Salaries Allowances, Leave and Pensionsof the Officers and Servants of the Delhi HighCourt Bill, 1994

64th The Companies (Second Amendment) Bill,1999

65th The Companies Bill, 1997

66th The Constitution (Eighty-eighth Amendment)Bill, 1999

67th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/observations of theCommittee contained in its Fifty-ninth Reporton the Demands for Grants (2000-2001) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

22-4-1999

22-4-1999

15-3-2000

15-3-2000

19-4-2000

19-4-2000

19-4-2000

26-7-2000

26-7-2000

27-7-2000

27-7-2000

28-7-2000

17.4.2001

19-4-1999

19-4-1999

15-3-2000

15-3-2000

19-4-2000

19-4-2000

19-4-2000

26-7-2000

26-7-2000

27-7-2000

27-7-2000

28-7-2000

18.4.2001

1 2 3 4

109

68th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/observations of theCommittee contained in its Sixtieth Report onthe Demands for Grants (2000-2001) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

69th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/observations of theCommittee contained in its Sixty-first Reporton the Demands for Grants (2000-2001) of theMinistry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs

70th The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 1999

71st The Demands for Grants (2001-2002) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

72nd The Demands for Grants (2001-2002) of theMinistry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs

73rd The Demands for Grants (2001-2002) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

74th The Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Bill,2000

75th Cross-Border Terrorism and Insurgency inJammu and Kashmir

76th The Repealing and Amending Bill, 1999

77th The Indian Divorce (Amendment) Bill, 1999

78th The Freedom of Information Bill, 2000

79th The Registration and Other Related Laws(Amendment) Bill, 2001

80th The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment)Bill, 2001

1 2 3 4

17.4.2001

17.04.2001

18.04.2001

19.04.2001

19.04.2001

19.04.2001

26.04.2001

25.07.2001

25.07.2001

25.07.2001

25.07.2001

07.08.2001

20.11.2001

18.4.2001

18.04.2001

19.04.2001

19.04.2001

19.04.2001

19.04.2001

26.04.2001

25.07.2001

25.07.2001

25.07.2001

25.07.2001

07.08.2001

20.11.2001

110

81st Lotteries (Prohibition) Bill, 1999

82nd North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Bill, 1998

83rd Personnel Policies of Central IndustrialSecurity Force and Central Secretariat Service

84th The Lokpal Bill, 2000

85th Law’s Delays: Arrears in Courts

86th The Demands for Grants (2002-2003) of theMinistry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs

87th The Demands for Grants (2002-2003) of theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions

88th The Demands for Grants (2002-2003) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

89th The Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2001

90th The Representation of the People (Amendment)Bill, 2001

91st Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/Observations of theCommittee contained in its 75th Report onCross-Border Terrorism and Insurgency inJammu & Kashmir

92nd The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2001

18.12.2001

18.12.2001

19.12.2001

31.12.2001(presented toChairman)

7.3.2002(Rajya Sabha)

31.12.2001(presented toChairman)

7.3.2002(Rajya Sabha)

24.04.2002

24.04.2002

24.04.2002

14.05.2002

23.07.2002

23.07.2002

23.7.2002

12.12.2001

12.12.2001

19.12.2001

31.12.2001(forwarded toSpeaker)

26.02.2002(Lok Sabha)

31.12.2001(forwarded toSpeaker)

26.02.2002(Lok Sabha)

16.04.2002

16.04.2002

16.04.2002

14.05.2002

23.07.2002

23.07.2002

23.7.2002

1 2 3 4

111

93rd The Competition Bill, 2001

94th The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries andConditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2002

95th The Repatriation of Prisoners Bill, 2002

96th The Swatantrata Sainik Samman PensionScheme

97th The Election & Other Related Laws(Amendment) Bill, 2002

98th Demands for Grants (2003-04) of Ministry ofHome Affairs

99th Demands for Grants (2003-04) of Ministry ofPersonnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

100th Demands for Grants (2003-04) of Departmentof Development of North Eastern Region

101st Demands for Grants (2003-04) of Ministry ofLaw and Justice

102nd The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution(Amendment) Bill, 2003 and the Constitution(Ninety-ninth Amendment) Bill, 2003

103rd Salaries and allowances of the Judicial officersof the Union Territories Bill, 2003

104th Constitution (Ninety-seventh Amendment)Bill, 2003

23.08.2002(forwarded toSpeaker)

21.11.2002(Lok Sabha)

17.09.2002(forwarded toSpeaker)

21.11.2002(Lok Sabha)

21.11.2002

21.11.2002

18.12.2002

08.04.2003

22.04.2003

22.04.2003

22.04.2003

22.07.2003

5.12.2003

5.12.2003

23.08.2002(presented toChairman)

21.11.2002(Rajya Sabha)

17.09.2002(presented toChairman)

21.11.2002(Rajya Sabha)

21.11.2002

21.11.2002

18.12.2002

08.04.2003

22.04.2003

22.04.2003

22.04.2003

22.07.2003

5.12.2003

5.12.2003

1 2 3 4

112

105th Constitution (One hundredth Amendment) Bill,2003

106th Constitution (One Hundredth & SecondAmendment) Bill, 2003 & the State of DelhiBill, 2003

107th The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2003

108th The Assam Rifles Bill, 2003

109th Demands for Grants (2004-2005) of Ministryof Home Affairs

110th Demands for Grants (2004-2005) of Ministryof Development of North Eastern Region

111st Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2003

112nd Demands for Grants (2005-2006) of Ministryof Home Affairs

113rd Demands for Grants (2005-2006) of Ministryof Development of North Eastern Region

114th The Displaced Persons Claims and Other LawsRepeal Bill, 2004

115th The Disaster Management Bill, 2005

116th The State Emblem of India (Prohibition ofImproper Use) Bill, 2004

117th Action Taken by Government on therecommendations contained in the 83rd Reportof the Committee pertaining to the PersonnelPolicy of C1SF

118th The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment)Bill, 2005

119th The Demands for Grants (2006-07) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

1 2 3 4

5.12.2003

5.12.2003

12.12.2003

19.12.2003

23.08.2004

23.08.2004

04.03.2005

20.04.2005

20.04.2005

27.07.2005

25.08.2005

25.08.2005

28.11.2005

09.03.2006

19.05.2006

5.12.2003

5.12.2003

12.12.2003

19.12.2003

23.08.2004

23.08.2004

02.03.2005

20.04.2005

20.04.2005

27.07.2005

25.08.2005

25.08.2005

28.11.2005

09.03.2006

19.05.2006

113

120th The Demands for Grants (2006-07) of theMinistry of Development of NER

121st Examination of ‘Administration’ of UnionTerritories

122nd The Communal Violence (Prevention, Controland Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005

123rd Sashastra Seema Bal Bill, 2006

124th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/Observations contained inthe One Hundred and Nineteenth Report onDemands for Grants (2006-07) of the Ministryof Home Affairs

125th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/Observations contained inthe One Hundred and Twentieth Report onDemands for Grants (2006-07) of the Ministryof Development of North-Eastern Region

126th The Demands for Grants (2007-08) ofMinistry of Home Affairs

127th The Demands for Grants (2007-08) ofMinistry of DoNER

128th The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment)Bill, 2006

129th The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution(Amendment) Bill, 2007 and the Constitution(One Hundred and Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2007

130th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/Observations contained in126th Report on DfGs (2007-08) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

131st Action Taken by Govrenment on theRecommendations/Observations contained in

19.05.2006

02.08.2006

13.12.2006

27.02.2007

20.03.2007

20.03.2007

26.04.2007

08.05.2007

16.08.2007

28.02.2008

16.04.2008

16.04.2008

19.05.2006

02.08.2006

13.12.2006

27.02.2007

20.03.2007

20.03.2007

26.04.2007

08.05.2007

16.08.2007

28.02.2008

16.04.2008

16.04.2008

1 2 3 4

114

the 127th Report on DfG (2007-08) of theMinistry of DoNER

132nd The Demands for Grants (2008-09) ofMinistry of Home Affairs

133rd The Demands for Grants (2008-2009) of theMinistry of Development of North EasternRegion

134th The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Bill, 2006

135th Border Fencing and Floodlighting Projects ofIndo-Pak Border

136th Revamping and Revitalization of Civil Defencein the Country

137th Rehabilitation of J&K Migrants

138th The Central Industrial Security Force(Amendment) Bill, 2008

139th The Private Detective Agencies (Regulation)Bill, 2007

140th Action Taken by Government on theObservations/Recommendations contained in132nd Report on DfGs (2008-09) of theMinistry of Home Affairs

141st Action Taken by Government on therecommendations/observations contained in the133rd Report on DfG (2008-09) of theMinistry of DoNER

142nd Implementation of Central Scheme ofModernisation of Prison Administration

143rd The Land Ports Authority of India Bill, 2009

144th The Demands for Grants (2010-11) of Ministryof Home Affairs

1 2 3 4

16.04.2008

16.04.2008

21.10.2008

21.10.2008

21.10.2008

13.02.2009

13.02.2009

13.02.2009

26.02.2009

26.02.2009

26.02.2009

24.02.2010

27.04.2010

16.04.2008

16.04.2008

21.10.2008

21.10.2008

21.10.2008

13.02.2009

13.02.2009

13.02.2009

26.02.2009

26.02.2009

26.02.2009

22.02.2010

27.04.2010

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145th The Demands for Grants (2010-2011) of theMinistry of Development of North EasternRegion .

146th The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment)Bill, 2010

147th The Repatriation of Prisoners (Amendment)Bill, 2010

148th The New Delhi Municipal Council (Amendment)Bill, 2010

149th Action Taken by Govt. on the observations/Recommendations contained in the 145thReport on Demands for Grants (2010-11) ofthe M/o DoNER

150th Action Taken by Govt. on the observations/Recommendations contained in the 144th Reporton Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the M/oHome Affairs

151st The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2010

152nd Action Taken by Government on therecommendation/observations contained in the136th Report on Revamping & Revitalisation ofCivil Defence in the country.

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06.05.2010

23.06.2010(presented toChairman)

30.07.2010(Rajya Sabha)

10.11.2010

22.2.2011

2.6.2011(presented toChairman)

01.8.2011(Rajya Sabha)

2.6.2011(presented toChairman)

01.8.2011(Rajya Sabha)

2.6.2011(presented toChairman)

01.8.2011(Rajya Sabha)

3.11.2011(presented toChairman)

06.05.2010

23.06.2010(forwarded toSpeaker)

30.07.2010(Lok Sabha)

10.11.2010

22.2.2011

2.6.2011(presented toSpeaker)

02.8.2011(Lok Sabha)

2.6.2011(presented toSpeaker)

02.8.2011(Lok Sabha)

2.6.2011(presented toSpeaker)

02.8.2011(Lok Sabha)

3.11.2011(presented toSpeaker)

116

153rd Action Taken by Government on theRecommendation/Observations contained in the135th Report on Border Fencing & FloodLighting Projects along Indo-Pak Borders.

154th The Border Security Force (Amendment) Bill,2011

155th The Enemy Property (Amendment) SecondBill, 2010

156th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendation/Observations contained in the142nd Report on Implementations of CentralScheme of Modernisation of PrisonAdministration.

157th Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2011

158th North-eastern Areas (Re-organisation)Amendment Bill, 2011

159th The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2011

160th The Unlawful Activities (Prevention)Amendment Bill, 2011

161st Demands for Grants (2012-13) of Ministry ofHome Affairs

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23.11.2011(Rajya Sabha)

3.11.2011(presented toChairman)

23.11.2011(Rajya Sabha)

3.11.2011(presented toChairman)

23.11.2011(Rajya Sabha)

3.11.2011(presented toChairman)

23.11.2011(Rajya Sabha)

22.12.2011

28.03.2012

28.03.2012

28.03.2012

28.03.2012

30.04.2012

22.11.2011(Lok Sabha)

3.11.2011(presented toSpeaker)

22.11.2011(Lok Sabha)

3.11.2011(presented toSpeaker)

22.11.2011(Lok Sabha)

3.11.2011(presented toSpeaker)

22.11.2011(Lok Sabha)

22.12.2011

28.03.2012

28.03.2012

28.03.2012

28.03.2012

30.04.2012

117

162nd Demands for Grants (2012-13) of M/o DoNER

163rd Working of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel NationalPolice Academy, Hyderabad

164th The Constitution (One Hundred EighteenthAmendment) Bill, 2012

165th Action Taken by Government on theObservations/Recommendations contained inthe One Hundred and Sixty-First Report onDemands for Grants (2012-13) of the Ministryof Home Affairs

166th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/Observations contained in itsOne Hundred and Sixty-second Report onDemands for Grants (2012-13) of the Ministryof Development of North-Eastern Region

167th The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012

168th The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances andPrivileges) Amendment Bill, 2012

169th The Demands for Grants (2013-14) ofMinistry of Home Affairs

170th The Demands for Grants (2013-2014) of theMinistry of Development of North EasternRegion

171st The North Eastern Council (Amendment) Bill,2013

172nd Action Taken by the Government on theRecommendations/Observations contained inthe 163rd Report on Working of Sardar

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07.05.2012

30.08.2012

23.11.2012

01.03.2013

01.03.2013

01.03.2013

01.03.2013

25.04.2013

25.04.2013

30.05.2013(presented toChairman)

05.08.2013(Rajya Sabha)

05.08.2013

07.05.2012

30.08.2012

22.11.2012

01.03.2013

01.03.2013

01.03.2013

01.03.2013

26.04.2013

26.04.2013

30.05.2013(presented toSpeaker)

05.08.2013(Lok Sabha)

05.08.2013

118

Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy,Hyderabad.

173rd Strengthening of the working of Ministry ofDoNER for effective implementation ofPolicies, Programmes, Schemes and Projectsmeant for North Eastern Region

174th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/Observations contained inthe One Hundred Sixty Ninth Report onDemands for Grants (2013-14) of the Ministryof Home Affairs

175th Action Taken by Government on therecommendations/Observations contained in theOne Hundred Seventieth Report on Demandsfor Grants (2013-14) of the Ministry ofDevelopment of North Eastern Region

176th Report on the Functioning of Delhi Police

177th Report on the Coastal Security Scheme

178th Report on the Disaster Management in theCountry

179th Report on the Action Taken by the Governmenton the Recommendations/observationscontained in its 137th Report on Rehabilitationof J&K Migrants

180th Report on the Administration of UnionTerritories (Daman & Diu, Dadra & NagarHaveli and Chandigarh)

181st Action Taken by Government on therecommendations /observations contained in its180th Report on Administration of UnionTerritories (Daman & Diu, Dadra & NagarHaveli and Chandigarh)

182nd Rescue, Rehabilitation and reconstruction inthe aftermath of the floods and landslides inJ&K

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29.8.2013

13.12.2013

13.12.2013

19.02.2014

19.02.2014

19.02.2014

19.02.2014

19.02.2014

18.12.2014

22.12.2014

29.8.2013

13.12.2013

13.12.2013

19.02.2014

19.02.2014

19.02.2014

19.02.2014

19.02.2014

18.12.2014

22.12.2014

119

183rd Problems Being Faced by Refugees andDisplaced Person in J&K

184th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/Observations contained inthe 179th Report (ATR on 137th Report) of theCommittee on the Rehabilitation of J&KMigrants

185th Demands for Grants (2015-2016) Ministry ofHome Affairs

186th Demands for Grants (2015-2016) Ministry ofDevelopment of North Eastern Region

187th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/Observations contained inthe 177th Report on Coastal Security Scheme

188th Action Taken by Government on theRecommendations/Observations contained inthe 178th Report on Disaster Management inthe Country

22.12.2014

19.03.2015

23.04.2015

23.04.2015

31.07.2015

31.07.2015

22.12.2014

19.03.2015

24.04.2015

24.04.2015

31.07.2015

31.07.2015

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