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PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2021/Phalguna, 1942 (Saka) REPORT NO. 231 TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIRST REPORT DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2021-2022) MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (PRESENTED TO RAJYA SABHA ON 15 th MARCH, 2021) (LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA ON 15 th MARCH, 2021)

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  • PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

    RAJYA SABHA

    DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE

    ON HOME AFFAIRS

    Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi

    March, 2021/Phalguna, 1942 (Saka)

    REPORT NO.

    231

    TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIRST REPORT

    DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2021-2022)

    MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

    (PRESENTED TO RAJYA SABHA ON 15th

    MARCH, 2021)

    (LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA ON 15th

    MARCH, 2021)

  • Hindi version of this publication is also available

    C.S. (H.A.)-454

    PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

    RAJYA SABHA

    DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE

    ON HOME AFFAIRS

    TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIRST REPORT

    DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2021-2022)

    MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

    (PRESENTED TO RAJYA SABHA ON 15th

    MARCH, 2021)

    (LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA ON 15th

    MARCH, 2021)

    Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi

    March, 2021/Phalguna, 1942 (Saka)

  • C O N T E N T S

    1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (i)

    2. PREFACE (ii)

    3. ACRONYMS (iii) – (vii)

    4. REPORT 1 - 106

    Chapter – I Overview

    1 - 4

    Chapter – II Overall Assessment of Demands for Grants

    5 - 12

    Chapter - III Demand No. 48- MHA

    13 - 29

    Chapter-IV Demand No. 50 - Police

    30 - 65

    Chapter -V Demand Nos. 51 to 58 - Union Territories

    66 -106

    5. OBSERVATIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE – AT A GLANCE

    107 - 126

    6. *RELEVANT MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE

    * To be appended at later stage.

  • DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING

    COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS

    (re-constituted w.e.f. 13th

    September, 2020)

    RAJYA SABHA

    1. Shri Anand Sharma - Chairman 2. Shri S. R. Balasubramoniyan

    3. Shri P. Bhattacharya

    4. Dr. Anil Jain

    5. Shri Satish Chandra Misra

    6. @ Shri Neeraj Shekhar

    7. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh

    8. Shri Rakesh Sinha

    9. #Vacant

    10. Shri Bhupender Yadav

    LOK SABHA

    11. Shri Sanjay Bhatia

    12. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

    13. Dr. (Shrimati) Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

    14. Shri Dilip Ghosh

    15. Shri Dulal Chandra Goswami

    16. Shrimati Kirron Kher

    17. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

    18. Shri Dayanidhi Maran

    19. Shri Raja Amareshwara Naik

    20. Shri Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

    21. Shri Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

    22. Shri Lalubhai Babubhai Patel

    23. Shri Gajendra Singh Patel

    24. Shri R.K. Singh Patel

    25. Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

    26. Shri Pothuganti Ramulu

    27. Shrimati Sarmishta Sethi

    28. Dr. Satya Pal Singh

    29. *Shri P.P. Mohammed Faizal

    30. Shri Ravneet Singh

    31. Shrimati Geetha Viswanath Vanga

    SECRETARIAT

    Dr. P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, Secretary

    Shri Vimal Kumar, Joint Secretary

    Dr. (Smt.) Subhashree Panigrahi, Director

    Shri Ashwani Kumar, Additional Director

    Shri Pritam Kumar, Under Secretary

    Shri Akshay Sharma, Assistant Committee Officer

    __________________________________________________________________________________ @ Shri Neeraj Shekhar, MP, Rajya Sabha nominated w.e.f. 23rd December, 2020 to fill the vacancy caused by expiry of his previous Rajya Sabha Term

    *Shri P.P. Mohammed Faizal, MP, Lok Sabha nominated w.e.f. 30th December, 2020 to fill the vacancy caused by shifting of Shri Rajveer Singh (Raju

    Bhaiya), MP, Lok Sabha to Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports.

    # Consequent upon the resignation of Shri Dinesh Trivedi from the membership of Rajya Sabha w.e.f. 12th February, 2021.

    (i)

  • PREFACE

    I, the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs,

    having been authorized by the Committee to submit the report on its behalf, do hereby present this Two

    Hundred Thirty First Report on Demands for Grants (2021-22) relating to the Ministry of Home Affairs

    (MHA).

    2. Under Rule 272 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States, the

    Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs is mandated to consider the

    Demands for Grants of the related Ministries and make report thereon. In pursuance thereof, the

    Committee in its meetings held on 16th

    , 17th

    and 22nd

    February, 2021 heard the Home Secretary and

    other officers and considered the Demands for Grants (2021-22) of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

    3. The Committee in its sitting held on 10th

    March, 2021 considered and adopted the Report.

    4. The Committee while making its observations/recommendations has mainly relied upon the

    following documents:-

    (i) Speech of Finance Minister on 1st February, 2021 while presenting the Union Budget 2021-

    22;

    (ii) Annual Report of the MHA (2019-20);

    (iii) Detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the year 2021-22;

    (iv) Output, Outcome, Monitoring framework of the Ministry 2021-22;

    (v) Detailed Explanatory Note on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the

    year 2021-22;

    (vi) Details of under-utilization of the allocations made under different heads during the last

    three years;

    (viii) Written replies furnished by the Ministry to the Questionnaires sent to them by the

    Secretariat;

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

    (x) Written clarifications furnished by the Ministry, on the points/issues raised by the Members

    during the deliberations of the Committee.

    (xi) Verbatim transcripts of the meetings of the Committee held on 16th

    , 17th

    and 22nd

    February, 2021.

    5. For facility of reference and convenience, observations and recommendations of the Committee

    have been printed in bold letters in the body of the Report.

    10th

    March, 2021

    New Delhi

    19 Phalguna, 1942 (Saka)

    Anand Sharma

    Chairman

    Department-related Parliamentary

    Standing Committee on Home Affairs

    (ii)

  • ACRONYMS

    ALHW Andaman and Lakshadweep Harbor Works

    ANTRI Andaman and Nicobar Tribal Research and Training Institute

    ADB Asian Development Bank

    AAJVS Andaman Adim Janjati Vikas Samiti

    APIS Advance Passenger Information System

    ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

    AR Assam Rifles

    ASMP Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police

    ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

    ASOD ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters

    A&N Andaman and Nicobar

    AAI Airport Authority of India

    ADB Asian Development Bank

    AKDN Aga Khan Agency for Habitat India

    AoR Area of Responsibility

    BADP Border Area Development Programme

    BBNL Bharat Broadband Network Limited

    BCAS Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

    BIMSTEC Bengal Initiative For Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-

    Operation

    BIMSTEC-DMEx Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic

    Cooperation-Disaster Management Exercise

    BPR&D Bureau of Police Research & Development

    BM Border Management

    BADP Border Area Development Programme

    BSF Border Security Force

    BOI Bureau of Immigration

    BoPs Border out Posts

    BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

    BESS battery energy storage station

    BRO Border Road Organization

    BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

    CHC Community Health Centers

    CCPWC Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children

    CFSL Central Forensic Science Laboratory

    CCTV Closed Circuit Television

    CAPFs Central Armed Police Forces

    CGHS Central Government Health Scheme

    CIC Coordination & International Co-operation

    CIS Cyber and Information Security Division

    CMP Chandigarh Master Plan

    CS Centre-State

    CPOs Central Police Organisations

    CRPF Central Reserve Police Force

    CISF Central Industrial Security Force

    CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integration

    (iii)

  • CTCR Counter-Terrorism and Counter Radicalization

    CAPFIMS Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences

    CCTNS Cyber Crime Tracking Network System

    COVID Corona Virus Disease

    COBRA Commando Battalion for Resolute Action

    CyCOD Cyber Coordination Centre

    CFSL Central Forensic Science Lab

    CAPF- IMS Central Armed Police Forces–Institute of Medical Sciences CMMS Census Management & Monitoring System

    CNERMP Comprehensive National Earthquake Risk Mitigation Project

    CPCR Central Police Control Room

    CrPC Code Of Criminal Procedure

    COBs Company Operating Bases

    CPC Central Pay Commission

    CAP Civic Action Plan

    DBT Direct Benefit Transfer

    DG Director-General

    DFG Demands for Grants

    DM Disaster Management

    DRDO Defence Research Development Organisation

    DSPTs Digital Satellite Phone Terminals

    DST Department of Science and Technology

    DoT Department of Telecom

    DDA Delhi Development Authority

    DDC District Development Council

    DGCD Director General Fire Services, Civil Defense & Home Guards

    DCPW Directorate of Coordination Police Wireless

    DEA Drug Enforcement Agency

    DFSS Directorate of Forensic Science Services

    DNH & DD Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

    DWSIIP Delhi Water Supply Improvement Investment Program

    EDMC East Delhi Municipal Corporation

    EWDS Early Warning Dissemination System

    EOR Extra-Ordinary Repair

    ERSS Emergency Response Support System

    FFR Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation

    FLS Final Location Survey

    FRROs Foreigners Regional Registration Officers

    FWR Flood Water Rescue

    GST Goods and Service Tax

    GLOFs Glacial lake Outbursts Flows

    GIS Geographical Information System

    GOI Government of India

    GNCTD Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi

    HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

    HPC High Powered Committee

    ICPs Immigration Check Post

    (iv)

  • ICT Information and Communication Technology

    ICJS Interoperable. Criminal Justice System

    IC International Cooperation

    I4C Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre

    ISBT Inter State Bus Terminus

    IAS Indian Administrative Service

    IPS Indian Police Service

    LAC Line of Actual Control

    IPC Indian Penal Code

    IMCT Inter-Ministerial Central Team

    INCB International Narcotics Control Board

    IVFRT Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking

    ITBP Indo Tibetan Border Police

    IB Intelligence Bureau/ International Boundary

    ICDS Integrated Child Development Scheme

    IFR Instrument Flight Rules

    IDA Islands Development Agency

    J&K Jammu & Kashmir

    JCC Joint Coordination Committee

    KSCL Kavaratti Smart City Limited

    KSCADC Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation

    LAN Local Area Networks

    LPAI Land Ports Authority of India

    LWE Left Wing Extremism

    LTC Leave Travel Concession

    MHA Ministry of Home Affairs

    MBDPF Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum MPF Modernisation of Police Forces

    MNRE Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

    MOPF Modernisation of Police Forces

    MoEF&CC Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change

    MoR Ministry of Railways

    MoD Ministry of Defence

    MAC Multi-Agency Centre

    MoCA Ministry of Civil Aviation

    MNRE Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

    MPEDA Marine Products Export Development Authority

    MSW Municipal Solid Waste

    MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    NATGRID National Intelligence Grid

    NATSTAR NATGRID Strategic Threat Analysis and Response

    NBCC National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited

    NIA National Investigation Agency

    NITI National Institution for Transforming India

    NIOT National Institute of Ocean Technology

    NRC National Register of Citizens

    NSRMP National Seismic Risk Mitigation Program

    (v)

  • NDMA National Disaster Management Authority

    NDFB National Democratic Front of Bodo Land

    NDMIS National Disaster Management Information System

    NDMC New Delhi Municipal Council

    NERS National Emergency Response System

    NCRMP National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project

    NGO Non-Government Organisation

    NHIDCL National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.

    NCB Narcotics Control Bureau

    NPR National Population Register

    NDRF National Disaster Response Force

    NEPA North Eastern Police Academy

    NSG National Security Guard

    NCB Narcotics Control Bureau

    NCFL National Cyber Forensic Laboratory

    NCRB National Crime Records Bureau

    NDPS Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

    NCORD Narcotics Coordination

    NVDs Night Vision Devices

    NTPC National Thermal Power Corporation

    NHAI National Highways Authority of India

    OFB Ordinance Factory Board

    ORGI Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

    OSINT Open Source Intelligence

    PEN Pre-export Notification

    PICS Precursors Incident Communication System

    PMJAY Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

    PVTGs Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

    PWD & I&FC Public Works Department & Irrigation and Flood Control

    PCR Police Control Room

    PMAY Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

    PWDs Passengers with Disability

    RAP Restricted Area Permit

    RGI Registrar General of India

    RAF Rapid Action Force

    RPF Railway Protection Force

    RPSF Railway Protection Special Force

    RDF Resource Description Framework

    RRU Rashtriya Raksha University

    SAPs State Action Plans

    SDRF State Disaster Response Fund

    SAADMEx South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise

    SASE Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment

    SCODMEx Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Disaster Management Exercise

    SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

    SLEC State Level Empowered Committee

    SLL Special and Local laws

    (vi)

  • SLF Sanitary Land Fill

    SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

    SCO Shanghai Council Cooperation

    SDOMD SAARC Drug Offences Monitoring Desk

    SDP Special Development Package

    SSB Sashastra Seema Bal

    SSP State Security Plan

    SIS Special Infrastructure Scheme

    SECI Solar Energy Corporation of India

    SFDRR Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

    SIMS Seizure Information Management System

    SOP Standard Operating Procedure

    SPUWAC Special Police Unit for Women & Children

    SPUNER Special Police Unit for North East Region

    SRE Security Related Expenditure

    SWAN PoPs State Wide Area Network Points of presence

    SVP NPA Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy

    TSU Tear Smoke Unit

    UAVs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

    USOF Universal Service Obligation Fund

    UT Union Territory

    UDAN Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik

    URLs Uniform Resource Locator

    USOF Universal Service Obligation Fund

    UNEDIFACT United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce

    and Transport

    UTL Union Territory of Lakshadweep

    UTLA Union Territory of Lakshadweep Administration

    V-SAT Very Small Aperture Terminal

    VGF Viability Gap Funding

    VFR Visual Flight Rules

    VVIPs Very Very Important Persons

    WAPCOS Water and Power Consultancy Services Limited

    WIHG Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology

    WTP Water Treatment Plant

    (vii)

  • 1

    CHAPTER-I

    OVERVIEW

    1.1.1 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has responsibilities for internal security, border

    management, Centre-State relations, administration of Union Territories, management of Central

    Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Disaster Management, etc. While pursuing these obligations, the

    Ministry of Home Affairs continuously monitors the internal security situation, issues appropriate

    advisories, shares intelligence inputs, extends manpower and financial support, guidance and

    expertise to the State Governments for maintenance of security, peace and harmony without

    encroaching upon the constitutional rights of the States. Though 'Public Order' and 'Police' are the

    responsibilities of States as per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Article 355 of

    the Constitution enjoins the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal

    disturbance and to ensure that the Government of every State is carried on in accordance with the

    provisions of the Constitution. The Ministry of Home Affairs shoulders these responsibilities as

    assigned by the Constitution in the right earnest.

    1.2 Goals and Objectives

    1.2.1 The Outcome Budget (2021-22) of the Ministry of Home Affairs throws light on its goals

    and objectives. According to it, MHA administers and implements a wide arch of schemes and

    programmes. In brief, the goals and objectives of the Ministry for the year (2021-22) are as

    follows:-

    (i) Timely disbursement of funds for remunerating freedom fighters and their families. (ii) Ensuring the provision of security, administrative and residential infrastructure (Office

    Buildings) of CAPFs, i.e., Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security

    Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indo-

    Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Assam Rifles (AR) and National Security Guard

    (NSG).

    (iii) Acquisition of land and construction of office and residential buildings and its occupation for NIA.

    (iv) Ensuring the provision of security, administrative and residential infrastructure for Delhi Police.

    (v) Computerization and deployment of Core Application Software in police stations and higher offices covered under Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems

    (CCTNS) project.

    (vi) Integrations of CCTNS with e-Courts and e-prisons. (vii) Providing financial assistance for modernization of police forces for various categories

    as per guidelines

    (viii) Reimbursement of Security Related Expenditure to States. (ix) Special Infrastructure Support for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States. (x) Extending relief and mitigating the hardships on account of disasters. (xi) Carrying out the population census and updation of National Population Register

    (NPR).

    (xii) Preventing and combating drug trafficking and abuse.

  • 2

    1.3 Organisational set up of the MHA

    1.3.1 As provided under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 the

    Ministry of Home Affairs has the following constituent Departments -

    1. Department of Border Management

    Department of Border Management deals with the management of borders, including

    coastal borders, strengthening of border guarding and creation of related infrastructure, border areas

    development, etc.

    2. Department of Internal Security

    Department of Internal Security deals with the Indian Police Service, Central Armed Police

    Forces, internal security and law & order, insurgency, terrorism, Naxalism, activities of inimical

    foreign agencies, terrorist financing, rehabilitation, grant of visa and other immigration matters,

    security clearances, "Protection of Human Rights Act and also matters relating to National

    integration and Communal Harmony and Ayodhya", etc.

    3. Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs

    Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs deals with the UTs of Jammu, Kashmir

    & Ladakh, administration of the Armed Forces (J&K), Special Powers Act,1990 (21 of 1990) and

    all matters relating to the UTs of Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, including Counter-terrorism within

    Jammu and Kashmir and coordination in respect of subjects/matters specifically allotted to any

    other Ministry/Department like coordination with Ministry of Defense as regards manning and

    managing the line of control between India and Pakistan, but excluding those with which the

    Ministry of External Affairs is concerned. The Department also coordinates with various

    Ministries/Departments, primarily concerned with development and welfare activities in Jammu,

    Kashmir & Ladakh.

    4. Department of Home

    Department of Home deals with the notification of assumption of office by the President

    and Vice-President, notification of appointment/resignation of the Prime Minister, Ministers,

    Governors, nomination to Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha, census of the population, registration of births

    and deaths, etc.

    5. Department of Official Language

    Department of Official Language deals with the implementation of the provisions of the

    Constitution relating to official languages and the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963.

    6. Department of States

    Department of States deals with Centre-State relations, Inter-State relations, administration

    of Union Territories, Freedom Fighters' pension, Human rights, Prison Reforms, Police Reforms,

    etc.

    1.3.2 The above mentioned Departments particularly, the Departments of Internal Security,

    States, Home, Jammu and Kashmir Affairs and Border Management do not function in silos. They

    all function under the Union Home Secretary and have strong functional linkages. The Department

    of Official Language is headed by a separate Secretary and functions independently. There is a

    designated Secretary for the Department of Border Management and Internal Security also. Further,

    the Delhi Police which is responsible for maintaining law and order in the National Capital

    Territory of Delhi functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

  • 3

    1.3.3 As per Annual Report (2019-20), the Ministry of Home Affairs discharges its

    responsibilities through Divisions which are as below:

    (i) Administration Division (ii) Border Management-I (BM-I) Division (iii) Border Management-II (BM-II) Division

    (iv) Coordination & International Co-operation (CIC) Division (v) Centre-State (CS) Division (vi) Cyber and Information Security (CIS) Division (vii) Counter-Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) Division (viii) Disaster Management (DM) Division (ix) Finance Division (x) Foreigners Division (xi) Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation (FFR) Division (xii) Internal Security Division (xiii) Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs (xiv) Judicial Wing (xv) Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) Division (xvi) North East (NE) Division (xvii) Police – I (P-I) Division (xviii) Police – II (P-II) Division (xix) Police Modernization (PM) Division (xx) Union Territories (UT) Division (xxi) Women Safety Division

    1.3.4 The Ministry also has the following Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)

    functioning under its administrative control:-

    (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;

    1.3.5 The impor tant a t tached institutions/organizations functioning under the

    administrative aegis of the Ministry are as follows:-

    (i) Bureau of Immigration; (ii) Bureau of Police Research and Development;

    (iii) Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Home Affairs; (iv) Central Detective Training School; (v) Central Finger Print Bureau; (vi) Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL); (vii) Central Hindi Training Institute;

    (viii) Committee of Parliament on Official Language;

  • 4

    (ix) Central Translation Bureau;

    (x) Directorate of Coordination (Police Wireless); (xi) Directorate of Forensic Science;

    (xii) Home Guards; (xiii) Intelligence Bureau; (xiv) Inter-State Council Secretariat;

    (xv) LNJP National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences; (xvi) Narcotics Control Bureau; (xvii) National Civil Defense College;

    (xviii) National Crime Records Bureau; (xix) National Emergency 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) Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India; (xxv) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy;

    (xxvi) Zonal Council Secretariat.

    *****

  • 5

    CHAPTER-II

    OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF DEMANDS FOR GRANTS

    2.1 Overview

    2.1.1 There are eleven Demands for Grants which are administered by the Ministry of Home

    Affairs (MHA). The detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Home Affairs are divided into

    two volumes: Vol. - I and Vol. - II. The Detailed Demands for Grants (Volume-I) contains three

    Grants (Nos. 48-50), namely the Ministry of Home Affairs (Grant No. 48); the Cabinet (Grant No.

    49); and the Police (Grant No. 50). The Detailed Demands for Grants (Volume-II) contains eight

    Grants (Nos. 51-58) that pertain to the eight Union Territories.

    2.1.2 The Demands for Grants (Vol. II) (Nos. 51-58) relate to the five Union Territories without a

    Legislature, namely Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Grant No. 51), Chandigarh (Grant No.52), Dadra

    and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Grant No. 53) (the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and UT

    of Daman and Diu have been merged into a single UT since 26th

    January, 2020), Ladakh (Grant. No

    54) and Lakshadweep (Grant No. 55). The remaining three Grants are Transfers pertaining to the

    three Union Territories with Legislature viz. Transfer to Delhi (Grant No. 56), Transfer to Jammu &

    Kashmir (Grant No. 57) and Transfer to Puducherry (Grant No. 58).

    2.1.3 The provisions for the Union Territories (without Legislature) form part of the Demands of

    the Ministry of Home Affairs. However, various programmes/schemes are the subject matter of

    different Ministries, which are responsible for scrutinizing, sanctioning and implementing the

    schemes/projects falling under their respective purview. Provisions for the Union Territories (with a

    Legislature) cover Assistance to the Union Territories of Puducherry, Jammu & Kashmir and NCT

    of Delhi, in the form of the Grants and Loans. In respect of these three Grants, the Ministry of

    Home Affairs releases the Grants on a quarterly basis and has a limited role in scrutinizing,

    sanctioning and implementation of the schemes/projects.

    2.1.4 While discussing the DFG (2021-22) for MHA in the meeting of the Committee held on 16th

    February, 2021, the Home Secretary informed the Committee that one of the highlights during the

    period for the Budget in 2020-21 was the creation of two separate Grants for two new UTs i.e.

    Grant No. 54 for UT of Ladakh and Grant No. 57 for UT of J&K. This year, the allocations have

    been maintained at the same level for these UTs i.e. Rs.5,958 crore for Ladakh and Rs.30,757 crore

    for J&K. The Committee was informed that the MHA has not only taken effective measures to

    contain the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic, but also achieved some of the important activities

    despite the Pandemic and lockdowns. The National Police University has been established. The

    Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) Bill has been passed in Parliament and the University has also

    commenced its operations from 1st October, 2020. This University will meet the country's

    requirements for a pool of trained professionals with specialized knowledge and new skill sets in

    various wings of policing, criminal justice and correctional administration. The National Forensic

    Sciences University has also commenced its operations from 1st October, 2020. This University will

    meet the need for high-quality manpower in the field of forensic sciences. Considerable progress

    has been made during the year in the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS). Its

    software has now been deployed in 15,774 Police stations and 100% of FIRs are digitally recorded

    in more than 15,600 police stations. The States/UTs have launched their State Citizen Centre portals

    and so far 6.15 crore service requests have been handled on this portal. Besides this, the MHA is

    implementing the scheme of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) which was

    launched last year to effectively deal with cyber crime in a coordinated and sustained manner.

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    2.1.5 The Home Secretary further informed the Committee that ensuring safety for women and

    children remains the topmost priority for the Government. The Safe City Project has been

    implemented which includes smart policing and safety management. The Emergency Response

    Support System (ERSS) 112 has ensured a citizen-friendly Emergency Response Mechanism. By

    March 2021, all States and UTs except the State of Bihar will be covered by 112 ERSS System.

    Bihar would be covered in another five to six years' time. The MHA has also focused on the

    Border Infrastructure and during the FY 2020-21, the Indo-China Border Road Phase - II

    programme has been sanctioned. This programme covers many roads, foot tracks and Border out

    Posts (BoPs). Besides, for the borders especially with Bangladesh & Pakistan, considerable

    progress has been made in fencing, floodlighting, development of roads and BOPs. Two new

    Integrated Check Posts have also been added during the year. In the North East, important

    settlements were reached during Financial Year 2020-21. A decision was taken to settle Bru

    (Reang) migrants in Tripura. These people of the Bru (Reang) tribe fled to Tripura from Mizoram.

    They were to be resettled in Mizoram but could not go back and were being sheltered in Tripura.

    The process of their settlement has been started and a package of approximately Rs.661 crores has

    been allocated for the same. These people would get all the rights that normal residents of the

    States get and they would now be able to enjoy the benefits of social welfare schemes of Central

    and State Governments (Source: PIB). A Memorandum of Settlement was also signed with the

    National Democratic Front of Bodo Land (NDFB) in January, 2020 and the long overdue Bodo

    Land issue was resolved. Many cadres surrendered their weapons and elections to the Bodo Land

    Territorial Councils were held subsequently.

    2.1.6 In the Union Territory of J&K, three-tier Panchayati Raj System has been established. The

    District Development Council (DDC) elections were conducted successfully in the 20 Districts of

    J&K and DDCs are in the process of formation now. Further, there has been a decline in LWE

    violence over a period of time and its geographical spread. This is reflected in the reduction of

    incidents by about 70% over the last decade. Besides the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Ministry has to

    deal with many national calamities including severe cyclones like Cyclone Amphan, Nisarg &

    Nivar which struck coastal States of India. The situation was promptly monitored and necessary

    support was provided to the State Governments. Moreover, to deal with the recent tragedy in

    Uttarakhand, the MHA is coordinating with the State Government along with various Central

    Government agencies.

    2.1.7 On Immigration Visa and Foreigners' Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) system, the MHA

    has made a lot of progress. The e-visa facility, before COVID-19 Pandemic, was extended to

    foreigners of 171 countries. For foreigners already in India, the visa-related services has been made

    completely online. The process of issuance of OCI cards has also been made completely online. In

    the current year and the coming year, the MHA will strengthen the installation of electronic gates,

    initially in Delhi and Mumbai, for pre-vetted and trusted travelers who can just scan their passports

    and boarding pass and walk through the gates without any human interface.

    2.1.8 The Department of Official Language is working hard to promote the Hindi language. It

    has developed a framework of 12 P namely Prerna, Protsahan, Prem, Puraskar, Prashikshan,

    Prayog, Prachar, Prasar, Prabandhan, Promotion, Pratibaddhta and Prayas. The Scheme of

    Assistance to State for Modernization of Police Forces is a critical scheme for the operational

    efficiency of the State Police Forces. Through this Scheme, the State Police forces have been able

    to take a long-term view of the challenges faced and the strategies needed to address them. These

    strategies encompass state-of-the-art equipments, upgradation of forensic capacity or capacity

    building. The Government of India has also provided sufficient funds for the modernization of

    Central Armed Police Forces through a separate Scheme called Modernization Plan for CAPFs.

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    2.1.9 Regarding underutilization of funds during FY 2020-202q, the Home Secretary informed

    the Committee that because of COVID-19 Pandemic, there were some curtailments and restrictions

    on the use of funds every month as the Government was keeping a watch on outgo. Due to this,

    there has been under-utilization under few heads.

    2.1.10 The Committee sought to know about the status of COVID-19 vaccination in the country.

    The MHA replied that COVID-19 vaccination drive is ongoing across all States and UTs from 16th

    January, 2021 for Health Care Workers and from 2nd February 2021 for Front Line Workers. As

    on 18th February, 2021, a total of 98.46 lakh vaccine doses have been administered which include

    62.34 lakh 1st dose to Health Care Workers, 4.65 lakh 2nd dose to Health Care Workers and 31.47

    lakh 1st dose to Front Line Workers. Further, the ongoing vaccination drive is fastest in the world

    to achieve 1-7 million vaccinations across the world and in terms of total number of vaccinations

    administered till date, India is at 4th position across the world despite starting around a month later

    than other countries (Source: http://www.ourworldindata.org).

    2.1.11 Further, regular reviews are being undertaken with States and UTs for increasing the pace of

    vaccination drive and advisories have been issued to them on various operational aspects of

    COVID-19 vaccination. A Communication strategy has been developed for implementation at the

    National and State level to raise awareness about the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of

    COVID-19 vaccines through prompt and consistent dissemination of factual information and to

    address misinformation related to it. The strategy is based on five key pillars- viz, advocacy,

    capacity building, media engagement, community engagement and crisis management. The

    strategy aims to leverage peoples‟ ownership (Jan Bhagidaari) in taking the awareness about vaccination drive and its intended benefits forward.

    2.1.12 For successful implementation of the strategy, several measures have been taken so far.

    These include capacity building of stakeholders at National and State level including State

    Immunisation and IEC officials, Civil Society Organsations, Radio including Community Radio

    professionals, etc. for leveraging their networks for active campaigning to create awareness about

    benefits of vaccination. Aggressive advocacy to build vaccine confidence have been done through

    reputed public and private sector Doctors at National level and in States/Union Territories (UT)

    who have received vaccination and through other key influences. Ministry of Health and Family

    Welfare is also carrying out real time review of news reports and developing and disseminating

    content on building confidence in vaccines and counter less than adequate informed media

    narrative. A special campaign against vaccine hesitancy has also been launched. The Ministry also

    reached out to 22 Central line Ministries including Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Ministry of

    Information and Broadcasting and MyGov etc. for engaging their field level networks to support

    information dissemination and social mobilization.

    2.1.13 The Committee also enquired about the status of vaccination in Lakshadweep. The MHA

    replied that the UT has started vaccination in all islands on 16the January, 2021. The vaccination of

    health care workers and front line workers is almost completed. The UT has received a total of

    5,910 doses of COVID vaccine in four installments.

    2.1.14 The Committee notes that despite COVID-19 Pandemic and lockdowns, the Ministry

    has undertaken some important activities during the year 2020-21. The Committee

    appreciates the achievement of MHA that inter-alia includes establishment of Rashtriya

    Raksha University (RRU) implementation of Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)

    and CCTNS, conducting District Development Council (DDC) elections in Union Territory of

    J&K, Immigration Visa and Foreigners' Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) system,

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    resettlement of Bru (Reang), upgradation of forensic capacity or capacity building,

    modernization of Police forces, etc.

    2.1.15 The Committee takes note of the ongoing vaccination process for COVID-19. and

    observes that, till now, less than 1% of the Indian population has been vaccinated and at this

    rate it will take many years to vaccinate whole population. The Committee also expresses its

    concern that a large number of people are missing the second dose of the vaccine. The

    Committee believes that it is very serious issue as the virus is mutating and new variants of

    COVID-19 are being reported in different parts of the world. The Committee therefore,

    recommends that all frontline health workers and the Corona Warriors including CAPFs and

    State/UT Police personnel receive the recommended doses of vaccine. An attempt should be

    made to cover maximum people as early as possible.

    2.1.16 The Committee also recommends that vaccination in Lakshadweep can be done for

    everyone as the population is very small (70 thousand approx.). As the medical facilities are

    limited, priority needs to be given for vaccination in Lakshadweep.

    2.2 Allocations, Projections and Variations

    2.2.1 In BE 2020-21, the total allocation granted was Rs. 1,67,250.33 crore which was

    decreased to Rs. 1,49,387.82 crore at RE stage. The total allocation granted for all the eleven

    Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Budget Estimates 2021-22 is Rs.

    1,66,546.94 crore, as detailed below:-

    Table 2.1

    Table comparing budget allocation to MHA during BE 2020-21 and BE 2021-22

    Demand No. BE

    2020‐21 RE BE

    2020‐21 2021‐22

    48 - MHA Gross 8002.00 4015.55 7620.40

    Net 8002.00 4015.55 7620.40

    50 - Police

    Gross 106609.57 93567.91 105162.11

    Recovery -1365.23 -719.00 -1359.59

    Net 105244.34 92848.91 103802.52

    Total : (MHA +Police)

    Gross 114611.57 97583.46 112782.51

    Recovery -1365.23 -719.00 -1359.59

    Net 113246.34 96864.46 111422.92

    49 - Cabinet Gross 1140.38 1241.22 2098.04

    Net 1140.38 1241.22 2098.04

    Total:

    (MHA+Police+Cabinet)

    Gross 115751.95 98824.68 114880.55

    Recovery -1365.23 -719.00 -1359.59

    Net 114386.72 98105.68 113520.96

    51- Andaman & Nicobar

    Islands

    Gross 5234.26 4884.97 5387.41

    Recovery -70.00 -60.00 -70.00

    Net 5164.26 4824.97 5317.41

    52- Chandigarh Gross 5138.10 4644.91 5186.12

    Recovery -503.00 -490.00 -525.00

    Net 4635.10 4154.91 4661.12

    53- Dadra & Nagar Haveli Gross 3520.52 2758.63 3563.59

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    2.2.2 The allocation made under the revenue and capital heads for demand No. (48-58) for BE

    2021-22 are as under:

    Table 2.2

    (Rs. in Crore)

    BE 2021-22

    Demand Revenue Capital Total

    48 - MHA 7333.41 286.99 7620.40

    49 - Cabinet 1961.04 137.00 2098.04

    50 – Police

    TOTAL-MHA

    94086.59

    103381.04

    9715.93

    10139.92

    103802.52

    113520.96

    51 - Andaman and Nicobar Islands 4721.24 666.17 5387.41

    52 - Chandigarh 4567.67 618.45 5186.12

    53 - Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman

    and Diu

    2798.76 764.83 3563.59

    54- Ladakh 2331.64 3626.36 5958.00

    55 - Lakshadweep 1238.21 229.10 1467.31

    Total - UTs (Without Legislature)

    Recovery

    Net

    15657.52 5904.91 21562.43

    -1980.75

    19581.68

    56 - Transfers to Delhi 957.50 0.01 957.51

    and Daman & Diu Recovery -1340.00 -1340.10 -1359.00

    Net 2180.52 1418.53 2204.59

    54- Ladakh

    Gross 5958.00 5958.00 5958.00

    Net 5958.00 5958.00 5958.00

    55- Lakshadweep

    Gross 1376.46 1376.46 1467.31

    Recovery -26.75 -26.75 -26.75

    Net 1349.71 1349.71 1440.56

    Total - UTs

    (Without Legislature)

    Gross 21227.34 19622.97 21562.43

    Recovery -1939.75 -1916.85 -1980.75

    Net 19287.59 17706.12 19581.68

    56-Transfer to Delhi 1116.00 1116.00 957.51

    57-Transfer to J&K 30757.00 30757.00 30757.00

    58-Transfer to Puducherry 1703.02 1703.02 1729.79

    Total - UTs

    (With Legislature) 33576.02 33576.02 33444.30

    Total all Grants

    Gross 170555.31 152023.67 169887.28

    Recovery -3304.98 -2635.85 -3340.34

    Net 167250.33 149387.82 166546.94

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    57 - Transfers to Jammu & Kashmir

    58- Transfers to Puducherry

    30757.00

    1729.78

    0.00

    0.01

    30757.00

    1729.79

    TOTAL - UTS (With Legislature) 33444.28 0.02 33444.30

    TOTAL ALL GRANTS 152482.84 16044.85 166546.94

    ̂ The above data excludes recoveries and the net amount has been used instead of the Gross amount

    2.2.3 The MHA informed the Committee that the major thrust areas for the financial year 2021-

    22 are conducting the Census, updation of NPR, modernization and strengthening of NDRF and

    other CAPFs, ensuring the safety of women and children, containing Left-wing extremism,

    modernization of State police forces and strengthening of border infrastructure. Depending on the

    progress and review of the work, additional funds would be sought at the RE stage.

    2.2.4 The Committee notes that there has been allocation of Rs. 1,03,802.52 crore for the

    Police (Demand No.50) at BE 2021-22. The allocation made for the Police (Demand No.50)

    under the Revenue Head is Rs. 94,086.59 crore and under Capital Head is Rs. 9,715.93

    crore at BE 2021-22. The Committee observes reduction in allocation for the Police

    Infrastructure, MoPF, BADP, SRE, Infrastructure for LWE and LPAI in BE 2021-22 over

    BE 2020-21. This may hamper the creation of assets and negatively impact the capabilities

    of the Police forces. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Ministry should

    reconsider the requirements of the funds for the Police and Union Territories and pursue

    with the Ministry of Finance for increased allocation at the Revised Estimates stage. The

    Committee further recommends that the MHA should also constantly monitor the

    utilization of funds under different heads on a quarterly basis and ensure optimal utilization

    of funds.

    2.2.5 The Committee notes that the total allocation for the Union Territories in BE 2021-22

    is Rs. 55,006.73 that is divided into two parts. i.e. Union Territories (without legislature) is Rs.

    21,562.43 crore and Union Territories (with legislature) are Rs. 33,444.30 crore. Further, for

    the Union Territories (without legislature), the allocation under the Revenue Head is Rs.

    15,657.52 crore i.e. 72.61% of the total allocation to the UTs and Capital Head is Rs. 5,904.91

    crore i.e. 27.38% of the total allocation to the UTs. The Committee is of the considered view

    that the allocation under the Capital Head for the Union Territories (without legislature)

    should be increased for infrastructure in Health, Education, Agricultural, Energy and Allied

    sectors, Transport (connectivity), Development of Tourism, etc., in the UTs. The Committee,

    therefore, recommends that the Ministry must review the capital requirements of these UTs

    and demand appropriate enhancement at RE stage to carry out developmental works in the

    UTs.

    2.2.6 During its presentation on DFG (2021-22) on 16th

    February, 2021, the Ministry apprised

    the Committee with the fund utilization status under its various demands as under:

    Utilization status under Demands No. 48 and 50

    Table 2.3

    (Rs. in Crore)

    Grant No. Section B E 2020-21 R E 2020-

    21

    Expdr. As on

    31.01.2021

    Expenditure %

    w.r.t.

    RE 2020-21

    48 - MHA Revenue 7749.52 3736.22 2654.15 71.03

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    Capital 252.48 279.33 180.94 64.77

    Total 8002.00 4015.55 2835.09 70.60

    50 - Police Revenue 95397.97 87658.13 77148.96 88.01

    Capital 9846.37 5190.78 3091.22 59.55

    Total 105244.34 92848.91 80240.18 86.42

    TOTAL (48+50) Revenue 103147.49 91394.35 79803.11 87.31

    Capital 10098.85 5470.11 3272.16 59.81

    Total 113246.34 96864.46 83075.27 85.76

    2.2.7 The Committee notes that up to 30

    th January, 2021 the Ministry of Home Affairs was

    able to spend only 59.81 percent of the total allocation granted under the combined Capital

    Head of Demand Nos. 48 and 50 in RE 2020-21. The Committee is disappointed to

    note the persistent under -uti l ization of funds under Capital Head especially

    under Demand No. 50 (Police) for years. The Committee understands that last year i.e. 2020,

    the projects got hampered due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and lockdowns. Therefore, the

    Committee recommends the Ministry should undertake corrective measures to address the

    issues underlying the poor capital expenditure and improve the utilization of funds.

    Utilization status under Demands No. 51 to 55 (UTs without Legislature)

    Table 2.4

    Grant No. B E

    2020-21

    R E

    2020-21

    Expdr. As on

    10.02.2021

    Expenditu

    re % w.r.t.

    RE

    2020-21

    BE

    2021-22

    51 - Andaman and Nicobar

    Islands

    5234.26 4884.97 3846.80 78.55% 5387.41

    52 - Chandigarh 5138.10 4644.91 3861.25 83.13% 5186.12

    53 - Dadra and Nagar Haveli

    and Daman and Diu

    3520.52 2758.63 1964.62 71.22% 3563.59

    54 – Ladakh 5958.00 5958.00 1633.60 27.42% 5958.00

    55 - Lakshadweep 1376.46 1376.46 910.00 66.11% 1467.31

    TOTAL 21227.34 19622.97 12215.87 62.25% 21562.43

    2.2.8 The total expenditure incurred by all UTs under Demand No. 51-55 (UTs without

    Legislature) has been 62.25%. The UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Chandigarh have

    highest expenditure among the UTs without legislature i.e. 78.55% and 83% (up to 10th

    February,

    2021) of the allocations made to them in BE 2020-21. On the other hand, the UT of Ladakh has the

    lowest expenditure of 27.42% in FY 2020-21 (up to 31st January, 2021)

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    Utilization status under Demands No. 56 to 58 (UTs with Legislature)

    Table 2.5 (in Crore)

    Name of the Grant BE 2020-21 RE 2020-21 Expenditure

    (as on 10.02.21)

    Expenditure

    as percentage

    of RE

    56 - Transfers to Delhi 1116.00 1116.00 570.60 51.13%

    57 – Transfer to J & K 58- Transfers to Puducherry

    30757

    1703.02

    30757

    1703.02

    27681.30

    1023.80

    90%

    60.12%

    TOTAL 33576.22 33576.22 29275.70 87.91%

    2.2.9 The Committee notes that all UTs without legislature have utilized around 62.25%

    of the total allocation made to them in RE 2020-21. The Committee is aware that the UT of

    Ladakh was created last year and a separate budget allocation was made for its all-round

    development. But, the Committee is disappointed to note that in its first budgetary allocation,

    the UT of Ladakh has utilized just 27.42% of the allocation made in RE 2020-21. The

    Committee, therefore, recommends that the MHA should closely monitor the fund utilization

    by the UT of Ladakh in the ensuing year and take necessary corrective steps for enhanced

    utilization of funds in the UT. The Committee is of the strong view that the Union Territories

    of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Chandigarh have optimally utilized the funds allocated

    to them and, therefore, should get their projected allocations from the Ministry of Finance.

    The Committee further recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs may review the fund

    utilization status of every UT periodically and accordingly request additional funds from the

    Ministry of Finance at the RE stage.

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    CHAPTER III

    DEMAND NO. 48 - MHA

    3.1 Demand No. 48 - Ministry of Home Affairs

    3.1.1 Demand No. 48 of the Ministry of Home Affairs contains provisions mainly for the MHA

    Secretariat, Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for Census activities,

    various offices functioning under Department of Official Language, National Disaster Response

    Force, National Disaster Management Authority, Civil Defense, Home Guards, National Human

    Rights Commission, Fire Services, Departmental Accounting Organization of MHA and the World

    Bank assisted National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project.

    3.1.2 Provisions for the rehabilitation of repatriates/ migrants from other countries and the state of

    Jammu and Kashmir, pension and other benefits to freedom fighters, helicopter subsidies for the

    North-East, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, and various schemes of Disaster

    Management have been incorporated under Demand No. 48 - Ministry of Home Affairs with effect

    from Financial Year 2016-17. Earlier, these provisions were contained under a separate Grant of

    the Ministry of Home Affairs, namely Other Expenditure of Ministry of Home Affairs.

    3.1.3 The budgetary provisions under Demand No. 48 granted for FY 2021-22 as compared to

    those granted for FY 2020-21 are given in the following table:

    Table 3.1

    ( in Crore)

    Actuals

    2019-20

    BE

    2020-21

    RE

    2020-21

    BE

    2021-22

    Revenue 16630.46 7749.52 3736.22 7333.41

    Capital 310.33 252.48 279.33 286.99

    Total 16940.79 8002.00 4015.55 7620.40

    3.2 Allocation and Expenditure

    3.2.1 The details of utilization of funds and allocation projected and granted, under various heads

    of this Demand No. 48 are given in the following table:

    Table 3.2

    ( in Crore)

    Sl.

    No.

    Scheme/Head Actuals

    2019-20

    BE

    2020-21

    RE

    2020-21

    Expenditure

    2020-21 (till 31.1.2021)

    BE

    2021-22

    (Projected)

    BE

    2021-22

    (Final)

    Establishment Expenditure of the

    Centre

    1. Ministry of Home Affairs

    (Secretariat)

    526.39 574.97 513.99 389.33 735.72 715.90

    2. Official Language 67.49 80.61 65.59 52.17 87.66 84.94

    3. National Disaster Response

    Force (NDRF)

    933.72 1018.72 1032.95 854.25 1348.93 1209.41

    Total-Establishment Expenditure

    of the Centre

    1527.60 1674.30 1612.53 1295.75 2172.31 2010.25

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    Sl.

    No.

    Scheme/Head Actuals

    2019-20

    BE

    2020-21

    RE

    2020-21

    Expenditure

    2020-21 (till 31.1.2021)

    BE

    2021-22

    (Projected)

    BE

    2021-22

    (Final)

    Central Sector Schemes/Projects

    4. Relief and Rehabilitation

    for Migrants and

    Repatriates

    730.37 205.83 258.56 126.04 134.20 241.20

    5. Freedom Fighters (pension

    and other benefits)

    856.52 775.31 761.31 538.54 796.31 775.31

    6.

    Helicopter Services

    6.01 100.00 100.00 80.00 39.88 110.00 100.00

    6.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.70 5.00

    6.03 6.75 15.00 6.00 0.27 23.90 11.00

    Total- Helicopter Services 106.75 115.00 86.00 40.15 160.60 116.00

    Disaster Management

    7. Infrastructure for Disaster

    Management

    146.45 72.03 106.15 56.86 142.03 72.05

    8. National Cyclone Risk

    Mitigation Project

    225.21 296.27 99.43 53.20 436.94 296.27

    9. Other Disaster

    Management Schemes

    127.94 113.29 121.78 74.79 591.89 113.29

    Total-Disaster Management 499.60 481.59 327.36 184.85 1170.86 481.61

    10. Special Industry Initiative

    for Jammu and Kashmir

    11. Civic Action Programme

    and Media Plan

    29.72 23.00 23.00 12.59 28.61 27.00

    Total-Central Sector

    Schemes/Projects

    2222.96 1600.73 1456.23 902.17 2290.58 1641.12

    Other Central Sector

    Expenditure

    Autonomous Bodies

    12.

    National Human Right

    Commission (NHRC)

    47.38 50.80 50.80 47.36 62.33 62.33

    Others

    13.

    Census, Survey and

    Statistics/Registrar General

    of India

    1319.89 4568.00 755.00 543.08 4388.72 3768.28

    14.

    Other Central

    Miscellaneous Expenditure

    49.11 35.16 30.66 21.50 41.09 90.39

    15. Actual Recoveries -0.88 -- -- -- -- --

    Total-Others 1368.12 4603.16 785.66 564.58 4429.81 3858.67

    Total-Other Central Sector

    Expenditure

    1415.50 4653.96 836.46 611.94 4492.14 3921.00

    Other Grants/Loans/Transfers

    16. Home Guards 25.00 25.01 82.00 25.00 0.01 0.02

    17. Civil Defence 8.00 8.00 8.33 0.24 8.00 8.00

    18. Payment to State Govts. for

    Administration of

    Central Acts

    9.00 40.00 20.00 0.00 60.00 40.00

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    Sl.

    No.

    Scheme/Head Actuals

    2019-20

    BE

    2020-21

    RE

    2020-21

    Expenditure

    2020-21 (till 31.1.2021)

    BE

    2021-22

    (Projected)

    BE

    2021-22

    (Final)

    20. Grant to UTs of Jammu &

    Kashmir and Ladakh in lieu

    of Finance Commission

    Awards and State share of

    Net Proceeds of Taxes

    11728.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

    21. Grant to Autonomous

    Council for the North

    Eastern States

    0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01

    Total-Other

    Grants/Loans/Transfers

    11770.77 73.01 110.33 25.24 68.01 48.03

    Grand Total 16936.83 8002.00 4015.55 2835.10 9023.04 7620.40

    3.2.2 The Committee notes that the expenditure incurred upto 31st January, 2021 of the

    current financial year 2020-21 under Relief and Rehabilitation for Migrants and

    Repatriates, Infrastructure for Disaster Management, National Cyclone Risk Mitigation

    Project and Other Disaster Management Schemes is quite less than the allocation at RE

    stage. The Committee understands that due to COVID-19 Pandemic, projects were affected.

    The Committee recommends that Ministry should now speed up the projects and ensure full

    utilization of the allocated fund under these Heads in the ensuing year.

    3.3 Official Language

    3.3.1 The allocations under Official Language include provisions for Central Hindi Training

    Institute, Central Translation Bureau, Technical Cell, Regional Implementation Offices and other

    Schemes/Programmes being implemented by the Department of Official Language. The revenue

    and capital allocation granted under this Head for the year 2021-22 are given below:-

    Table 3.3

    (Rs.in crore)

    Actuals

    2019-20

    BE

    2020-21

    RE

    2020-21

    BE

    2021-22

    Revenue 67.49 80.61 65.59 84.94

    Capital 0 0 0 0

    Total 67.49 80.61 65.59 84.94

    3.3.2 The Committee sought to know whether there is any plan to make Hindi the Rastriya

    Bhasha. The Ministry replied that as per Article 343(1) of the Constitution of India, the Official

    Language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devnagari script. There is no mention of National

    Language/ Rashtriya Bhasha in the Constitution.

    3.3.3 When asked whether any survey has been done to find out about the percentage of the

    population speaking Hindi and is there any provision for awards for popularizing Hindi. The

    Ministry replied that no such survey has been done by the Department of Official Language. It was

    further informed that the Department of Official Language only ensures compliance with the

    constitutional and legal provisions regarding official language and promotes the use of Hindi for

    the official purposes of the Union. However, as per the Census of India 2011 data, 52.83 crore

    persons speak Hindi.

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    3.3.4 With regards to the provision of the prize for popularizing Hindi, the MHA informed the

    Committee that the Official Language policy of the government is based on motivation,

    encouragement and harmony. Therefore, several incentive schemes have been implemented by the

    Department of Official Language to promote the use of Hindi in the offices of the Government of

    India. Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar and Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar are being awarded at National

    Level every year on the occasion of Hindi Diwas on 14th

    September. Regional Official Language

    awards are given at Regional Official Language Conferences every year. Hindi Pakhwada is also

    being organized from 1st to 15

    th September every year for the promotion of the use of the Hindi

    language.

    3.3.5 The Committee notes that no survey has been done to find out the percentage of the

    population speaking Hindi in the country. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the

    Department of Official Language may take up with the concerned authority to conduct a

    survey to collect data on the number of people reading, writing and speaking Hindi. A survey

    may also be conducted to check the impact of Hindi Pakhwada in promoting Hindi language

    which is organized every year across the country.

    3.3.6 The Committee recommends to create a dictionary of Indian languages incorporating

    the common/synonymous words used in Hindi and other different Indian languages. An

    expert Committee of eminent linguists and lexicographers may be formed to search and select

    common/synonymous words of different languages for the dictionary.

    3.3.7 The Committee is of the view that the translation done in standard Hindi language is

    very tough to understand and interpret by a common man. Therefore, the Committee

    recommends that the Department of Official Language may review the translation works

    done in Hindi and take necessary steps to ensure that the Hindi translation is done in simple,

    easy to comprehend and reader-friendly manner.

    3.4 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)

    3.4.1 The scheme contains a provision for meeting administrative expenditure and establishment

    cost of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The provision under the capital head is

    meant for the procurement of Machinery & Equipment and Motor Vehicles. The revenue and

    capital allocations granted under this Head for the year 2021-22 are given below:-

    Table 3.4

    (Rs. in crore)

    3.4.2 The Committee was informed by MHA that the following measures are being taken for

    capacity building and modernization of NDRF:

    (a) Familiarization exercises that provides an opportunity for NDRF personnel to

    acquaint themselves with topography, demography, route, terrain, and availability of

    resources.

    (b) Specialized and refresher training of NDRF personnel at premier disaster

    management institutions in the country and abroad.

    Actuals

    2019-20

    BE

    2020-21

    RE

    2020-21

    BE

    2021-22

    Revenue 886.69 971.20 955.43 1138.09

    Capital 47.03 47.52 77.52 71.32

    Total 933.72 1018.72 1032.95 1209.41

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    (c) Joint international exercises like SAADMEx, BIMSTEC, SCODMEx to share best

    practices, interoperability and standardization in protocols and procedure.

    (d) Mock exercises to enhance coordination among various stakeholders.

    (e) Various courses from time to time to enhance capacity building of force personnel

    (f) With a view to further modernize the force, a proposal for up-gradation of

    equipment under FWR (Flood Water Rescue) and DM (Disaster Management) is

    under process at NDRF HQ.

    3.5 Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT)

    3.5.1 When asked about the proposal that IMCT should make a preliminary visit to the disaster

    affected areas within a week of the disaster for quick and initial assessment of the damage, the

    MHA replied that under the existing practice in vogue prior to 19th

    August, 2019, IMCT used to be

    deputed after the receipt of Memorandum from the State Government affected by a severe disaster.

    MHA has taken a significant decision on 19th

    August, 2019 to depute IMCT immediately in the

    aftermath of any natural calamity of severe nature, and before waiting for the receipt of a

    memorandum from the State Government. IMDT visits the affected areas of States so as to have the

    first-hand assessment of the damages caused and the relief work carried out by State

    Administration. IMCT may again visit the state after submission of the Memorandum for the

    detailed assessment of the damages and relief operations carried out.

    3.6 Monitoring of disbursal of funds

    3.6.1 In order to get real-time information about the utilization of the funds, an online web-based

    application named as „National Disaster Management Information System (NDMIS)‟ has been developed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to effectively capture data on disaster damages and

    losses and also to monitor disbursal of funds under SDRF and NDRF to States for relief activities.

    The online system has two components. The first component is for reporting the data related to

    SDRF and NDRF from the districts to State, and from State to Centre. This will improve data

    transparency, data availability, data authenticity and data consolidation at the central level related to

    the releases and utilization of SDRF and NDRF. This module has already been launched and

    operational. The second component is for capturing data on disaster damage and losses and also for

    monitoring the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) target. The second

    component has also been launched and all States have been advised to feed data in this portal on

    regular basis. This application can be accessed at www.ndmis.mha.gov.in.

    3.6.2 Further, the Ministry of Home Affairs had instructed all the State Governments to take

    necessary action to ensure that all individual beneficiary-oriented assistance from SDRF, be

    mandatorily/ necessarily disbursed through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the account of

    beneficiary w.e.f. 1st April, 2017. Moreover, while issuing sanction of funds to the State

    Governments, it is invariably mentioned in the Sanction order that the State Government is to

    ensure that all individual beneficiary-oriented assistance is mandatorily/necessarily disbursed

    through the Bank Accounts of the beneficiary.

    3.6.3 The Committee notes that the Ministry of Home Affairs had instructed all the State

    Governments to mandatorily/necessarily disburse the relief through Direct Benefit Transfer

    (DBT) into the account of the beneficiary. The Committee would like to know as to how many

    States are sending the relief through DBT and observes that matter should be pursued with

    the States that have not come on board for the purpose. The MHA should assist those States,

    if any, who are facing bottlenecks in shifting or adhering to DBT. The Committee also

    recommends that the list of beneficiaries (District-wise) who have received the relief may be

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    uploaded on „National Disaster Management Information System (NDMIS)‟ in real-time which will ensure timely grant of relief to the victims and also report delay, if any, on the

    part of State Government in disbursing the relief.

    3.7 Apada Mitra Scheme

    3.7.1 National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is implementing a pilot scheme namely

    Apada Mitra Scheme for Training of Community Volunteers since May, 2016 focused on training

    6,000 community volunteers (200 volunteers per district) in flood response in selected 30 most

    flood-prone districts of 25 States/UTs. The scheme is going to end on 31st March, 2021. So far

    5484 volunteers have been trained.

    3.7.2 During COVID 19 Pandemic, the trained Aapda Mitras have done commendable work to

    support the district Administration in activities like community surveillance to enforce lockdown

    and social distancing, home delivery of essential items, logistic support in running and monitoring

    of quarantine & isolation centers and dissemination of information & awareness generation at

    public places and doorsteps. Based on the success of the pilot scheme as well as appreciation and

    request from States/UTs, Aapda Mitra Scheme is being up-scaled covering 350 disaster prone

    districts of all States/UTs with a target of training of 1,00,000 community volunteers for responding

    to natural disasters viz. floods, landslides, cyclones and earthquakes. The up-scaled scheme will be

    implemented through Preparedness and Capacity Building Funding Window of the National

    Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). High-Level Committee has accorded its approval to the said

    scheme. The scheme has been assigned a period of three years (2020-21 to 2022-23) and is to be

    implemented by NDMA in partnership with all the States/UTs.

    3.8 Glacial Outbursts

    3.8.1 The Committee showed its concern towards glacial outbursts in the Himalayan region and

    sought to know about the monitoring system for such glacial outbursts. The MHA replied that the

    Government of India has a good system of monitoring avalanche movement etc. There are various

    agencies under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Even Defense Research and Development

    Organization (DRDO) has an agency called Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE)

    which works in avalanche forecasting, artificial triggering, and structural controls in snow-bound

    mountainous areas. All the agencies coordinate to make predictions and forecasts. The forecast and

    the avalanche warning bulletins issued by SASE are disseminated through Army Network

    (AWAN) for the Indian Army and DRDO/ NDMA website for the civilian population. After

    receiving the forecast bulletin from SASE, National Emergency Response Center (NERC) also

    shares the same with Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and State Governments concerned.

    3.8.2 The avalanche forecast is being generated on daily basis by Snow and Avalanche Study

    Establishment (SASE) which is based on models/ algorithms, developed by DRDO. The inputs for

    these models are snow and meteorological data collected on a daily basis by the army jawans from

    field observatories and the automatic weather stations spread across the Himalayas. These

    Forecast bulletins are sent to Defence Forces and concerned State Governments/ SDMAs.

    3.8.3 NDMA had also released Guidelines on Management of Glacial lake Outbursts Flows

    (GLOFs), Summary for Policy Makers and Compendium of Task Force Report, in collaboration

    with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Swiss Embassy India and experts of

    Task Force; on 13th

    October 2020. The purpose of the development of GLOF guidelines is to

    encourage the use of scientific information, maps, methodology & guidance for the early warning

    system, response management, development and implementation of initiatives to reduce losses

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    from glacial hazards involving concerned States/ UTs and other stakeholders. These Guidelines

    also describe the awareness, preparedness, capacity development, research & development,

    regulations & enforcements and roles & responsibilities of the local, State/UT and national

    Ministries/Departments along with the various scientific organizations and institutions to reduce

    the potential risks. An online webinar on „New Strategies to Mitigate the Risk of GLOFs Related Disasters in Indian Himalayan Region‟ was conducted on 11th December, 2020 on the occasion of International Mountain Day, in which more than 100 participants participated.

    3.8.4 The Ministry vide its reply to a query raised in the meeting of the Committee held on 16th

    February, 2021 has informed `that monitoring of GLOF would require a network of meteorological

    and hydrological stations, which will provide real-time data on air temperature, precipitation and

    river discharge through telemetry (V-SAT). Further bathymetry of potentially hazardous lakes

    would also be beneficial to estimate the impact in vulnerable regions. Avalanches can be monitored

    using snowpack characteristics on the ground. However, remote sensing data can provide

    information on changes in the area of the glacial lakes and help in preparing baseline data of

    potentially hazardous glacial lakes and avalanches.

    3.8.5 The early warning system should comprise of remote Automatic Water Level Recorder

    (AWLR) or Monitoring Stations and Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) with the ability to

    communicate and transmit data from remote stations to the control room for operation and

    monitoring in real-time. It should also have several sirens to warn vulnerable communities along

    the river valley downstream. The control station operators should be able to view the latest data

    from any of the stations using custom-developed software for decision making.

    3.8.6 Further, the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) is currently monitoring eight

    (8) glaciers so far namely Gangotri, Dokriani, Chorabari, Dunagiri, Bangni, Pindari, Kafni,

    Sunderdunga in Uttarakhand and two (2) glaciers in Doda and Suru valley of J&K. The WIHG has

    also initiated glaciological studies in the Karakoram region. The studies include glacial retreat,

    mass balance, meteorology, hydrology and hydrochemistry. However, the present observations are

    restricted to the summer season (May – October) due to harsh weather conditions in winters and logistical limitations. WIHG has also prepared glacial lake inventory for Uttarakhand and Himachal

    Pradesh using remote sensing and geographical information system (GIS).

    3.8.7 The Committee was further informed by MHA that the first step to disseminate early

    warning to the local people is by sensitizing and generating awareness in the local communities

    about such disasters and the standard operating procedures to be followed. Further, the information

    from early warning systems should be directly monitored by the administrative and disaster

    response agencies like district administration, state disaster relief force for rapid response. Also, the

    early warning system should be equipped with sirens along the river valleys to alert the vulnerable

    communities in downstream.

    3.8.8 The Committee notes that Monitoring of Glacial Lake Outbursts Flows (GLOFs)

    requires a network of meteorological and hydrological stations, early warning system

    comprising of remote Automatic Water Level Recorder (AWLR) or Monitoring Stations and

    Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) with the ability to communicate and transmit data from

    remote stations to the control room etc., for operation and monitoring in real-time data on air

    temperature, precipitation and river discharge through telemetry (V-SAT).

    3.8.9 The Committee observes that the Himalayan region of Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir,

    Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are young, fragile and sensitive mountains. Therefore,

    there is a need to establish and install state-of-the-art infrastructure along with modern

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    equipments of proven efficacy and reach that would play very crucial role in monitoring the

    movement of glaciers in Himalayan region. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the

    Ministry of Home Affairs should emphatically put before the Ministry of Finance its specific

    requirements for the purpose and seek appropriate budgetary allocation at the RE stage.

    3.8.10 In view of the recent severe glacial outburst at Chamoli in Uttarakhand, the

    Committee, strongly recommends that for ensuring safety of the people of Himachal Pradesh,

    Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, a network of meteorological and

    hydrological stations, monitoring stations and weather stations be set up at the earliest. The

    Committee, also recommends that an urgent assessment needs to be made and organizations

    like Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, may also be tasked to

    conduct glaciological studies and prepare glacial lake inventory for Himalayan region using

    remote sensing and geographical information system (GIS). Besides, the concerned States

    should be sensitized by the MHA to place adequate early warning mechanism in every district

    so that vulnerable communities can be alerted on the wake of any disaster in future.

    3.8.11 The Committee observes that excessive cutting of trees and use of dynamites on

    Hills/Mountains of the Himalayan region for roads, tunnels, dams and other

    developmental/infrastructural projects is significantly weakening the surrounding hills and

    may be causing an avalanche, landslides, flash floods and other catastrophes. The Committee

    understands that the Himalayas are fragile mountains and geologically and environmentally

    sensitive. Therefore, the developmental projects taking place in the region should be

    considered from the environmental and ecological point of view. The Committee recommends

    that the MHA may coordinate with the concerned agencies including NDMA, Ministry of

    Road, Transport & Highways, etc. to immediately ban the use of dynamites for

    developmental projects in the Himalayan region and make judicious use of technology

    particularly in high altitude Himalayan region to minimize the damage to ecology and

    environment. The Committee further recommends to explore technological solutions

    including use of cutting-edge technology and best practices followed by the other countries

    for cutting of hills/mountains for various developmental projects.

    3.9 Relief and Rehabilitation for Migrants and Repatriates

    3.9.1 The Scheme has provisions for:

    (i) Rehabilitation package for displaced persons from PAK Occupied Kashmir and Chhamb

    Niabat Areas,

    (ii) Rehabilitation of refugees from Sri Lanka who are staying in camps,

    (iii) Expenditure on refugees from Tibet,

    (iv) Relief & Rehabilitation assistance to North Eastern States of Tripura and Mizoram,

    (v) Financial assistance to families of West Pakistan Refugees settled in the State of J&K,

    (vi) Enhanced compensation to 1984 riot victims and

    (vii) Land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh.

    3.9.2 The revenue and capital allocation granted under this Head for the year 2021-22 are given

    below:

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    Table 3.5

    (Rs. in crore)

    3.9.3 The Committee was informed that in order to arrive at a permanent solution to the long-

    standing issue of rehabilitating the Bru families, a new agreement was signed between the

    Government of India, Government of Mizoram, Government of Tripura and representatives of Bru

    migrants on 16th

    January, 2020 in New Delhi. As per the Agreement, 37,136 Bru migrants will be

    resettled in Tripura and would be given financial assistance/aid by the Government of India for

    their resettlement in Tripura and all-round development through a package of around Rs. 661.00

    crore. Also, each resettled family would be given 30x40 sq. ft. piece of land for construction of

    house in Tripura in addition to the assistance of a fixed deposit of Rs. 4 lakhs, Rs. 5,000/- cash

    assistance per month for two years, free ration for two years and Rs. 1.5 lakh for house building

    assistance to each family. The Government of Tripura has finalized 14 locations for the

    resettlement of Brus (13 locations lie on forest land). Out of the 13 forest locations, in-principal

    clearance has been granted for 9 locations by Ministry of Environment Forest and & Climate

    Change (MoEF&CC). The timeline for resettlement of Brus has been extended up to 30th

    April,

    2021.

    3.9.4 The Committee notes the steps taken for the resettlement of Brus in Tripura. The

    Committee would like to know about the progress made in this regard.

    3.9.5 Regarding the progress of implementation of the package for returnees of Kashmir

    Migrants, the Committee was informed by MHA that the project has picked up considerably since

    April 2020, particularly pertaining to jobs for migrant youths and setting up of accommodation

    units for those recruited under the package. The provision of 6,000 Jobs for migrant youth was deal

    with in two tranches out of which the process for recruitment has been completed for the first

    tranche of 3,000 posts. The remaining posts have now been advertised and more than 3,000

    applicants have applied for the same. It is expected that the whole process of recruitment will be

    completed by the end of April, 2021.

    3.9.6 Further, the construction of 6,000 Transit Accommodation units for the recruited employees

    is another important component that has seen significant work in the past year. While 304 units

    have been already constructed, another 1488 units were approved in November, 2020, for

    construction of which tenders have been floated and work has actually started on the ground at two

    new sites. For another 2,444 units, the land has been identified and the DPRs are under finalization

    and for which tender process shall be started very soon. However, in respect of 1,764 units, the land

    is being identified.

    3.9.7 Currently, the kashmiri migrants reside at existing transit accommodation at Vessu

    (Kulgam), Mattan (Anantnag), Hawl (Pulwama), Natnusa (Kupwara), Sheikhpora(Budgam) and

    Veerwan( Baramulla). The day to day issues raised are addressed as under-

    (i) During the year 2019-20, the erstwhile State Government sanctioned an amount of Rs.

    2.80 Cr. under one-time reimbursement for up-gradation/repair and renovation of 721

    Actuals

    2019-20

    BE

    2020-21

    RE

    2020-21

    BE

    2021-22

    Revenue 730.37 205.83 258.56 241.20

    Capital 0 0 0 0

    Total 730.37 205.83 258.56 241.20

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    units at various locations in Kashmir Valley wherein repair and renovation of flats, face

    lifting, replacement of damaged panels, etc. was carried out in these flats.

    (ii) The repair and renovation of bathrooms/kitchen, providing and fixing of tiles to the

    kitchen has been completed at Sheikhpora Budgam. The relief organization has already

    invited e-tenders for taking up the balance repair work of different transit camps in

    Kashmir valley amounting to Rs. 92 Lakh.

    (iii) In addition to that, an amount of Rs. 22 Lakh has been incurred on ensuring water

    tanker service at Veerwan Baramulla and the water supply at other transit camps are

    carried out by Jal Shakti department of GoJK out of its budget.

    (iv) The sanitation work of all these transit camps are carried out by the Relief organization

    through outsourcing on tendering basis and an amount of Rs. 46 Lakh are incurred

    annually on it.

    (v) The Government of J&K is taking all possible measures to provide round the clock

    Medicare, ration etc., besides that Government has posted one full-fledged Tehsildar

    level officer at Srinagar, two Nodal Officer(s) and Five Junior Engineers to look after

    the day to day issues of the transit camps inmates.

    (vi) Moreover, the government has taken various steps for the improvement of the

    conditions of Kashmiri Migrant families living in different camps at Jammu, GOI

    under the Prime Minister reconstruction plan constructed 5248 flats in the shape of

    multi-story/vertical buildings at Muthi, Purkhoo, Nagrota & Jagti Township with allied

    facilities like Providing safe/sufficient supply of drinking water, Medicare, Schools,

    Community Halls, Recreation parks etc., and proper sanitation is being done in the

    camps throughout the year against which an amount of 1.83 crores is being spent

    annually and. 56 (fifty-six) parks for recreation & a playground already exist in Jagti.

    3.9.8 The other Schemes initiated by the Union Government/Local Administration to provide

    long-term assistance to these Kashmiri Migrants include Free Ration Scheme under which Rice at 9

    Kg per soul, Atta 2 Kg per soul & Sugar 1 Kg per family is being provided. The cash assistance of

    Rs 2500 has been enhanced to Rs. 3,250 per person with a ceiling of Rs. 13,000 per month/per

    family is being provided under the Financial Assistance scheme.

    3.9.9 The Committee enquired about the visit of the team of MHA to the transit accommodation,

    the MHA replied that considering the COVID situation, the team of MHA couldn't visit; however,

    the visit will take place at an appropriate time.

    3.9.10 The Committee also discussed about the economic hardships faced by the people living in

    Turtuk village in the Union Territory of Ladakh which became part of India in 1971.

    3.9.11 The Committee notes the construction of 6,000 Transit Accommodation units of the

    Kashmiri migrants. The Committee further notes that the recruitment has been completed

    for the first tranche of 3,000 posts. But only 304 Transit Accommodation units have been

    constructed and the rest is in progress. The Committee, recommends, that the MHA may

    expedite the construction of the remaining units within a time frame and without cost

    overruns.

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    3.9.12 The Committee notes the steps taken by the MHA to address day-to-day issues at the

    transit accommodation. The Committee, recommends, that the Ministry may fast-track the

    construction of remaining transit accommodations and complete it within a time frame. The

    Committee also recommends that the team of MHA may undertake a visit to the transit accommodation and furnish a status report to the Committee on the prevailing conditions at

    the transit accommodation.

    3.9.13 The Committee notes that the relief has been enhanced from 2,500 to 3,250. But, the

    Committee is of the view that given the historical circumstances and suffering of the

    Kashmiri migrant, the enhanced amount is still meagre. Therefore, the Committee

    recommends that the MHA may reconsider suitably enhancing the relief amount. The

    subsequent increased budgetary allocation may be requested to the Ministry of Finance at RE

    stage.

    3.9.14 The Committee observes that when Turtuk became part of India in 1971, the

    families have left their land which was on the other side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC)

    and, therefore, is deprived of livelihood and is living under poverty. Therefore, the

    Committee recommends that the MHA may consider extending the relief and financial

    assistance to the people living in the Turtuk village under the scheme of „Relief and Rehabilitation for Migrants and Repatriates‟.

    3.10 Freedom Fighters (Pension and Other benefits)

    Table 3.6

    3.10.1 The provisions under this head include-

    (i) The Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, granted to ex-Andaman

    political prisoners, freedom fighters and their dependents;

    (ii) Pension to freedom fighters under Goa Liberation Movement;

    (iii) Free Railway Passes to Freedom Fighters, the expenditure on which is

    reimbursed to Ministry of Railways; and

    (iv) Pension to those who participated in the struggle for the merger of erstwhile

    Nizam's State of Hyderabad with the Union of India and

    (v) Maintenance and management of Freedom Fighters‟ Homes, New Delhi, the expenditure on which is reimbursed to NDMC.

    3.10.2 The allocation and utilization under this head for the last three years is in the table as below:

    Actuals

    2019-20

    BE

    2020-21

    RE

    2020-21

    BE

    2021-22

    Revenue 856.52 775.31 761.31 775.31

    Capital 0 0 0 0

    Total 856.52 775.31 761.31 775.31

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    Table 3.7

    (Rs. in crore)

    Name of component Year BE RE Actual Exp.

    Swatantrata Sainik Sam