NEW DELHI:
With the security scenario being critical, the Home Ministry is eyeing a bigger financial allocation in the next budget to cater to modernisation of the police forces and other measures like a group insurance scheme for the personnel of central paramilitary forces.
As the Bugetary exercise is underway, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked all divisions under his Ministry to suggest innovative schemes for their possible incorporation in the next budget besides directing them to utilise all the allocated funds by this month-end itself.
Sources said the Home Ministry will seek bigger financial allocation for it in the next budget for modernisation of police, installations of CCTV cameras in all vital places in urban centres and special initiative for the security of women.
Singh directed the Union Home Secretary to discuss with state Governments the implementation of the scheme related to the modernisation of police forces and ensure that all funds are spent within the stipulated time.
The Home Ministry is also pitching for group insurance scheme for the personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces like CRPF and BSF and quota for their children in Kendriya Vidalaya and would require additional funds for the same. (AGENCIES)
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