New Delhi. The Narendra Modi government at the Center has approved the continuation of the Comprehensive Police Modernization Plan till 2025-26 at a financial cost of Rs 26,275 crore. The Union Home Ministry said that the scheme includes expenditure on security related expenditure in Jammu and Kashmir, northeastern states and Maoist-affected areas, formation of new battalions, development of high-tech crime laboratories and other investigative techniques.
According to an official statement, the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the Comprehensive Police Force Modernization (MPF) scheme. This approval will take forward Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s initiative to modernize and improve the functioning of police forces of states and union territories.
According to the statement, the scheme includes all relevant schemes that will contribute to modernization and improvement at a total central financial cost of Rs 26,275 crore. The ministry says that this arrangement has been done internally and according to law and order and adoption of modern technology by the police.
Under this, assistance will be given to develop a sound criminology system in the country and states to curb drug abuse and strengthen the criminal justice system. A central expenditure of Rs 18,839 crore has been earmarked for security related expenditure in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency affected northeastern states and Naxal affected areas. The Center will give Rs 4,846 crore to the states for modernization of state police forces.