The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) has got the lion's share from Rs 1.96 lakh crore allotted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Union budget 2023-24, which was presented on Wednesday.
The total allocation to the MHA this year is Rs 1,96,034.94 crore, while the budget 2022-23 had earmarked Rs 1,85,776.55 crore.
There has been allocation for improving infrastructure along the international border and modernisation of police forces.
The majority of total allocation, Rs 1,27,756.74 crore has been given to the CAPFs which is higher than previous year of Rs 1,19,070.36 crore.
The Border Security Force, which guards the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, has been given Rs 24,771.28 crore, an increase from Rs 23,557.51 crore in 2022-23.
ITBP got Rs 8,096.89 crore in comparison to Rs 7,626.38 crore given in the current fiscal.
The Assam Rifles has been allocated Rs 7,052.46 crore. For modernisation of police forces in the country, Rs 3,750 crore has been given, which is more than the current fiscal's Rs 2,432.06 crore.
Rs 2780.88 crore has been set aside for security purpose, Rs 1,564.65 crore for census-related work, Rs 1,100 crore for women safety schemes, Rs 700 crore for modernisation of forensic capacities, Rs 350.61 crore for maintenance of border check posts.
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