An amount of Rs.220.00 crores has been released in the year 2014-15 to Bihar for development of affected areas under Additional Central Assistance (ACA)/Integrated Action Plan (IAP) by the NITI Aayog. In addition Rs.18.98 crores was reimbursed to Bihar under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme, Rs.4.04 crores has been provided under Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) for LWE affected districts, also in 2014-15.
The LWE affected States are provided Central Assistance under the Scheme of State Police Forces (MPF Scheme) for modernization and upgradation of the State Police and their intelligence apparatus. Details of the fund sought by Bihar Government and funds allocated to them under the MPF Scheme are as under;
(Rs. in crore)
Year
|
Funds sought
|
Fund Allocated
|
2 2014-15
|
67.70
|
67.70
|
2 2015-16
|
25.62
|
25.62
|
This information was given by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in written reply to a question by Shri Bashistha Narain Singh in the Rajya Sabha today.
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
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