(a) the percentage of budget in the Financial Year 2022-23 allocated for development of transport facility for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) deployed along far flung border areas;
(b) the percentage of budget expenditure for hardship allowances; and
(c) the total length of roads constructed to connect border out post along the border to facilitate easy movement of forces during the last five years?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a): Out of the total budget of Rs. 3,158.06 crore allocated for the year 2022-23 under capital heads for the border guarding forces viz. Assam Rifles (AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a provision of Rs. 405.06 crore has been kept under the head ‘Motor Vehicles’ for transport facility for Border Guarding CAPFs, which is 12.83% of the total allocation.
(b): Out of the total budget of all CAPFs and Assam Rifles under ‘Salary’ head amounting to Rs. 68,623.73 crore for the year 2021-22, an expenditure of Rs. 3,944.00 crore has been incurred on payment of Risk & Hardship Allowance (upto February 2022), which is 5.74% of the budget under ‘Salary’ head.
(c): 705.181 Kms. length of roads have been constructed to connect Border Out Posts (BOP) along the border to facilitate easy movement of forces during the last five years.
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