Question : Funds for MPF Scheme

(a) whether the Government has allocated funds to various State Governments under the scheme of Modernisation of State Police Forces (MPF);

(b) if so, the details of funds allocated, released and utilised under the said scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, component and State-wise including Rajasthan;

(c) whether major portion of the said funds remain unutilised by the States/Union Territories; and

(d) if so, the remedial measures taken by the Government to ensure complete utilisation of funds under the scheme?
ANSWER

(a) to (c) : Yes Madam. The state-wise details of funds allocated and released under the Scheme of Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police (erstwhile Modernisation of Police Forces Scheme) during each of the last three years and the current year including Rajasthan and Utilization Certificates (UCs) pending is at Annexure.

(d) : Central Government has made consistent efforts by organising Regional Workshops, during High Powered Committee (HPC) meetings and by various communications to encourage States to utilise funds early. Alongwith these, the entire cycle of approval of State Action Plans (SAPs) by High Powered

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Committee (HPC) has recently been preponed, the State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) reconstituted and Chairman HPC empowered to make modifications to the extent of 25% in the HPC’s approved SAP, etc. to ensure complete utilization of funds under the scheme.


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