MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): Yes Madam. The Special Tactical Training Wing of SardarVallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (NPA) under Ministry of Home Affairs is providing training to police personnel of various States and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to fight with the naxalites/ terrorists and to face the challenges of internal security. The Wing address the tactical training needs at various level, i.e. Foundational level (IPS Probationers), Functional level (Dy. SP, ASP, SP and equivalent from CAPFs) and Directional level (DIG & IG). Tactical inputs are also given to parti- cipants of in-service course and other courses being conducted at NPA. The primary objectives of the courses/ modules are to make the participants conversant with conduct of operations in rural/jungle and urban areas. To make them conversant with tactical drills and procedures to make best use of resources and ground, the Tactics training at NPA also exposes the participants to latest weapons and equipments. So far the Tactics Wing of NPA has conducted 46 courses on Tactics, 04 Training of Trainers courses, 03 Management of Tactical Operations courses, 03 course on Explosives, IEDs and Post Blast procedure and 02 courses on Urban Intervention Operations.
At present, 15 Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorist (CIAT) Schools have been set up in the Left Wing Extremist affected States of Bihar (03), Chhattisgarh (04), Jharkhand (04), Odisha (03) and West Bengal (01). All these 15 CIAT Schools are functional. In addition, the Central Government has approved setting up of 03 new CIAT Schools, one each in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 12th Plan period.
(c): A Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT) at Bhopal has been set up in 2011-12. The Academy provides training in training of trainers courses to the middle level officers of state police personnel. So far 483 police personnel have been trained at CAPT, Bhopal.
(d): The funds released to various State Governments under Modernization of State Police Forces (MPF Scheme), including training infrastructure, during last three years and the current year
is at Annexure-I. Details of funds released under the Scheme ‘Setting up of CIAT Schools in LWE affected States’ during the year 2011-12 to 2014-15 is at Annexure-II. Details of funds sanctioned for training infrastructure of CAPFs during 2011 to 2013 is at Annexure-III.
(e): Presently, there are 5 Central Detective Training Schools located at Kolkata, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Ghaziabad & Jaipur. These schools are providing training to police personnel of the rank of Asst. Sub- Inspector to Dy. Superintendent of Police with develop- ments in Forensic Science. The police personnel are trained on various aspects of Scientific Aids to Investigation as well as Law & Procedure and Professional Knowledge. During the financial year 2013-14 & 2014-15, a total fund of Rs. 27.68 crore and Rs. 40.94 crore respectively have been allocated in respect of CDTSs. Further, for the next financial year i.e. 2015-16 a total fund of Rs. 73.50 crore has been allocated.
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