Question : EXPENDITURE ON DEPLOYMENT OF CRPF



(a) whether the Government has decided to exempt the States from bearing the expenditure incurred on the deployment of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the naxal affected States; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the terms and conditions therefor, State-wise?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R. P. N. SINGH)

(a) & (b): There is no decision by the Government to give full exemption to the States in Left Wing Extremism affected areas from bearing the charges on account of deployment of Central Armed Police Forces in these States.