The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram presented the Report Card of the Ministry of Home Affairs for November, 2010 here today. Following is the text of his statement:
“I present before you the report of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the month of November, 2010.
This report has an extra significance. It marks the completion of two years since I took over as Home Minister. On the second anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack, I found that there was a spate of news stories doubting the changes that have been brought about in the last two years. I therefore propose to deal at some length with one part of the work done in the last two years, and that is ‘capacity addition’.
President Obama visited India
Meetings of Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism were held with Mauritius on November 4, 2010 and with Russia
Visit to States
On November 3, 2010, I visited Kochi M.V. Lakshadweep Sea
I visited Guwahati , Assam on November 12, 2010 and reviewed the security situation with the Chief Minister, Assam
On November 20, 2010, I visited Karaikkal, Puducherry and reviewed the progress on several matters concerning the administration of the Union Territory
On November 26, 2010, I visited Mumbai and participated in a number of events to mark the second anniversary of the 26/11 attack on Mumbai.
Internal Security
Twenty two innocent civilians were killed in different places in Assam
On the LWE front, the CPI (Maoist) continued its armed aggression against the State and innocent people. In the month of November alone, the CPI (Maoist) has been responsible for 135 incidents in which 62 civilians and 11 members of the security forces were killed. Of the civilians killed, 18 were branded as ‘police informers’. Apart from targeting so-called ‘police informers’, the naxaliteshave now started attacking the families of policemen and SPOs with the object of discouraging any one from providing assistance to or joining the police force. In Chhattisgarh, in the past 6 months, seven family members of police constables or SPOs have been killed and in two instances fathers of 2 SPOs were abducted and released with the warning to ask their sons to resign from the police force. Thenaxalites continued to target infrastructure: In November, they attacked 31 properties such asPanchayat Bhawans, school buildings, roads and police stations.
The Government’s response to the challenge of Left Wing Extremism remains a two-pronged approach. In November, 2010, security forces arrested 170 naxalites and neutralized 24 naxalites in encounters with the extremists. Besides, 31 naxalites including some important cadres surrendered to the security forces. On the development side, Government approved an ambitious integrated action plan for sixty districts affected by Left Wing Extremism. I have already shared with the media the details of the plan. We propose to make a block grant of ` 25 crore to each district for the remaining four months of 2010-11 and ` 30 crore to each district for 2011-12. A meeting of the Development Commissioners of the nine States has been convened on December 3, 2010. It is our intention to fast-track the implementation of the plan and it is our hope that the District Administration in each of the districts would be able to deliver concrete and visible results before March 31, 2011.
The notification declaring the LTTE as an ‘unlawful association’ under UA(P)A, 1967 for a further period of 2 years was upheld by the Tribunal vide its judgment dated November 12, 2010.
FIR No.92/2010 dated February 26, 2010 of Bhawanipore Police Station, Kolkata was assigned to the National Investigation Agency for investigation on November 18, 2010.
A sum of ` 24 lakh was sanctioned as assistance to 8 beneficiaries at the rate of ` 3 lakh each under the Central scheme of assistance to the victims of terrorist/communal/naxal violence.
North East
The entire State of Assam and a 20 kilometre-wide belt in the State of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya bordering Assam were declared ‘Disturbed Areas’ for a further period of one year with effect from November 3, 2010 under section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.
After overcoming many difficulties, the repatriation of Bru migrants from Tripura to Mizoram resumed on November 3, 2010. 101 families of Bru migrants have been repatriated in November 2010, taking the total number to 1,132 families who have returned to Mizoram.
CPOs/CPMFs
724.04 crore (57.2% of budget provision) has been released to the States under the MPF Scheme for State police forces in FY 2010-11. This includes ` 138.03 crore released to 20 States in November, 2010:
Sanctions amounting to ` 23.97 crore were issued under the Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) to the following States:
Orissa : ` 9.59 crore
Chhattisgarh : ` 9.59 crore
Total : ` 23.97 crore
Sanctions amounting to ` 107.19 crore were issued for acquisition of land for the following CPMFs:
SSB : ` 93.46 crore
ITBP : ` 7.04 crore
BSF : ` 6.69 crore
Total : ` 107.19 crore
Sanctions amounting to ` 43.23 crore were issued for the construction of residential accommodation for the following CPMFs:
CRPF (CoBRA) : ` 14.39 crore
Total : ` 43.23 crore
Lump sum ex-gratia compensation amounting to ` 3.23 crore was sanctioned to the next of kin of 29 deceased CPMF personnel.
An amount of ` 116.80 crore was released to the LWE affected States under the SRE scheme as reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by the States during 2009-2010.
On November 23, 2010, ` 52 Lakhs was released for purchase of Driving Simulator for North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA).
Sanction was issued for the creation of 370 posts in the CISF for induction at the following installations/establishments:
: | 69 posts | |
: | 148 posts | |
Omkareshwar Hydro Electric Project, Khandwa, M.P. | : | 76 posts |
SEWA Hydro Electric Project, J&K | : | 71 posts |
Nuclear Fuel Complex, Pazhakayal, Kerala | : | 3 posts |
Rare Material Project, Karnataka | : | 3 posts |
Total | : | 370 posts |
Sanction was issued for 19 posts for the Judge Attorney General Branch of SSB.
The six-phase elections in Bihar passed off peacefully. Thanks to the deployment of Central Para Military Forces in aid of the State Police, not a single voter or a single polling officer was harmed during the long period of elections.
14 Coys of CPMFs (10 CRPF and 04 BSF) were deployed in Uttar Pradesh for election duties during the bye-elections in the State.
175 Coys of CPMFs (BSF 50, CRPF 50, CISF 45, ITBP 20 & SSB 10) have been deployed for thePanchayat Elections in Jharkhand that commenced with voting in the first phase on November 27, 2010 and will continue until December 24, 2010.
An amount of ` 29.63 crore under SRE (P) and an amount of ` 11.51 crore under SRE (R&R) were reimbursed to the Government of J&K.
Border Management
India-Bangladesh Border: 17 kms of fencing and 20 kms of road works were completed in November, 2010 under phase II of the project. 25 kms of fencing were replaced in November, 2010 under phase III of the project. Poles for floodlighting were erected on a length of 60 kms and cables were laid on 15 kms stretch in November, 2010.
India-China Border: Construction of 21 roads totaling 653.40 kms. is in progress. 19.43 kms of formation works and 0.70 kms of surfacing works were completed in November, 2010. Working season has nearly ended due to snowfall.
Coastal Security: 10 boats were delivered in November, 2010. Thus, 169 boats have been delivered up to November 2010 against a delivery target of 192 boats. Eight boats are ready for delivery including 3 boats for Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Delivery of 204 boats, approved under the scheme, is likely to be completed by January, 2011, one month beyond the original target date of December, 2010. Ministry of Home Affairs will continue to pressure the two ship yards to deliver the remaining boats by January, 2011.
Border Area Development Programme (BADP): The total amount released to 17 States under BADP in the current financial year till the end of November, 2010 stands at ` 514.66 crore (81.04% of the total allocation of ` 635 crore).
Immigration
At the end of November 2010, all 77 ICPs were computerized. The Muhurighat (Tripura) andLalgolaghat (West Bengal) ICPs were networked with Central Foreigners’ Bureau (CFB), taking the total of CFB-networked ICPs to 70 out of a total of 77.
A new service ‘Online Indian Citizenship’ was introduced to enable persons to file applications online for grant of Indian citizenship. This new service will ensure:
i. Faster and uniform processing of applications for grant of Indian Citizenship.
ii. Easy monitoring and tracking of cases.
iii. Generation of accurate MIS reports.
iv. Creation and maintenance of centralized database of citizenship granted to the foreigners.
Online Visa Application System with appointment scheduling (under the Mission Mode Project on IVFRT) has been operationalized since November 23, 2010 in London , Birmingham and Edinburgh under the High Commission of India, London
On November 9, 2010, Government of India released and repatriated 54 Pakistani fishermen and 10 Pakistani prisoners to Pakistan Pakistan
IPS Cadre
The following appointments were made:
Shri Nehchal Sandhu, IPS (BH:73) as DIB w.e.f. 1.1.2011
Shri Prakash Mishra, IPS (OR:77) as Addl. DG, NIA
Shri Kashmir Singh, IPS (UP:78) as Addl. DG, CISF
Shri Dilip Trivedi, IPS (UP:78) as Addl. DG, ITBP
On November 18, 2010, Cabinet approved the proposal for promulgation of ‘The Bombay Motor Vehicles Tax (Amendment) Regulation, 2010’ for amending the Bombay Motor Vehicles Tax Act, 1958 as extended to the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
Disaster Relief
On November 12, 2010, Government of India released ` 368.01 crore from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the Government of Bihar for drought and for cyclonic storm.
In the month of November 2010, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams comprising 612 personnel and 71 boats were deployed for emergency response and rescue in the flood-affected States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi , Kerala and West Bengal .
On November 12-13, 2010, the Third Trilateral Meeting of Experts of India, Russia and China (IRC) was hosted by the Ministry of Home Affairs at New Delhi
Census 2011 and National Population Register (NPR)
Data collection for House listing & Housing Census and for the National Population Register (NPR) was completed in all States/UTs except in a few villages of Chhattisgarh and West Bengal .
Counting machines and scanners have been installed, tested and made operational in all storage-cum-scanning centres. Counting of NPR Schedules is over in all the States except in West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu.
Scanning of NPR has been completed in the States of Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh ,Sikkim , Tripura, Delhi , Uttrakhand, Goa and Kerala and 35% of the scanning work has been completed in the remaining States.
Data collection and printing of Local Register of Usual Residents (LRUR) for creation of NPR in the coastal villages has been completed in all project States/UTs, namely, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Goa, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal and Maharashtra . For production and personalization of identity (smart) cards in the coastal NPR, work orders for procurement of personalization machines and for pre-printing of cards have been issued.
47. The field survey for the Annual Health Survey is in progress in
272 districts in nine States.
272 districts in nine States.
Judicial
The Notification bringing into force the provisions of Sections 5, 6 and 21(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 was published on October 30, 2010.
The Notification bringing into force the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2010 was published on November 01, 2010.
Other issues
13,000 pension records of freedom fighters were computerized in November, 2010. The database now has 262,000 records. The drive to implement the judgments of Courts continued. 20 judgments were implemented in November 2010; 87 judgments are pending for implementation.
55, 918 records of claims and compensation paid to displaced persons were computerized in November, 2010. The database now has 253,844 records.
On November 15, 2010, The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Second Bill, 2010 to amend The Enemy Property Act, 1968, was introduced in the Lok Sabha.
The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010 and The Constitution (One Hundred Thirteenth Amendment) Bill, 2010 were passed in Lok Sabha on November 9, 2010.
CAPACITY ADDITION DURING 1.12.2008 TO 30.11.2010
I have learnt that capacity addition requires patience, perseverance and persistence. There is no magic wand and capacity cannot be added instantly. Hence, after I took over, we identified the critical gaps in capacity both at the Central level and at the States’ level. Policing begins with the number of pairs of feet on the streets. There were 530,580 vacancies in the State police forces as on 1.1.2009. Since that date, States have added 116,903 personnel to their forces. This is a remarkable achievement, but it also highlights the distance that remains to be covered.
At the Central level, 31,584 vacancies were filled in 2009-10 and 14,506 vacancies have been filled so far in 2010-11. Recruitment is in progress in six CPMFs, namely CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB and Assam Rifles. 11,985 posts have been sanctioned to the NSG for the four regional hubs, the two regional centres and the operational force at Manesar.
Huge amounts have been provided for procurement by the CPMFs. The equipment that has been or is being procured include assault rifles, carbines and pistols; BP jackets; mine protected or bullet proof vehicles and armoured troop carriers; motorcycles, rescue boats and attack craft; grenade launchers; night vision equipment etc.
Funds have been released to the States under Modernisation of Police Force Scheme, Security Related Expenditure and Special Infrastructure Scheme.
Border fencing, roads and flood-lighting works on the borders are in progress. More BOPs are being constructed on the India-Bangladesh and India-Pakistan borders. A comprehensive project for construction of border roads along the India-Nepal border, India-Bhutan border and India-Pakistan border at an estimated cost of ` 5,662 crore has been approved and the work will commence on April 1, 2011.
The Coastal Security Scheme phase I will come to an end on March 31, 2011. Coastal Security Scheme phase II, at an estimated cost of Rs.1,580 crore, has been approved and it includes setting up of more police stations, acquiring boats, vehicles and other equipment, and constructing jetties.
All Forensic Science Laboratories are being upgraded and strengthened. The department has been renamed as the Department of Forensic Science Services and its mandate expanded.
The authorized strength of the IPS has been increased from 3,889 (as on 1.1.2009) to 4,013 (as on 1.1.2010). The number of officers in position has gone up from 3,322 to 3,383 during that period. The annual intake into the IPS was enhanced to 150 beginning 2009. Mandatory mid-career training programmes have been introduced at three levels for every IPS officer.
The infrastructure at the National Police Academy
Training capacity is being expanded significantly. IB is setting up 4 more Regional Training Centres. Every CPMF is augmenting training capacity. 20 CIAT Schools have been sanctioned in nine States.
I have given you only a summary of important measures that have been initiated in the last two years. Despite the usual administrative bottlenecks, implementation has gathered pace and is being closely monitored. I review the Action Plan of each division every quarter. I do not say that every thing is satisfactory, but I can say with confidence that we have set for ourselves ambitious goals and we are geared to achieve those goals. Let me conclude by saying that India’s capacity to deal with challenges to its security is better today than it was two years ago, it will be better next year than it is today, and it will be even better two years hence. That, in my view, is the only measure of progress and achievement.”
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