Delhi Police has been allocated a total budget of Rs 10,355.29 crore in the Budget estimates 2022-23 in comparison to budget estimates 2021-22 allocation of Rs 8,654.26 crore, with an additional allocation of Rs 1,701.03 crore.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Union Budget for 2022-23. Just like last year, she read out the Budget speech from a tab.
According to a police statement, Rs 9,808.39 crore has been alloted for establishment related expenditure. Of this Rs 287 crore shall be incurred under capital section for installation of CCTV security surveillance system across Delhi, procurement of various advanced equipment for law and order modernisation.
It also talked about upgradation of communication systems like cyber highway and digital trunking radio system besides implementation of Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) and induction of various types of vehicles for policing.
Meanwhile, Rs 259 crore shall be spend exclusively for police infrastructure for construction of office buildings. Residential buildings for improving housing satisfaction level and operation and maintenance of New Police Headquarters building PPP mode, the statement added.
Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a bigger Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget, with higher spending on highways to affordable housing with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic. While she primed up spending on infrastructure to create jobs and boost economic activity, Sitharaman did not tinker with income tax slabs or tax rates.