Despite its workload, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the premier anti-corruption agency, saw a nominal increase of just about Rs 4 crore, an increment of just about 0.50 per cent compared to the last Budget. Overall, it got an allocation of Rs 802 crore in the Union Budget on Saturday.
The agency is examining extradition cases abroad and probing mega corruption cases, banking scams and special crime cases domestically with limited human resources, officials said, adding there is a vacancy of nearly 1,500 personnel in the agency.
In fiscal 2019-20, the CBI was initially allocated Rs 781.01 crore that was later revised to Rs 798 crore. "The provision is for establishment-related expenditure of the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is entrusted with investigation and prosecution in corruption cases against public servants, private persons, firms and other cases of serious crimes," reads the Budget document. The allocation includes provision for various projects such as CBI e-Governance, modernisation of training centres of the agency, establishment of technical and forensic support units, comprehensive modernisation and purchase of land, construction of office or residence buildings for the CBI, added the document.