Despite BJP president Amit Shah at the helm, the Home Ministry witnessed a modest hike in its allocation at Rs 1,19,025 crore which is just Rs 5,858 crore more than the last fiscal despite the special focus is on improving police infrastructure, border areas and modernisation of police forces. The MHA received the 5.17 per cent hike over the revised estimate of 2018-19 amounting to Rs 1,13,167 crore.
While Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing several sensitive, high-profile corruption and banking scam cases, got Rs 781.01 crore which is a marginal increase of Rs 2.08 crore from last year, vigilance watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) received Rs 35.55 crore. Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal got over Rs 100 crore in Budget allocation.
While CRPF has been allocated Rs 23,963.66 crore for 2019-20, compared to Rs 22,646.63 crore in 2018-19, Border Security Forcehas been allocated Rs 19,650.74 crore for the next fiscal, compared to Rs 18,585.96 crore in 2018-19.
The total allocation to Central Armed Police Forces, including CRPF, Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal, Assam Rifles and National Security Guard, is Rs 71,713.9 crore. It was Rs 67,779.75 crore in 2018-19.
The Intelligence Bureau, which is responsible for gathering internal intelligence, has been allocated Rs 2,384.1 crore, as against Rs 2,056.05 crore in the last fiscal. Special Protection Group, which is responsible for the security of the prime minister, former prime ministers and their close family members, has been allocated Rs 535.45 crore. It was allocated Rs 411.68 crore given in 2018-19.
The CVC has been allocated Rs 35.55 crore for the ongoing fiscal. The provision is for secretariat expenditure of the Commission. It was given Rs 34 crore for the last fiscal, marginally up from Rs 31.03 crore outlay during 2017-18.
Delhi Police, which maintains law and order in the national capital, has been allocated Rs 7,496.91 crore while Rs 2,129 crore has been proposed for the development of infrastructure along the Indo-Pak, Sino-Indian and other international borders. In this budget, Rs 4,757 crore has been allocated for development of police infrastructure, including constructions of barracks, residential quarters, purchase of vehicles, arms and ammunition.
A total of Rs 50 crore was earmarked for women safety scheme 'Nirbhaya Fund' and Rs 296 crore for National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project. An amount of Rs 50 crore is proposed for special industry initiative in Jammu & Kashmir, Rs 78.09 crore for the propagation of the Hindi language and Rs 4,895.81 crore for grants-in-aid to the State Governments and union territories.