Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 29: The politicians cutting across party lines may be disheartened over finding no specific mention of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the union budget but even then the large population of the state living in the border areas of the state are going to be immensely benefited as the union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has pledged huge funds for the border area roads and strengthening of fences in the area.
Presenting the general budget in Parliament, finance minister Arun Jaitley announced an outlay of Rs 77,383.12 crore to the home ministry of which Rs 67,408.12 crore is under non-plan and Rs 9,975 crore under plan heads.
In the 2016-17 budget, a total of Rs 50,176.45 crore has been allocated to seven paramilitary forces.
Among these forces, Central Reserve Police Force, deployed for internal security, action against Maoists and operations against militants, has been earmarked the highest at Rs 16,228.18 crore.
Border security Force, which guards Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh borders, will get Rs 14,652.90 crore while Indo-Tibetan Border Police, tasked with protecting the Sino-Indian border, has got an outlay of Rs 4,231.04 crore and Assam Rifles, deployed in Indo-Myanmar border and dealing with insurgents in the Northeast, will get Rs 4,363.88 crore. The Budget allocated Rs 2,490 crore for erection of barbed wire fencing, construction of roads and induction of Hi-tech surveillance on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Pak borders. |
