Annual Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

2008 but could not be passed during the tenure
of the 14th Lok Sabha to its dissolution. �e
LPAI Bill was re-introduced on August 7, 2009
and was referred to Department Related
Parliamentary Standing Committee for its
consideration.
3.29 Five meetings of the Parliamentary
Standing Committee were held on 3rd & 13th
November 3 & 13 and December 1, 16 & 30,
2009. Clause-by-clause examination has been
concluded. �e DRPSC report is awaited.
COASTAL SECURITY
3.30 A supplemental scheme called ‘Coastal
Security Scheme’ is under implementation in the
9 coastal States and 4 coastal Union Territories
(UTs) since 2005 for strengthening
infrastructure for coastal patrolling and
surveillance. Under the scheme, assistance has
been/is being given to all the coastal States of
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala,
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West
Bengal and the Union Territories of Daman &
Diu, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Andaman
& Nicobar Islands to set up 73 coastal police
stations, 97 check posts, 58 outposts, and 30
operational barracks and to equip them with 204
boats, 153 jeeps and 312 motorcycles for
mobility on the coast and in close coastal waters.
A lump-sum assistance of Rs.10 lakh per police
station is also given for equipment, computers
and furniture.
3.31 �e approved outlay of the scheme is
Rs.400 crore for non-recurring expenditure and
Rs.151 crore for recurring expenditure for 5
years on fuel, repair and maintenance of boats
and training of manpower, which is provided, by
the States and UTs.
Progress of implementation
3.32 64 out of 73 coastal police stations
Chapter-III
proposed have been made operational in
Gujarat (10), Andhra Pradesh (6), West Bengal
(4), Goa (3), Tamil Nadu (12), Kerala (1),
Maharashtra (12), Karnataka (5), Orissa (5),
Puducherry (1), Lakshadweep (4) and Daman
& Diu (1).
3.33 �e implementation of this scheme is
being done by the State Governments/UT
Administrations concerned. A statement of
physical and financial progress under the
scheme, as on November 30, 2009, is at
Annexure-VI.
Procurement of boats
3.34 �e procurement of the interceptor
boats is being done centrally through Public
Sector Undertakings (PSUs) viz. M/s Goa
Shipyard Limited (GSL), Goa and M/s Garden
Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited
(GRSE), Kolkata. MHA has signed a contract in
March 2008 with these vendors for supply of 84
(5 Ton) boats and 110 (12 Ton) boats. So far,
funds to the tune of Rs.91.75 crore for stage
payments for the boats and Rs.13.57 crore for
reimbursement of Custom Duty for the
imported items of these boats have been paid to
the two shipyards.
3.35 As per the contract mentioned above,
the original delivery of the boats was scheduled
to commence from April 2009 and complete by
April, 2011. However, a need was felt, in the
wake of Mumbai incidents, for expeditious
supply of boats to the States/UTs. Accordingly,
the delivery schedule of the boats has been
compressed by six month and delivery of all the
boats will now be completed by October, 2010.
3.36 �e State/UT-wise distribution of
interceptor boats, approved under the scheme
and being manufactured by GSL, Goa and
GRSE, Kolkata is as under :
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