Annual Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

• Govt. of India has floated a scheme
regarding upgradation of ITI into Centre of
Excellence under PPP. M/s. Alok Industries
Ltd., has been identified as industry partner
for this purpose.
• Under the Police Modernization Scheme,
one police post at village Dhapsa and one
police station at village Dadra with modern
facilities/equipments have been completed.
POLICE MODERNISATION
SCHEME FOR THE UNION
TERRITORIES
7.13 �e Government of India has
introduced a Police Modernisation Scheme for
the UTs. �is was introduced on the basis of the
recommendations of the Parliamentary
Standing Committee for the Ministry of Home
Affairs. �e Scheme will focus on upgradation
of infrastructural facilities, housing, buildings
for police stations, mobility and equipments.
�e scheme has a total outlay of Rs.884 crore to
be implemented over a period of five years
starting from 2006-07. Funds amounting to
Rs.40 crore, Rs.167.68 crore and Rs.41.43 crore
were sanctioned to the UTs during 2006-07,
2007-08 and 2008-09 respectively. During 2009-
10, an amount of Rs.166.85 crore has so far been
sanctioned to the UTs under the scheme. �e
details of funds released to the UTs(including
Delhi Police) during 2009-10 are at Annexure-
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DELHI POLICE
7.14 �e total strength of Delhi Police in 1951
stood at about 8,000 with three Police Districts
namely New Delhi, Central and North. In 1978,
the Delhi Police Act was passed and the
Commissioner of Police system was introduced
with effect from July 1, 1978. Two more police
districts namely East and West were created
raising the total number of police districts to six.
�ree more Districts namely, North-East,
North-West, South-West, were added in 1988
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increasing the number to nine. Two more
districts namely Outer and South-East have
been added recently on September 05, 2007 and
October 01, 2008 respectively raising the total
number of districts to 11. �e sanctioned
strength of the force has gone up to 83,740
which includes 5 I.R. Battalions.
7.15 �e Government of India has
sanctioned 6,478 additional posts in Delhi
Police for creation of 9 new Sub Divisions and
29 new Police Stations.
7.16 During the financial year 2009-10, a
total of 614 vehicles including 14 Vajra Anti-Riot
Vehicle, 36 Pick-up vans, 20 cranes and 15 Bullet
Proof Cars were sanctioned to the Delhi Police
as new purchase and against the condemnation
of old vehicles.
7.17 Delhi Police has proposed to install
CCTVs in 58 market places and 27 border check
posts. �e approval of the Government has
been conveyed. �e Delhi Police has installed
the CCTV system at one market place and at
one check post on pilot basis.
7.18 Ministry of Home Affairs has approved
the development of the Police Headquarters and
a housing complex for the Delhi Police
personnel on Public Private Partnership (PPP)
basis. �is includes (a) Development of a
modernized Police Headquarters (PHQ) at
Parliament Street, New Delhi on a site
comprising about 3 hectares of Government
land and (b) development of Police Housing
Complex at Dheerpur on a plot area of 60 acres,
for Delhi Police personnel. Total 5202 flats
including 4256 Type-II, 700 flats of Type-III and
246 flats of Type-IV are to be constructed on the
plot. In addition to the flats, a primary school
and a senior secondary school, shopping
complex, community facilities, recreational
facilities, dispensary and transportation facilities
are also proposed to be built on the site.
7.19 Delhi Police lays great emphasis on fair
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