On July 28, 2009, the Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Mullappally Ramachandran, provided data on the funds allocated to the para-military forces for combating terrorism in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament).
Funds to PMFs for Tackling Terrorism
17:27 IST
Lok Sabha
The funds allocated and sanctioned to the Para Military Forces (PMF) to provide security and fight terrorism are adequate.
Force-wise funds utilised during each of the three years on 5 provisioning heads of arms and ammunition, machinery & equipment, clothing tentage & stores, motor vehicles and information technology are given below force-wise:
Allocation of funds to PMFs to provide security and fight terrorism is a continuous process. During the current financial year an amount of Rs. 2040 crore have been allocated in the budget estimate for all the 7 PMFs on the 5 provisioning heads.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mullappally Ramachandran, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India