More funds needed for internal security of the country, Home Ministry’s budget doubled in 4 years

New Delhi: To strengthen the internal security of the country, Rs 1 crore 5 lakh were allocated to the Home Ministry in the general budget of the Corona period 2020-21, which increased more than two times to Rs 2 crore 19 lakh in 2024-25. . However, apart from stopping the activities of terrorists, stopping infiltration from other countries, cyber crime, human and drug trafficking, the ministry needs more budget to strengthen the security of the country on many other fronts.

What are the challenges?

The major challenges before the Home Ministry this year will be to restore permanent peace in Manipur, which is repeatedly battling violence, and to free Jammu and Kashmir from terrorism. In Manipur, the caste violence that started between Meitei-Kuki on May 3 last year is still flaring up intermittently. So far, about 250 people have died and more than 50 thousand people have been displaced. Security arrangements will have to be further strengthened in Jammu and Kashmir also.

Home Minister Amit Shah has said many times that the country will be made Naxal free by March 31, 2026, but considering the way Naxal attacks are happening from time to time, fulfilling this claim is also a big challenge. The way gangsters are tying up with terrorists in the country including Delhi, Mumbai and Punjab, it is emerging as a big threat. K-2 i.e. Kashmir-Khalistani alliance is also becoming a big challenge.

The ministry is also responsible for strengthening the police forces in the union territories including Delhi Police. At the same time, money is available for census every time in the budget, but the work for this has not started yet. There is also a challenge related to the implementation of three new laws.

Why is more money needed?

A major part of the Home Ministry’s budget is spent on strengthening the central armed police forces like BSF, CRPF, CISF and Assam Rifles. In the budget of 2024-25 also, out of Rs 2 crore 19 lakh, CRPF received Rs 1,43,275.90 crore. Considering the way terrorist incidents have been happening in Jammu and Kashmir, ethnic violence in Manipur and Naxal affected states for some time now, the ministry will need more money in this budget.

As the graph of cyber crime is increasing, the Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center (I4C), working under the Ministry, has an important role in its prevention. The budget also has special importance for the Home Ministry to complete the police and other works of all the Union Territories including Delhi.

In view of other challenges including illegal infiltration into India from neighboring countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, China and Myanmar, human and drugs smuggling etc., along with fencing, many other types of equipment are required for the security of the border. Has been.

Expert opinion

Prakash Singh, former DGP of UP and former DG of BSF, Assam Rifles, said that the real problem is the very low budget received by the police forces of the states. This has been discussed in detail in the India Justice Report. After reviewing all the states, it is found that the condition of police in many states is very pathetic. Very little money is given to the police in the budget of many states. There was never any shortage of funds from the Central Government for border area fencing. If the problem arises of acquiring land. The real motive behind Bangladesh expressing its objection regarding fencing is to prevent fencing from being erected on some pretext or the other, due to which illegal infiltration and smuggling from Bangladesh into India continues.