NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has been allocated Rs 8,644.1 crore in the Union Budget 2021-22. Of this, Rs 8,100.2 crore has been earmarked for establishment-related expenditure, Rs 237 crore for upgradation and expansion of communication infrastructure, modernisation of equipment, installation of traffic signals and upgradation of training and procurement of vehicles for policing.
Anil Mittal, additional PRO, Delhi Police, said, “Around Rs 306 crore will be exclusively spent on police infrastructure, including construction of office buildings, residential buildings and development of the new headquarters. Around Rs 11 crore has been allocated for safety of women (finance from Nirbhaya Fund) in addition to the total allocation for construction of the building for special units for women and children and Northeast region, apart from various other activities for awareness and gender sensitisation.”
In last year’s Budget, Delhi Police was allocated Rs 7,881.8 crore of which Rs 7,334.3 crore was earmarked for the revenue section, which comprises the administrative section, the road safety cell and the development and communication network. The amount saw nearly 8% increase from the last Budget outlay of Rs 6,791.6 crore.