The Ministry of Home Affairs has increased the annual allocation from Rs. 388.53 lakhs last year to Rs 777.060 lakhs this 2000-2001 financial year, towards supplementing the efforts of the State Government in modernizing its Police Force. Matching contributions will be provided by the Bihar Government. The allocation will be used for purchasing more vehicles to improve police mobility; to upgrade the Forensic Science Laboratory equipments and buildings; to purchase traffic, crowd control and VIP security equipments and also light weaponary.
This non-plan scheme for modernisation will also help improve police communication system, introduce more scientific aids to investigation and upgrade the department's data processing abilities, besides helping in modernising office equipments.
From: Bihar Scoop, Sep- 25,2006
