Allocations for all paramilitary forces except the NSG and ITBP have been decreased in the budget with cuts ranging from 6 to 16 per cent.
The largest paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with almost 2.50 lakh personnel has been allocated Rs 5745.87 crore under the demands for grants head which is a decline of about 16 per cent from last year's Rs 6838.84 crore to the force, which is largely involved in anti-naxal and counter-insurgency operations in the country.
The National Security Guard (NSG), which played the lead role in ending the terror siege during 26/11 Mumbai attacks, has been allocated Rs 352.58 crore, an increase of 10 per cent from the previous Rs 320.63 crore in the budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
The other force to get an increased allocation is the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), guarding the crucial Sino-Indian border, at Rs 1520.11 crore for the next fiscal, a bit higher than last fiscal's Rs 1508.94 crore.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards the country's 57 airports and vital installations, has been earmarked Rs 2022.18 crore as compared to Rs 2244.36 last year.
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) guarding the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders has been sanctioned Rs 1294.75 crore, almost a hundred crore less from last year's allocation of Rs 1394.97 crore.
The Assam Rifles has been allocated Rs 2014.53 crore for the next financial year in comparison to Rs 2168.20 crore during 2009-10.
The Border Security Force (BSF), guarding the country's border with Pakistan and Bangladesh, has been allocated Rs 5471.33 crore as compared to Rs 6329.14 crore during the last fiscal.
