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Article: Rs 4,500 crore more for Paramilitary forces in FY 09-10.
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- February 16, 2009
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Rs 4,500 crore more for Paramilitary forces in FY 09-10
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) -- The Government today allocated an additional Rs 4,500 crore in the 2009-10 interim budget to the central police organisations with CRPF, the world's largest paramilitary force, bagging the lion's share of Rs 1,700 crore.
The CRPF, which plays a key role in assisting state governments to tackle insurgency, naxalism and terrorism besides internal security duties, got Rs 7208.18 crore this year against Rs 5,510.10 crore in 2008-09 -- an increase of Rs 1,698.08 crore.
The BSF, entrusted the task of keeping vigil along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir and the country's 6,622 ...