REPORT NO. 199 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS ONE HUNDRED NINETY NINTH REPORT Action Taken by Government on the Recommendations/ Observationscontained in the One Hundred Ninety-seventhReport on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on8 th February, 2017 ) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on8 th February, 2017 ) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi February, 2017/Magha, 1938 (Saka) Website : http://rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail : [email protected] Hindi version of this publication is also available C.S. (H.A.)-390 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS ONE HUNDRED NINETY NINTH REPORT Action Taken by Government on the Recommendations/ Observations contained in the One Hundred Ninety-seventh Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 8th February, 2017) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 8th February, 2017) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi February, 2017/Magha, 1938 (Saka) CONTENTS PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ....................................................................................... (i)-(ii) 2. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... (iii) 3. ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................... (iv)-(viii) 4. REPORT ................................................................................................................................. 1-54 Chapter I Recommendations/Observations which have been accepted by the Government ........................................................................................ 3-11 Chapter II Recommendations/Observations on which the Committee does not desire to pursue the matter in view of the Government’s reply ............... 12-22 Chapter III Recommendations/Observations in respect of which replies of the Government have not been accepted by the Committee .......................... 23-46 Chapter IV Recommendations/Observations in respect of which final reply of the Government have not been received ................................................. 47-54 5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS — AT A GLANCE ......................................................... 55-61 6. MINUTES ............................................................................................................................... 63-67 COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (Re-constituted w.e.f. 1st September, 2016) 1. Shri P. Chidambaram — Chairman RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri K. Rahman Khan 3. Dr. V. Maitreyan 4. Shri Shamsher Singh Manhas 5. Shri Majeed Memon 6. Shri Bhaskar Rao Nekkanti 7. Shri Derek O’Brien 8. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 9. Shri R.K. Sinha 10. Shri Sitaram Yechury LOK SABHA 11. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra 12. Shri S. Selvakumara Chinayan 13. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 14. Dr. (Smt.) Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar 15. Shri Ramen Deka 16. Shri Prataprao Jadhav 17. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge 18. Shrimati Kirron Kher 19. Shri Kaushal Kishore 20. Shri Ashwini Kumar 21. Shri P. Nagarajan 22. Shri Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu 23. Shri Baijayant “Jay” Panda 24. Shri Dilip Patel 25. Shri Lalubhai Babubhai Patel 26. Shri Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel 27. Shri Bheemarao B. Patil 28. Shri Mohammed Faizal PP 29. Shri Bishnupada Ray (i) (ii) 30. Dr. Satya Pal Singh 31. Shri B. Sreeramulu SECRETARIAT Shri P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, Additional Secretary Shri Vimal Kumar, Director Dr. (Smt.) Subhashree Panigrahi, Joint Director Shri Bhupendra Bhaskar, Deputy Director Shri Pritam Kumar, Assistant Director INTRODUCTION I, the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, having been authorized by the Committee to submit the Report on its behalf, do hereby present this One Hundred Ninety Ninth Report on Action Taken by Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the One Hundred Ninety Seventh Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Home Affairs. 2. The One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs was presented to the Rajya Sabha and laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha on 3rd May, 2016. After presentation of the Report, the copies thereof were sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs requesting them to furnish Action Taken Notes on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Report. The Ministry furnished the Action Taken Notes on the said report to the Committee on 14th September, 2016. 3. The Minister of Home Affairs laid the statement on the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the said Report of the Committee on the Table of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on 14th December, 2016, pursuant to the direction of Chairman, Rajya Sabha dated 24th September 2004. 4. The Committee considered the draft One Hundred and Ninety Ninth Report and adopted the same at its meeting held on 31st January 2017. 5. The recommendations/observations of the Committee are printed in bold letters. P. BHATTACHARYA NEW DELHI; Chairman 31st January, 2017 Department-related Parliamentary Magha 11, 1938 (Saka) Standing Committee on Home Affairs Rajya Sabha (iii) ACRONYMS AAI – Airports Authority of India AAC – Administrator’s Advisory Council ACA – Additional Central Assistance ACP – Assistant Commissioner of Police APWD – Andaman Public Work Department AR – Assam Riffles ASI – Assistant Sub-Inspector ATI – Andaman Timber Industries BADP – Border Area Development Programme BE – Budget Estimates BM – Border Management BSF – Border Security Force CAPFs – Central Armed Police Forces CCEA – Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs CCS – Cabinet Committee on Security CCTNS – Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System CCTV – Close Circuit Television CFSL – Central Forensic Science Laboratory CGHS – Central Government Health Scheme CIAT – Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorist CISF – Central Industrial Security Force CNE – Committee on Non-Plan Expenditure CoBRA – Commando Battalions for Resolute Action CP – Commissioner of Police CPMFs – Central Para Military Forces CPOs – Central Police Organisations (iv) (v) CPWD – Central Public Works Department CRPF – Central Reserve Police Force CTD – Counter-Terrorism Department CSS – Centrally Sponsored Schemes C-Visa – Centralized Visa Issuance System DA – Dearness Allowance DCP – Deputy Commissioner of Police DGMO – Director General of Military Operation DPC – District Planning Committee DPR – Detailed Project Report EFA – Encroached Forest Area EFC – Expenditure Finance Committee EoI – Expression of Interest FIR – First Information Report GoI – Government of India GNCTD – Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi HC – Head Constable HHTI – Hand Held Thermal Imager HM – Home Minister HMAC – Home Minister’s Advisory Committees IAP – Integrated Action Plan ICPs – Integrated Check Posts IMB – Indo-Myanmar Border ITBP – Indo-Tibetan Border Police JIT – Joint Investigation Team KLNLF – Karbi Longri NC Hills Liberation Front KNO – Kuki National Organisation LORROS – Long Range Reconnaissance & Observation System LPAI – Land Port Authority of India LSI – Large Scale Industry (vi) LTV – Long Term Visa LWE – Left Wing Extremist/Extremism MCP – Mega City Policing MHA – Ministry of Home Affairs MSI – Medium Industry MoD – Ministry of Defence MoRD – Ministry of Rural Development MoRTH – Ministry of Road Transport and Highways MoU – Memorandum of Understanding MPCS – Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters MPF – Modernisation of Police Forces NATGRID – National Intelligence Grid NBCC – National Building Corporation Company NCRMP – National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project NCT – National Capital Territory NDFB/P – National Democratic Front of Bodoland/Progressive NDFB/RD – National Democratic Front of Bodoland/Ranjan Daimary NDMA – National Disaster Management Authority NDRF – National Disaster Response Force NEPA – North Eastern Police Academy NFSC – National Fire Service College NIA – National Investigation Agency NIP – New Implementation Plan NITI AAYOG – National Institution for Transforming India Aayog NPA – National Police Academy NPR – National Population Register NSCN/R – National Socialist Council of Nagaland/Reformation NSG – National Security Guards OBC – Other Backward Class OCI – Overseas Citizens of India (vii) OIDC – Omnibus Industrial Development Corporation OL – Official Language ORGI – Office of Registrar General of India OSINT – Open Source Intelligence PH – Physically Handicapped Personnel PHQ – Police Headquarters PMGSY – Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana PMKVY – Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana PMRP – Prime Minister Reconstruction Programme PMO – Prime Minister’s Office PMU – Project Management Unit POC – Project Oversight Committee PPP – Public-Private-Partnership PSC – Project Steering Committee PWD – Public Works Department RE – Revised Estimates RIB – Rigid Inflatable Boats RGI – Registrar General of India SDMC – South Delhi Municipal Corporation SHO – Station House Officer SI – Sub-Inspector SIMI – Students Islamic Movement of India SIS – Special Infrastructure Scheme SLEIAA – State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority SoO – Suspension of Operation SP – Superintendent of Police SPG – Special Protection Group SPSC – State Project Steering Committees SRE – Security Related Expenditures SSB – Sashastra Seema Bal (viii) SSC – Staff Selection Commission