new Delhi: The Home Ministry on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the government has allocated six times more funds for infrastructure development along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh.
It has been increased from Rs 42.87 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 249.12 crore in 2021-22. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha that Rs 602.30 crore in the year 2021-22 and Rs 355.12 crore in 2020-21 has been allocated for improving infrastructure along the international border under the Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM) scheme. . ,
He said in a written reply to a question that in 2020-21 Rs 42.87 crore was allocated under BIM for India-China border in Northeast, but Rs 249.12 crore has been allocated for it in 2021-22. India shares a 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh. At the same time, Arunachal Pradesh shares a 1,126-km-long border with China.
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There has been a standoff in Ladakh between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China since April 2020. Rai said Rs 17.38 crore was allocated under BIM for the Indo-Myanmar border in 2020-21 while Rs 50 crore was allocated. For this in 2021-22, he said that Rs 294.87 crore has been allocated under BIM for India-Bangladesh border in 2020-21 and Rs 303.18 crore for 2021-22.
According to the minister, the government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to strengthen security along the international borders, which includes deployment of border security forces, effective domination of borders by patrolling, posting of posts, monitoring of outposts and overall review. This also includes periodic deployment, setting up of new border posts, deployment of surveillance equipment, strengthening intelligence networks and border fencing.