**Executive Summary:**
This document outlines the Indian government's initiatives for modernizing Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), addressing cybercrime, enhancing criminal investigations, and integrating the criminal justice system. Key initiatives include the Modernization Plan-IV for CAPFs (2022-2026), the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), mobile forensic labs, and the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS). The document also details welfare schemes, housing, and healthcare support for CAPF personnel.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Modernization of CAPFs:**
* Modernization Plan-IV: A Central Sector Scheme with an outlay of Rs. 1523 Crore from 01.01.2022 to 31.03.2026 to enhance capabilities of CAPFs through updated equipment in weaponry, communication, protective gear, surveillance, training, armored vehicles, and transport.
* **Cyber Crime Initiatives:**
* Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C): Established to address all types of cyber crimes in a coordinated manner.
* National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP): Launched to enable the public to report cybercrime incidents, especially against women and children.
* Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS): Launched in 2021 to report financial frauds, saving over Rs. 5,489 Crore in over 17.82 lakh complaints. Helpline number 1930 is operational for assistance.
* Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC): Established at I4C with representatives from banks, financial intermediaries, telecom service providers, IT intermediaries, and law enforcement agencies.
* SIM Cards and IMEIs Blocked: Over 9.42 lakhs SIM cards and 2,63,348 IMEIs blocked.
* National Cyber Forensics Laboratory: Established in New Delhi to provide cyber forensic assistance to State/UT police, serving in around 12,460 cases.
* **Mobile Forensic Labs:**
* District Mobile Units/Labs: 605 labs established nationwide to facilitate onsite examination and preservation of evidence.
* **Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS):**
* Integration: Facilitates seamless information transfer between Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), eForensics, eProsecution, eCourts, and ePrisons.
* Implementation Status: CCTNS implemented in 17,712 police stations, eForensics in 117 labs, eProsecution in 751 districts, eCourts in 3,637 court complexes, and ePrisons in 1,373 prisons.
* Integration Progress: Forward integration of CCTNS with ePrison, eProsecution, eForensics, and eCourts completed in 32, 28, 32 and 35 States/UTs respectively. Backward integration from pillar applications to CCTNS completed in 30, 26, 30 and 31 States/UTs respectively.
* **Welfare Schemes, Housing, and Healthcare for CAPFs:**
* Allowances: Granted various allowances, including Additional Free Railway Warrant/LTC, Additional House Rent Allowance (HRA), Air Travel facility, Dress Allowance, Compensation for housing, Composite personnel maintenance allowance, and Education concession.
* Housing: 16,364 new houses constructed since 2019, totaling 1,33,845 houses with a housing satisfaction level of 48.80.
* CAPF eAwas Portal: Developed for transparent housing allocation, with 6,59,155 personnel registered and 1,31,519 houses allotted.
* Ex-Gratia Payments: 25 lakh for death due to accidents during duty; 35 lakh for deaths from terrorist acts or enemy action.
* Accidental Death Insurance: Financial support to families of personnel who die in the line of duty.
* Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme (PMSS): 2,000 scholarships annually for wards and widows of CAPF personnel (1,000 for boys and 1,000 for girls).
* Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB): Oversees welfare and rehabilitation of retired CAPF personnel and their families.
* CAPF Punarvaas Scheme: Links PSARA website with WARB website for re-employment of retired CAPF personnel in Private Security Agencies.
* Medical Facilities: Retired personnel and spouses receive medical facilities from CGHS/CAPF Hospitals or a medical allowance of 1000 per month.
* Healthcare support: Cashless healthcare services through Ayushman CAPF, launched on 23rd January 2021, implemented across the country, with approximately 41 lacs Ayushman CAPF Identity Cards generated.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **CAPF Personnel:**
* *Impact:* Benefit from improved equipment, housing, healthcare, welfare schemes, and financial support.
* *Action Required:* Utilize available resources, register on the CAPF eAwas portal, and apply for relevant welfare schemes.
* **State/UT Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs):**
* *Impact:* Receive support in combating cybercrime through I4C initiatives, access to forensic labs, and integrated criminal justice systems.
* *Action Required:* Utilize the NCRP to handle cybercrime reports, collaborate with CFMC, and integrate with the ICJS.
* **Judiciary, Prisons, Prosecution, and Forensic Departments:**
* *Impact:* Enhanced efficiency through the integration of IT systems under the ICJS, leading to improved data quality and timeliness in investigations.
* *Action Required:* Ensure seamless data transfer between systems and utilize data analytics for effective decision-making.
* **Citizens:**
* *Impact:* Increased safety and security due to modernized police forces, reduced cybercrime through preventive measures, and a more efficient criminal justice system.
* *Action Required:* Report cybercrime incidents on the NCRP and utilize the helpline for assistance.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Armed Police Forces: Umbrella term referring to the Assam Rifles, Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Security Guard and Sashastra Seema Bal.
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre: An attached office under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, established to deal with all types of cyber crimes in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
Interoperable Criminal Justice System: A system facilitating the integration of IT systems across police, judiciary, prisons, forensic, and prosecution departments for seamless information transfer.
Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems: An IT system used by police for tracking crime and criminals, integrated within the Interoperable Criminal Justice System.
National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal: A portal launched as part of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, enabling the public to report cyber crime incidents.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The ministry in the Government of India responsible for internal security, including law and order.
Ayushman CAPF: A joint initiative by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Health Authority to provide cashless healthcare services to CAPF personnel and their families.
Kashmir Valley: A valley in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir where CAPF personnel receive additional allowances.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3700
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12TH AUGUST, 2025/ SRAVANA 21, 1947 (SAKA)
MODERNIZATION OF CAPF
†3700. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of initiatives implemented for modernization of Central
Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), including welfare schemes, housing and
healthcare support;
(b) the details of infrastructure established under Indian Cyber Crime
Coordination Centre and its associated Cyber Fraud Prevention Centres
and the extent to which these have been effective in reducing cyber
crime;
(c) the number of districts mobile forensic labs established, so far in the
country and the manner in which these labs are helping in criminal
investigations; and
(d) the current status of integration of police, judiciary, prisons, forensic
and prosecution systems under the Inter-operable Criminal Justice
System (ICJS) along with the major achievements so far in the field of
digitization of criminal justice processes?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) A Central Sector Scheme namely, Modernization Plan-IV for CAPFs
[Assam Rifles (AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial
Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan
Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG) and Sashastra Seema-2-
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Bal (SSB)] with an outlay of Rs. 1523 Crore, has been launched
(implementation period 01.01.2022 to 31.03.2026) with an objective to
improve the efficiency and performance of each CAPF by enhancing their
capabilities through induction of latest and State of the art equipment in
the areas of weaponry, communication, protective gears, surveillance and
border guarding systems, training items, armoured vehicles and special
transport vehicles.
The details of initiatives implemented for Welfare schemes, housing
and Health care in CAPFs are at Annexure-I :
(b) “Police” and “Public Order” are State subjects as per the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution of India. The States/Union Territories (UTs)
are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and
prosecution of crimes including cyber crime through their Law
Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The Central Government supplements the
initiatives of the States/UTs through advisories and financial assistance
under various schemes for capacity building of their LEAs.
To strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes in a
comprehensive and coordinated manner, the Central Government has
taken steps which, inter-alia, include the following:-3-
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i) The Ministry of Home Affairs has set up the ‘Indian Cyber Crime
Coordination Centre’ (I4C) as an attached office to deal with all types of
cyber crimes in the country, in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
ii) The ‘National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal’ (NCRP)
(https://cybercrime.gov.in) has been launched, as a part of the I4C, to
enable public to report incidents pertaining to all types of cyber crimes,
with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children. Cyber
crime incidents reported on this portal, their conversion into FIRs and
subsequent action thereon are handled by the State/UT Law Enforcement
Agencies concerned as per the provisions of the law.
iii) The ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management
System’ (CFCFRMS), under I4C, has been launched in the year 2021 for
immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by
the fraudsters. As per CFCFRMS operated by I4C, financial amount of more
than Rs.5,489 Crore has been saved in more than 17.82 lakh complaints
so far. A toll-free Helpline number ‘1930’ has been operationalized to get
assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.-4-
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iv) A State of the Art, Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC) has been
established at I4C where representatives of major banks, Financial
Intermediaries, Payment Aggregators, Telecom Service Providers,
Information Technology (IT) Intermediaries and representatives of
States/UTs Law Enforcement Agency are working together for immediate
action and seamless cooperation to tackle cyber crime.
v) So far, more than 9.42 lakhs SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards
and 2,63,348 IMEIs (International Mobile Equipment Identities) as
reported by Police authorities have been blocked by Government of India.
vi) The state of the art “National Cyber Forensic Laboratory
(Investigation)’’ has been established, as a part of the I4C, at New Delhi
to provide early stage cyber forensic assistance to Investigation Officers
(IOs) of State/UT Police. So far, National Cyber Forensics Laboratory
(Investigation) has provided its services to State/UT LEAs in around
12,460 cases pertaining to cyber crimes.
(c): As per the available information, there are 605 District Mobile
Units/labs in the country, these labs facilitates on-site examination and
preservation of evidence, which aid the investigation process.-5-
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(d): Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) is facilitating the
integration of the stand-alone IT systems (Crime and Criminal Tracking
Network and Systems, e-Forensics, e-Prosecution, e-Courts and e-Prisons)
towards seamless transfer of information between the pillars, to enhance
data quality by reducing errors in data entry, increase effectiveness and
timeliness in investigations, enable effective use of data analytics.
As on June 2025, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems
(CCTNS) has been implemented in 17,712 police stations, e-Forensics in
117 forensic science laboratories, e-Prosecution in 751 prosecution
districts, e-Courts in 3,637 court complexes, and e-Prisons in 1,373
prisons across all the States/UTs.
As per available record, the forward integration of CCTNS pillar with
e-Prison, e-Prosecution, e-Forensics and e-Courts are completed in 32, 28,
32 and 35 States/UTs respectively, and vice-versa, backward integration
from pillar applications viz., e-Prison, e-Prosecution, e-Forensics and e-
Courts to CCTNS is completed in 30, 26, 30 and 31 States/UTs
respectively.
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The details of initiatives implemented for Welfare schemes, housing and
Health care in CAPFs
Allowances: The government have granted various allowances viz. Additional
Free Railway Warrant/LTC, Additional House Rent Allowance (HRA)
at the rate of Y class city (16%) to CAPFs personnel posted in
Kashmir Valley, Air Travel facility to non-entitled CAPFs personnel
posted in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Dress Allowance, Provision of
Compensation for housing to Personnel Below Officer Rank
(PBORs), Composite personnel maintenance allowance, Education
concession to CAPFs personnel, etc.
Housing Satisfaction Since year 2019 till date (till 30.06.2025), 16,364 new houses have
Level: been constructed, taking the total number of houses to 1,33,845
with housing satisfaction level of 48.80%.
CAPF eAwas Portal: A web portal named “CAPFs eAwas” has been developed on
01.09.2022 to bring transparency in the housing allocation process
for the personnel of CAPFs, Assam rifles (AR) and National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF), in which a total of 6,59,155 personnel have
been registered and a total of 1,31,519 personnel have been
allotted houses.
This web-portal has the facility of allotment of Inter-Force houses,
so far, a total of 1154 personnel have been allotted Inter-Force
houses.-7- ANNEXURE-I
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Welfare schemes: Ex-Gratia Payments: In the unfortunate event of death due to
accidents during duty, CAPF personnel's next of kin receives ₹25
lakh. For deaths resulting from acts of violence by terrorists or
during enemy action, the compensation is ₹35 lakh.
Accidental death insurance coverage under CAPF salary package
scheme: This policy offers financial support to the families of
personnel who lose their lives in the line of duty.
Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme (PMSS): Launched to
encourage higher technical and professional education among the
wards and widows of CAPF and Assam Rifles personnel, the
scheme offers 2,000 scholarships annually (1,000 for boys and
1,000 for girls). The scholarship amounts are ₹3,000 per month for
girls and ₹2,500 per month for boys, disbursed annually as ₹36,000
and ₹30,000, respectively.
Contributory Welfare Fund: Necessary guidelines issued to bring
uniformity in payout to the Next of Kins (NoKs) of deceased CAPF
personnel from Contributory Welfare Fund.
Quota for wards of CAPF:- 26 seats in Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) & 03 seats in Bachelor of Dental
Surgery (BDS) have been reserved for the wards of
serving/deceased CAPFs & AR personnel.
Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB): Established to oversee
the welfare and rehabilitation of retired CAPF personnel and their
families, including the next of kin of deceased or disabled
personnel, WARB operates through State and District Welfare
Officers across the country.
“CAPF Punarvaas” scheme: - A “CAPF Punarvaas” scheme was
launched by linking Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act
(PSARA) website with WARB website where the data of retired and
willing Ex-CAPF/AR personnel is made available to Private Security
Agencies on PSARA website for re-employment in Private Security
Agencies.
Medical Facilities: Retired personnel and their spouses receive
medical facilities from Central Government Health Scheme
(CGHS)/CAPF Hospitals or a medical allowance of ₹1000 per month.
Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar (KPKB): Formerly known as the
Central Police Canteen, KPKB provides quality products to CAPF
personnel at discounted rates through direct negotiations with
suppliers.
Liberalized Pension Awards (LPA) and Extraordinary
Family/Disability Pension (EFP): There are special pension schemes
designed for the families of CAPFs personnel who suffer death or
disability due to operational hazards, ensuring financial security for
their dependents.-8- ANNEXURE-I
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Healthcare support :
1. In order to provide healthcare benefits to the CAPFs, AR & NSG personnel and
their family members, a joint initiative has been undertaken by the Ministry of Home
Affairs and the National Health Authority, to provide cashless healthcare services
through National Health Authority (NHA) IT platform. Ayushman CAPF was launched on
23rd January 2021 in Assam and subsequently implemented across the country in a
phased manner.
2. At present, the cashless treatment is being given to the beneficiaries in 2,006
CGHS empaneled hospitals and 32,100 Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya
Yojana (AB-PMJAY) empaneled hospitals who have signed Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with NHA.
3. Approximately 41 lacs Ayushman CAPF Identity Cards have been generated for
the CAPFs, AR & NSG personnel and their family members.
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