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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3925
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17TH MARCH, 2026/ PHALGUNA 26, 1947 (SAKA)
REIMBURSEMENT OF CENTRE SHARE
3925. DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the status of reimbursement of Centre's share (60%) for Special Police
Officers (SPOs) under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme to
Maharashtra State which has been pending;
(b) the total amount pending to be reimbursed to Maharashtra under this
scheme during the last three years;
(c) whether the Government is considering relaxing the norms for engaging
the services of SPOs who are non-ex-Army/Policemen in LWE affected areas
of Maharashtra; and
(d) the time by which these pending reimbursements will be released to the
State?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a to c):
• Reimbursement under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme
is of recurring nature and the releases are made on the basis of verification
of records of the claims made by States by the Internal Audit Wing (IAW) of
the Ministry of Home Affairs and approval of the SRE Standing Committee as
per applicable scheme guidelines.-2-
L.S.US.Q.NO. 3925 FOR 17.03.2026
• As regards to the reimbursement of Centre’s Share under the SRE
Scheme including the item ‘Special Police Officers (SPOs)’, the
reimbursement has been made to Maharashtra as per the applicable Scheme
guidelines during a particular period.
• Further, as per SRE Scheme guidelines no amount is pending for
reimbursement under SRE scheme in respect of Maharashtra during the last
three years.
• As per SRE Scheme guidelines, the SPOs so engaged in LWE affected
areas were to be mandatorily ex-Army/Policemen and the claims were
processed accordingly. These guidelines have been reviewed in 2024-25 and
the mandatory condition of “Ex-Servicemen / Ex-Policemen” for Special
Police Officers (SPOs) has been relaxed from financial year 2024-25.
(d) Question does not arise.
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