Govt approves â¹25,000 crore scheme to upgrade police force
The government on Wednesday approved a â¹25,000-crore internal security scheme to strengthen the country's law and order mechanism, modernise police and effectively fight terrorism. The Centre's share of the scheme is â¹18,636 crore and the states get â¹6,424 crore, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said. This allows special provisions to let police hire helicopters and upgrade criminal tracking systems.