New Delhi: The Union Budget 2022 has increased the allocation for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which is in charge of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and the Union Territories, by 11.5%. It has allocated a sum of Rs 1,85,776 crore to the ministry in the Budget for the fiscal year 2022-23, up from Rs 1,66,547 crore in the previous Budget.As in the case of the defence forces, the additional allocation has been made for the modernisation of the paramilitary forces or the CAPFs. The Budget has allocated funds for major plans under the ministry, including the modernisation of prisons at a cost of Rs 400 crore.The government has also allocated Rs 248.30 crore for ‘Modernization Plan IV’ for the Central Armed Police; Rs 590.60 crore for the Inter Operable Criminal Justice System; Rs 150 crore for Emergency Response Support System; Rs 28 crore for the Women Help Desk and Strengthening of Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau and Rs 300 crore for the modernisation of forensic capacities. No allocation was made under many of these heads in the last Budget.In the case of the CAPFs or the paramilitary forces, the Budget has allocated Rs 87,444.06 crore, which is nearly 7% more than the Rs 81,396 crore that was earmarked in the last Budget.Among these forces, the highest allocation has been made for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Rs 29,324.92 crore, followed by Rs 22,718.45 crore for the Border Security Force (BSF); Rs 12,201.90 crores for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF); Rs 7,653.73 crore for the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB); Rs 7,461.28 crore for the Indo Tibetan Border Police; Rs 6,658.41 crore for Assam Rifles; and Rs 1,293.37 crore for the National Security Guard (NSG). The budget of the Intelligence Bureau has also been increased by around 10%, to Rs 3,168.36 crore this year.The allocation for some of the Union Territories has also been increased with the MHA being allocated a sum of Rs 35,581.44 crore for Jammu and Kashmir and Rs Rs 5,958 crore for Ladakh.In the case of the Delhi police, which also reports to the MHA, the allocation has been reduced to Rs 10,096.29 crore from the revised allocation of Rs 11,136.22 crore in 2021. For enhancing women’s security, the Budget has increased the amount under the Nirbhaya Fund.Apart from this, Budget 2022-23 has also set aside a sum of Rs 565.72 crore for border development.