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JK's 1472 protected people, 481 politicians and 708 security vehicles Cost Govt 516.4 Cr.
4/1/2015 12:15:26 AM
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report

Jammu, Mar 31: The Home Department today said that there are 1472 protected persons who were provided security by the government and spends a whooping 516.40 Cr on security, guard Nafri, fuel, accommodation and other facilities of these protected persons in last five years, however , the costs could go high in case the documents related to Deputy Director Estates Srinagar/Executive Engineer Estate Division Srinagar have not been washed away in last year floods in Kashmir valley.
As per the details available with Early Times, the stunning details pertain to spending of huge public money on protection of protected persons. The revelation came to fore when a government in reply to question of MLA Rajesh Gupta wherein Gupta sought the details of district-wise, the number of political and other activists provided security cover; the Home Department through Under Secretary to the Government Home Department stated that 708 vehicles have been provided by the Security Wing as a part of security cover to 481 political protected persons, added that no imported vehicle is deployed with any political activist. The reply further stated that the Security Wing provides secured hotel accommodation to the political activists and as on date, 440 political activists including 294 uncategorized political activists have been provided secured hotel accommodation.
In reply to a question on expenditure borne on above mentioned account during the last 5 years and also in the current year, the Home Department stated that whooping amount of 958.67 lacs in last five years has been spent as expenditure borne by the estate Department on accommodation including Ministerial Bunglows in last five years which include Rs. 137.02 lacs (2010-11), Rs. 232.72 lacs (2011-2012), Rs. 190.97 lacs (2012-2013), Rs. 215.64 lacs (2013-2014) & Rs. 182.32 lacs (2014-2015), the department however said that the records of Deputy Director Estates Srinagar/Executive Engineer Estate Division Srinagar has been washed away in recent flesh floods.
In reply to another question on year-wise expenditure borne on the salary of manpower, fuel and hotel accommodation for the last five years, the Home Department in its reply stated that 507 Cr (decimal fixed) were spent by the government in last five years on salary of manpower, fuel and hotel accommodation of security of these protected persons.
According to information available with "Early Times", the government in last five years spends Rs. 20.85 Cr on rent of hotel accommodation, Rs. 26.43 Cr on fuel charges, Rs. 309.5 Cr on salary of guard Nafri and Rs. 150 Cr on account of salary of PSO's attached with these protected persons. Thus the total expenditure on the security of these 1472 (Categorized 803 and un-categorized 699) protected is Rs. 5163378545.60 in last five years which mean that Rs. 35.07 lacs (Approximately 7 lacs/year) were spend on an average on each protected person in last five years.
Srinagar District with 207 protected persons tops in the list of number of protected persons, followed by Jammu District with 191,Doda 173, Bharamullah 98, Kupwara 82, Anantnag 114, Samba District of Jammu Province list at the bottom with 13 protected persons followed by Leh District with 15 and Kargil 16 protected persons.
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