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Almost all the northeastern states have received less amount of the central funds than the allocated amount under the โ€˜Modernisation of Police Forcesโ€™ scheme at a time when the government emphasises on strengthening the countryโ€™s internal security.

Officials in the union ministry of home affairs said, โ€œClose   and   effective   coordination   is   maintained   amongst security and intelligence agencies at the Centre and the state levels.โ€

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โ€œIn  order  to  equip  the  security  forces  with  modern  facilities,  Government  is also implementing the โ€˜Modernisation of Police Forcesโ€™ scheme every year,โ€ the officials said.

Government statistics in possession of Northeast Now said against an allocated amount of Rs 32.23 crore for Assam in 2017-18, the central government has allocated an amount of Rs 28.57 crore in 2018-19.

However, the amount released is much lesser than the allocated amount.

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According to the statistics, Rs 5.48 crore was released for Assam in 2017-18 and Rs 5.6722 crore was released in 2018-19, which is much lesser than the allocated amount.

Similarly, an amount of Rs 4.58 crore was allocated for Meghalaya in 2017-18 and an amount of Rs 4.07 crore was allocated in 2018-19.

The released amount was Rs 2.60 crore in 2017-18 and Rs 3.6628 crore in 2018-19.

An amount of Rs 4.79 crore was allocated for Arunachal Pradesh in 2017-18 and Rs 4.25 crore was allocated in 2018-19.

The released amount for Arunachal Pradesh was Rs 3.42 crore in 2017-18 and Rs 1.034 crore in 2018-19.

Government officials said that the Centre reviews  internal  security  situation  in  the  country  on  a regular  basis  and takes  appropriate  measures  to  strengthen security  and  address security  concerns.