The Ministry of Railways has accorded approval for implementation of Integrated Security System at 195 sensitive/vulnerable railway stations in the country at an estimated cost of Rs. 344.31 crore.
Modern Arms/Ammunition worth Rs. 10.91 crore have been procured for the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel during the year 2008-09. Rs. 67.09 crore have been sanctioned to RPF for procurement of security equipment. 973 numbers of additional posts have been sanctioned to strengthen RPF.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Railways, K. H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Source: PIB
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