90% of police budget is reserved for recurring expenses such as salaries, pensions, and general operational costs like vehicle maintenance. Only 1.25% is allocated to training.
Breakdown of numbers show 52% are sub-inspector, 25% ASIs & 13% constables. Similiar scenario in judiciary as 38% of judges in the lower judiciary are women, 14% at HCs.
Share of undertrials in detention for 3-5 years almost doubled over 10 yrs between 2012 & 2022, & those above 5 years have tripled in that period, it adds.
The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.
Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?
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