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Israel-India Business Guide - Defence & HLS
Overview: HLS in India
earmarked for 13 locations along the borders at an
estimated cost of INR 6.35 billion (USD 125 Million approx).
Border Out-Posts (BOPS). Plans for additional 509 BOPS
(383 and 126 along India- Bangladesh and India- Pakistan
border respectively), in addition to existing 1,411.
National Maritime Domain Awareness Grid. To link up
intelligence agencies, Navy units, coastal police, ports,
Ministry of Shipping, Agriculture & Departments of
Customs & Revenue.
Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems
(CCTNS). An approx 1 Billion Dollar Project to create
a nationwide database of crime and criminals, their
biometric profiles, thus facilitating collection, storage,
retrieval, analysis, transfer and sharing of data and
information between police stations at both state and
national level ( in 2 phases of USD 500 Million each).
Major Thrust Areas for Modernisation
Identification of Boats. Boats of over 20m length will be
fitted/ provided with navigational and communication
equipments (AIS type B transponders) to facilitate vessel
identification.
NATGRID (National Intelligence Grid). For linking data
bases of 21 Major Security Agencies and will include
data sources like income tax, banks, railway and air travel,
immigration records, etc.
Corporate Security and Private Security Agencies. This is
one of the largest employer industries in India. The total
number of security guards is expected to touch 9.5 million
over the next 3 years.
UID Project. Unique identification (UID) project is meant
to provide identification for each resident besides acting
as basis for efficient delivery of welfare services and
monitoring of various programmes / schemes of the
Government.
Critical Infrastructure Protection. The security of vital
installations is the responsibility of the concernedministry/
department/ state government. Expected opportunities
around USD 6-8 billion over the next 4-5 years.
City Surveillance Projects. Almost all major cities in the
country have started work on installing CCTV cameras at key
places/ buildings to enable better monitoring of the place.
Modernisation of Forces. MHA is supporting states to
implement schemes for Modernisation of Police Forces
(MFP) and it includes improving mobility, weaponry,
communication systems, buildings and training.
Indian Homeland Security: Non Para-Military Procurement
S. No. Area
Expenditure
1
Airport Security
$3.2 billion by 2016
2
Police Modernisation
$7.5 billion by Centre Government and 2 billion by state
Governments
3
Corporate
Security budget scaling up by 30-40%
4
Hotel infrastructure security $1.2 billion per annum
5
Transport sector security
$1 billion per annum
6
Banking and Financial Sector $800 million
Key Current initiatives by Home Ministry
S. No Initiative (2013-14)
Budget
1
Optronics- Night vision including weapon
$200 million
2
Optronics-Thermal imagers (Cooled and Uncooled)
$150 million
2
CCTNS- Phase-II (Intelligent Hardware)
$250 million
3
National population Register
(Project on immigration , Visa and foreigners and registration $300 million
4
NAT GRID (National Intelligence Grid)
$25 Million
5
Cyber Forensics
$50 Million
6
Integrated Border Management
$75 Million
7
Outdoor city surveillance project
$150 Million
8
Mega City Policing
$250 Million
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