Reimbursement of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme for NE States
The Central Government has been implementing a scheme for reimbursement of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) for the States seriously affected by insurgency since 1995. The scheme is being implemented in all NE States except Mizoram and Sikkim. Under the scheme, the expenditure on the following security related items is shared between the Centre and the State concerned in the ratio of 90:10
- Special training to State Police and Prison Administration personnel for counter-insurgency capabilities
- Raising of India Reserve Battalions
- Civil works including necessary repairs for providing infrastructure support to CAPFs
- Logistics provided to the CAPFs/Army deployed in the State
- Ex-gratia grant and gratuitous relief to the victims of extremist violence
- Transportation of arrested militants to jails outside the State or those arrested from outside the State and brought to the State by special flights
- Honorarium paid to Village Guards / Village Defence Committees / Village Defence Force / SPOs / Home Guards deployed for security purposes
- NSA detenue
- Surrendered insurgents and their rehabilitation
- Maintenance of designated camps set up for groups with whom the Central Government/State Governments have entered into agreement for Suspension of Operation (SoO)
- Training of SoO Cadres
Further, on the following two items the reimbursement is made as detailed below
- 75% of expenditure incurred on POL (petrol, oil and lubricants) by State Police is admissible for reimbursement by the Central Government.
- Ex-gratia payment in case of death/ permanent incapacity of CAPFs personnel is borne 100% by the Central Government.
Details of reimbursement made to North Eastern States under SRE scheme since financial year 2014-15 is as under
Funds Released
Assam
Nagaland
Manipur
Tripura
Meghalaya
Arunachal Pradesh
Total (Rs. in crore)
Funds Released:
2014-15
Assam:
106.69
Nagaland:
57.88
Manipur:
37.76
Tripura:
27.23
Meghalaya:
12.61
Arunachal Pradesh:
18.83
Total:
261.00
Funds Released:
2015-16
Assam:
140.07
Nagaland:
67.61
Manipur:
45.78
Tripura:
12.98
Meghalaya:
12.63
Arunachal Pradesh:
0.93
Total:
280.00
Funds Released:
2016-17
Assam:
148.70
Nagaland:
61.48
Manipur:
31.86
Tripura:
36.62
Meghalaya:
9.19
Arunachal Pradesh:
12.15
Total:
300.00
Funds Released:
2017-18
Assam:
287.74
Nagaland:
13.16
Manipur:
34.02
Tripura:
21.82
Meghalaya:
16.19
Arunachal Pradesh:
32.07
Total:
405.00
Funds Released:
2018-19
Assam:
137.05
Nagaland:
42.34
Manipur:
32.35
Tripura:
9.05
Meghalaya:
11.74
Arunachal Pradesh:
17.48
Total:
250.00
Funds Released:
2019-20
Assam:
210.86
Nagaland:
12.82
Manipur:
34.26
Tripura:
39.22
Meghalaya:
9.69
Arunachal Pradesh:
13.15
Total:
320.00
Funds Released:
2020-21
Assam:
65.43
Nagaland:
41.82
Manipur:
39.50
Tripura:
8.70
Meghalaya:
4.88
Arunachal Pradesh:
24.92
Total:
185.25
Funds Released:
2021-22
Assam:
251.07
Nagaland:
58.79
Manipur:
74.66
Tripura:
32.20
Meghalaya:
14.40
Arunachal Pradesh:
12.60
Total:
443.72
Funds Released:
2022-23
Assam:
109.16
Nagaland:
22.82
Manipur:
23.65
Tripura:
18.85
Meghalaya:
6.45
Arunachal Pradesh:
100.57
Total:
281.50
Funds Released:
2023-24
Assam:
266.16
Nagaland:
39.76
Manipur:
121.20
Tripura:
38.87
Meghalaya:
15.94
Arunachal Pradesh:
18.07
Total:
500.00
Funds Released:
2024-25
Assam:
150.97
Nagaland:
47.88
Manipur:
190.98
Tripura:
22.23
Meghalaya:
14.16
Arunachal Pradesh:
6.78
Total:
433.00
Funds Released:
2025-26
Assam:
199.47
Nagaland:
50.98
Manipur:
116.69
Tripura:
45.80
Meghalaya:
18.78
Arunachal Pradesh:
21.54
Total:
453.26