Chandigarh, March 17 – Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, while presenting State Budget 2025-26 as the Finance Minister during the ongoing session of the Vidhan Sabha here today, allocated Rs. 300 crore for the modernization of the Haryana Police to equip police personnel with the latest and most advanced technology, as well as to enhance their capacity.
The Chief Minister allocated Rs 8,315.30 crore budget to the Home Department for the year 2025-26, up by 12.6% from Rs 7,383.28 crore allocated for the year 2024-25.
The Chief Minister informed that in 2014, there were 270 police stations in the state; today, that number has risen to 429. The number of women police stations, which was 2 in 2014, has increased to 33. The percentage of women police personnel, which was 6% in 2014, has now grown to 12%. In addition, 29 cyber police stations have been established in the last 10 years.
On September 10, 2024, Haryana was awarded the first prize by the Hon’ble Union Home Minister, for the efficient functioning and tracking of the cyber crime helpline number 1930.
Haryana has set a deadline of March 31, 2025, to implement three new criminal laws: Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023. With this implementation, Haryana will become the first state in the country to adopt these new criminal laws. With the implementation of these laws, the citizens will get timely and prompt justice.
The Chief Minister said fast-track courts will be established in every district of the state to ensure the speedy trial and punishment of drug-related cases. Also, a centralized NDPS monitoring cell will be set up at the state level.
A proposal of Rs. 10 crore has been made for the development and implementation of modern technologies, such as drones, to maintain law and order. Cyber police cells will be established at the sub-division level in districts with a high incidence of cyber crimes, the Chief Minister announced.
