Regional forensic Laboratory for Goa: Shantaram Naik,MP

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Mullappally Ramachandran told Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. in the Rajya Sabha today that under the Composite Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme of 'Creation of Regional Forensic Science Laboratories and District Mobile Forensic Science Laboratories for States/Union Territories (UTs) with an outlay of Rs.100 crore it has been decided to set up 6 Regional Forensic Science Laboratories (RFSLs), i.e. one in each State/UT viz Arunachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Goa, Sikkim Uttrakhand & Puducherry

The government proposes to establish and 52 District Mobile Forensic Units (DMFUs) in States/UTs out of which two will be established in Goa, minister informed Mr Naik

For establishing Regional Forensic Laboratories, a financial support of Rs.8 crore per RFSL would be provided to States during the current XIth Five year Plan towards the rent/construction of building for the RFSL as well as logistic and manpower support.

Minister replied that for establishing District Mobile Forensic Units, a financial assistance of Rs.1 crore would be provided for each DMFU to be set up in States/UTs.

Minister further informed Mr Naik that the essential features of the schemes are to provide for improved Forensic Science services support at Regional and District level by providing financial assistance for the capacity building, procurement of equipment and consumables and manpower costs during the 11th Plan period.

In case of Regional Forensic Labs, the cost of the building or that of hiring a building would also be provided for. The Department Of Forensic Science will monitor and evaluate the performance of States/UTs for both the Schemes.