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The Ministry of Home Affairs was allocated Rs 2.19 lakh crore in the Union Budget 2024 with the majority of it - Rs 1,43,275.90 crore - being given to central police forces.

The Union Budget 2023 has substantially raised the allocation for VVIP protection. "On a rough average, Z-plus costs Rs 50 lakh and Z costs Rs 40 lakh per month," an officer told NDTV, asking not to be identified.

The Special Protection Group (SPG), the elite commando force protecting the Prime Minister, has been allocated Rs 429.05 crore in the Union Budget presented on Monday, an increase of Rs 2.78 crore from the revised estimates for 2020-21.

The government has increased allocation for the Special Protection Group -- tasked with protecting the Prime Minister -- from Rs 540 crore to approximately Rs 600 crore. In last year's budget, it was increased from Rs 420 crore to approximately Rs 540 crore.

The Ministry of Home Affairs was allocated Rs 2.19 lakh crore in the Union Budget 2024 with the majority of it - Rs 1,43,275.90 crore - being given to central police forces.

The Union Budget 2023 has substantially raised the allocation for VVIP protection. "On a rough average, Z-plus costs Rs 50 lakh and Z costs Rs 40 lakh per month," an officer told NDTV, asking not to be identified.

The Special Protection Group (SPG), the elite commando force protecting the Prime Minister, has been allocated Rs 429.05 crore in the Union Budget presented on Monday, an increase of Rs 2.78 crore from the revised estimates for 2020-21.

The government has increased allocation for the Special Protection Group -- tasked with protecting the Prime Minister -- from Rs 540 crore to approximately Rs 600 crore. In last year's budget, it was increased from Rs 420 crore to approximately Rs 540 crore.