{
  "id": 166449,
  "title": "Proposal sent for in-principle approval of scheme for modernisation of police forces: Centre to SC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/proposal-sent-for-in-principle-approval-of-scheme-for-modernisation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T07:05:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/proposal-sent-for-in-principle-approval-of-scheme-for-modernisation-of-police-forces-centre-to-sc-101785913546652.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi - The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a proposal for an umbrella scheme to modernize police forces nationwide has been submitted for in-principle approval to the Department of Expenditure in the Ministry of Finance. Additional Solicitor General Rajkumar Bhaskar Thakare appeared before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, stating that the proposal was sent on July 8 and is currently under consideration. The Supreme Court was hearing a series of petitions, including a suo motu matter related to the absence of functional CCTVs in police stations. The existing funding scheme for CCTV installation installation in police stations has been extended until March 31, 2027. The bench requested Thakare to present the umbrella scheme to the court. The court granted Thakare two weeks to submit additional documents and scheduled the matter for hearing on September 1. In a previous ruling on July 22, the Supreme Court expressed satisfaction with the progress made in addressing the issue of installing functional CCTVs in police stations across India.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}