Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allotted a ₹5 crore grant to the cybercrime division so that it can tackle the growing number of cybercrime and narcotics cases.
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To provide better security to an ever-expanding Bengaluru, the city police area has been revamped from eight divisions to 11.

It is presently divided into North, South, Central, East, West, South East, North East, and Whitefield divisions. Some are distributed unevenly, with more stations and bigger geographical boundaries, while others are smaller. Due to this, the personnel of some divisions are overburdened.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also allotted a ₹5 crore grant to the cybercrime division so that it could tackle the growing number of cybercrime and narcotics cases.

Four more bomb detection and disposal squads will be established in Ballari, Davangere, Mysuru, and Bengaluru Central Zones this year. To ensure the fitness and well-being of police personnel, the government has increased the amount allocated for individual annual health check-ups from ₹1,000 to ₹1,500.

The food allowance for policemen and personnel on special duties has also been raised from ₹200 to ₹300.

Two Indian Reserve Battalions will be established at Kudugurki near Nandi Hills and in KGF, with a grant of ₹80 crore provided for the initiative. Under the ‘Police Gruha-2025’ scheme, residential quarters worth ₹300 crore will be constructed this year for police personnel.

Additionally, the ex-gratia amount for the families of home guards and civil defence volunteers who die while on duty or during training has been increased from ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh.