Border Infrastructure & Management
On 21st February, 2022, the government approved the continuation of the Central Sector Umbrella Scheme of “Border Infrastructure and Management” (BIM) over the 15th Finance Commission Cycle from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Need for Continuation
- India's border with Pakistan is 3,323 km long, including about 775 km of the Line of Control.
- The length of border is 4,096 km with Bangladesh, 3,488 km with China, 1,751 km with Nepal, 699 km with Bhutan, 1,643 km with Myanmar.
- So, considering the border population as a strategic asset for the country, it is important to maintain border security in order to provide all-weather facilities to ....