Nagaland received INR 50.98 crore from the Ministry of Home Affairs during 2025-26 under the Reimbursement of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme for North East states
DIMAPUR — Nagaland received INR 50.98 crore from the Ministry of Home Affairs during 2025-26 under the Reimbursement of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme for North East states, making it the third highest recipient in the region.
According to official data, a total of INR 453.26 crore was provided to the North East states under the scheme in the current financial year.
Assam received the highest amount at INR 199.47 crore, followed by Manipur with INR 116.69 crore. Tripura received INR 45.80 crore, Arunachal Pradesh INR 21.54 crore and Meghalaya INR 18.78 crore.
The central government has been implementing the SRE scheme since 1995 for states seriously affected by insurgency.
The scheme is currently implemented in all North East states except Mizoram and Sikkim. Under the scheme, expenditure on security-related items is shared between the Centre and the concerned state in the ratio of 90:10.
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The admissible items include special training for State Police and Prison Administration personnel for counter-insurgency capabilities, raising of India Reserve Battalions, civil works including necessary repairs for providing infrastructure support to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and logistics provided to CAPFs and Army deployed in the state.
It also covers ex-gratia grant and gratuitous relief to victims of extremist violence, transportation of arrested militants, honorarium paid to Village Guards, Village Defence Committees, Village Defence Force, SPOs and Home Guards deployed for security purposes, National Security Act (NSA) detainees and expenditure on surrendered insurgents and their rehabilitation.
Expenditure on maintenance of designated camps set up for groups under Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreements and training of SoO cadres, is also covered under the scheme.
In addition, 75 percent of expenditure incurred on POL (petrol, oil and lubricants) by state police is admissible for reimbursement by the central government.
Ex-gratia payment in case of death or permanent incapacity of CAPFs personnel is borne 100 percent by the central government.
Details of reimbursement made to North Eastern States under SRE scheme since financial year 2014-15 is as under:
Fund released | Assam | Nagaland | Manipur | Tripura | Meghalaya | Arunachal Pradesh | Total (in Cr.) |
2014-15 | 106.69 | 57.88 | 37.76 | 27.23 | 12.61 | 18.83 | 261.00 |
2015-16 | 140.07 | 67.61 | 45.78 | 12.98 | 12.63 | 0.93 | 280.00 |
2016-17 | 148.70 | 61.48 | 31.86 | 36.62 | 9.19 | 12.15 | 300.00 |
2017-18 | 287.74 | 13.16 | 34.02 | 21.82 | 16.19 | 32.07 | 405.00 |
2018-19 | 137.05 | 42.34 | 32.35 | 9.05 | 11.74 | 17.48 | 250.00 |
2019-20 | 210.86 | 12.82 | 34.26 | 39.22 | 9.69 | 13.15 | 320.00 |
2020-21 | 65.43 | 41.82 | 39.50 | 8.70 | 4.88 | 24.92 | 185.25 |
2021-22 | 251.07 | 58.79 | 74.66 | 32.20 | 14.40 | 12.60 | 443.72 |
2022-23 | 109.16 | 22.82 | 23.65 | 18.85 | 6.45 | 100.57 | 281.50 |
2023-24 | 266.16 | 39.76 | 121.20 | 38.87 | 15.94 | 18.07 | 500.00 |
2024-25 | 150.97 | 47.88 | 190.98 | 22.23 | 14.16 | 6.78 | 433.00 |
2025-26 | 199.47 | 50.98 | 116.69 | 45.80 | 18.78 | 21.54 | 453.26 |