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Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System
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- The Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) is a high-tech surveillance and monitoring system deployed by the Indian government along the country’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The system is designed to provide real-time situational awareness and enhance the security of India’s borders.
- The CIBMS includes a range of advanced technologies, including thermal imaging cameras, ground sensors, and radars, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aerostats (tethered balloons). The system integrates all these technologies into a single platform, allowing for seamless data collection, analysis, and dissemination.
- The CIBMS is designed to enhance India’s border management capabilities by:
- Providing real-time situational awareness: The CIBMS provides real-time information on the movement of people and vehicles along the border, enabling faster response times to potential threats.
- Improving border security: The CIBMS enhances border security by identifying and preventing infiltration attempts by terrorists, smugglers, and other criminals.
- Enhancing efficiency: The CIBMS reduces the need for human surveillance and improves the efficiency of border management operations.
- Enhancing intelligence gathering: The CIBMS provides valuable intelligence on cross-border activities, including smuggling and human trafficking.
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Central Sector Umbrella Scheme of “Border Infrastructure and Management” (BIM)
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- Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM) Scheme: Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM) Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme comprising projects aimed at infrastructure development of India’s international borders, which is being implemented by BM-I Division.
- The approved cost of the scheme during the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 is Rs. 13,020 crore. The scheme aims to enhance the security along the borders of the country and involve implementing a number of projects for the development of border infrastructure such as Border Fence, Border Roads, Border Floodlights, Border Out Posts (BOPs), Helipads and foot tracks along the international borders of the country.
- It also involves deployment of technological solutions in such patches of the borders, which are not feasible for physical fences.
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Vibrant Villages Programme
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- Border villages with sparse population, limited connectivity and infrastructure often get left out from the development gains. Such villages on the northern border will be covered under the new Vibrant Villages Programme, announced in the Budget 2022-23.
- The activities will include construction of village infrastructure, housing, tourist centers, road connectivity, provisioning of decentralized renewable energy, direct to home access for Doordarshan and educational channels, and support for livelihood generation.
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The Border Area Development Programme
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- The Border Area Development Programme (BADP) is a scheme launched by the Government of India in 1986 to promote the socio-economic development of India’s border areas.
- The programme aims to bridge the development gap between the border areas and the rest of the country by providing basic infrastructure and public services.
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Creation of Border Road Organization
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- The BRO was established in 1960. The BRO is a leading road construction agency under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
- The BRO is responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, and tunnels in India’s border areas, particularly in the Himalayan region and the North-East.
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