Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the Narendra Modi government gives top priority to strengthen the country's borders, a reason why expenditure on infrastructure development in these areas has gone up considerably under the current regime.
Addressing personnel of the Sashastra Seema Bal at the Fatehpur outpost, falling in Bihar's Kishanganj district along the border with Nepal, Mr. Shah also underscored the Centre's sensitivity towards welfare needs of those manning the country's international boundaries.
"Between 2008 and 2014, annually around ₹4,000 crore were spent on border infrastructure projects. This subsequently climbed to nearly ₹6,000 crore per year,” he said after inaugurating buildings of Fatehpur, Raniganj, Aamgachhi, Pekatola and Beria outposts.
