Border Infrastructure & Management

On 21^st February, 2022, the government approved the continuation of the Central Sector Umbrella Scheme of “Border Infrastructure and Management” (BIM) over the 15^th Finance Commission Cycle from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

• The government has been adopting various initiatives to create infrastructure in the border areas of the country as part of its strategy to secure the frontiers.

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 ....