The Ministry of Home Affairs had approved a pilot project for construction of 60 bunkers at a cost of Rs. 3 crore during the year 2016-17 which has since been completed.  Recently, following the visit of Home Minister, the Government of India has approved construction of another 14460 bunkers at a cost of Rs.415.73 crore, the details of which are given in the Table.

The cost of construction of these bunkers will be reimbursed to the State Government. This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.