Ministry details security and resilience subsidiesRESILIENCE: The subsidies would fund disaster response equipment, air-raid shelters and protection of critical infrastructure, and bolster counterterrorism capabilitiesBy Chen Yun and Fion Khan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of the Interior has announced subsidy standards for measures aimed at bolstering national security and resilience, with a NT$6.25 billion (US$195.8 million) budget earmarked. Following the passage of the special resilience act at the legislature last year, the ministry outlined details of the regulations for the implementation of the act. For disaster response and life-support equipment, the ministry has allocated NT$1.58 billion to assist local governments in establishing 368 disaster coordination centers nationwide, and equipping 7,748 villages with emergency disaster-response and life-sustaining equipment. A total of NT$1.99 billion is allocated for subsidizing the installation of anti-drone systems, aimed at bolstering counterterrorism capabilities and improving the security of critical infrastructure. The government last year proposed the Special Statute on Strengthening the Resilience of the Economy, Society, and National Security in Response to International Developments in response to the US tariffs.

Source: Taipei Times March 15, 2026 17:12 UTC