Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Law and Order in NER
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *56

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018 / MAGHA 17, 1939 (SAKA)

LAW AND ORDER IN NER

*56. DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  present  status  of  law  and order  situation  in  the  North-Eastern  Region (NER) of the country;

(b) the number of deaths of security personnel, civilians and insurgents in the region during the last three years, State-wise; and

(c) the new strategy of the Government to tackle the situation?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (c) :        A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *56 FOR ANSWER ON 06.02.2018 REGARDING 'LAW AND ORDER IN NER'

(a) :  The security situation in the North Eastern States improved substantially in 2017. The number of insurgency related incidents in the region decreased by 36% compared to 2016 (2016- 484, 2017 - 308). The year 2017 witnessed the lowest  number  of  insurgency  related  incidents  since  1997.  Security  forces (SFs) casualties in the region declined from 17 (2016) to 12(2017) and civilians casualties from 48 (2016) to 37 (2017). Compared to 2014, insurgency incidents declined  significantly  by  63%  (2014-  824,  2017-  308),  civilians  casualties  by 83% (2014- 212, 2017- 37) and SFs casualties by 40% (2014- 20, 2017- 12) in the region in 2017. State-wise number of insurgency related incidents occurred in NE States from 2014 to 2017 is as under :-

| States            |   2014 |   2015 | 2016   | 2017   |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Arunachal Pradesh |     33 |     36 | 50     | 61     |
| Assam             |    246 |     81 | 75     | 33     |
| Manipur           |    278 |    229 | 233    | 167    |
| Meghalaya         |    179 |    123 | 68     | 28     |
| Mizoram           |      3 |      2 | -      | -      |
| Nagaland          |     77 |    102 | 58     | 19     |
| Tripura           |      8 |      1 | -      | -      |
| Total             |    824 |    574 | 484    | 308    |

- (b) : The  number  of  deaths  of  security  forces  personnel,  civilians  and insurgents in North Eastern States during the last three years is as under :-

L.S.S.Q NO.*56 FOR 06.02.2018

| States    | 2015       | 2015             | 2015              | 2016       | 2016             | 2016              | 2017       | 2017             | 2017              |
|-----------|------------|------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------|-------------------|
| States    | SFs killed | Civilians killed | Extremists killed | SFs killed | Civilians killed | Extremists killed | SFs killed | Civilians killed | Extremists killed |
| Arunachal | 3          | 1                | 5                 | 2          | -                | 7                 | -          | 3                | 9                 |
| Assam     | -          | 9                | 49                | 4          | 29               | 51                | 3          | 6                | 16                |
| Manipur   | 24         | 15               | 41                | 11         | 11               | 9                 | 8          | 23               | 22                |
| Meghalaya | 7          | 12               | 25                | -          | 8                | 15                | -          | 2                | 6                 |
| Mizoram   | 3          | -                | -                 | -          | -                | -                 | -          | -                | -                 |
| Nagaland  | 9          | 9                | 29                | -          | -                | 5                 | 1          | 3                | 4                 |
| Tripura   | -          | -                | -                 | -          | -                | -                 | -          | -                | -                 |
| Total     | 46         | 46               | 149               | 17         | 48               | 87                | 12         | 37               | 57                |

(c) :  The Central Government is following a multi-pronged strategy to deal with situation  in  North  Eastern  States.  The  multi-pronged  strategy  comprises Security-related  measures  and  Development  related  measures.  The  Central Government is also following a policy of talks with those groups who abjure the path  of  violence  and  seek  resolution  of  their  demands  peacefully  within  the framework  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  Government  of  India  has  appointed representatives/Interlocutors to hold talks with such groups. Central Government  is  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  through various  measures  such  as  deployment  of  Central  Armed  Police  Forces, financial assistance for strengthening of the State Police Forces and intelligence agencies, raising of India Reserve Battalions, rehabilitation package to surrenderees and other security related expenditures.

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