Lok Sabha Question No. 275 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Increase in Youth Joining Militancy
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *275

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST     MARCH, 2017 / PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA) INCREASE IN YOUTH JOINING MILITANCY

*275. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether separatist tendency and militancy remain the biggest challenge given the recent rise in local recruits in militant ranks as well as surge in infiltration attempts in the State of Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b) whether it is true that after successive summer protests from 2006 to 2010, the number of youth joining militancy has spiked abruptly and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the State police has also started contacting family members of local militants, urging them to impress upon their children to surrender and rejoin the mainstream;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the response received thereon; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to check separatism, alienation of youth and inclination of youth towards  militancy along with the incentives  provided  to  bring  such  youth  back  into  the  mainstream  of  the society?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a)

to (e) :

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## L.S.S.Q. NO. *275 FOR 21.03.2017

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *275 FOR 21.03.2017

(a)  &  (b)  :  The  State  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  has  been  affected  by  terrorist violence that is sponsored and supported from across the border. The levels of  terrorist  violence  in  the  hinterland  of  J&K  are  linked  to  the  infiltration from across the border. The activities of separatist and militant outfits also remain a challenge in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.  As per the reports of the  State  Government,  the  estimated  number  of  youth  joining  militancy since 2010 to 2016 is as under:

| Year                          |   2010 |   2011 |   2012 |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|-------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| No. of youth joined militancy |     54 |     23 |     21 |     16 |     53 |     66 |     88 |

The estimated details of infiltration from 2010 to 2016 is as under:-

|   Year |   Attempted |   Killed |   Returned |   Apprehended/ Surrendered |   Estimated Net Infiltration |
|--------|-------------|----------|------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|   2010 |         489 |      112 |        281 |                          1 |                           95 |
|   2011 |         247 |       35 |        159 |                          1 |                           52 |
|   2012 |         264 |       13 |        130 |                          0 |                          121 |
|   2013 |         277 |       38 |        142 |                          0 |                           97 |
|   2014 |         222 |       52 |        105 |                          0 |                           65 |
|   2015 |         121 |       46 |         41 |                          1 |                           33 |
|   2016 |         371 |       35 |        217 |                          3 |                          119 |

## L.S.S.Q. NO. *275 FOR 21.03.2017

(c) & (d) :  Jammu and Kashmir Police has organized Police-Public meetings. Further,  Police  has  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  for  promoting  youth engagement, which include organizing sports tournaments, cultural events, etc. (e) : Under  the  Surrender  Policy  notified  by  the  State  Government,  since 31.01.2004 till  date,  219  surrendered  militants  have  been  benefited  under the scheme. Moreover, State Government is also organizing sports events and  creating  employment  avenues  including  in  their  Civil  and  Police Departments. Initiatives like UDAAN, HIMAYAT, etc. have also been taken to explore avenues of employment in private sector for youths.

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