Lok Sabha Question No. 1535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Violation of Official Secrets Act
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1535

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2017/ SHRAVANA 3, 1939 (SAKA)

VIOLATION OF OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT

1535. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases of violation of Official Secrets Act that have come to the notice of the Government along with the reaction of the Government thereto during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  a  Committee  to  examine  the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, 1923;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the composition of the Committee;
- (d) whether the Committee has submitted its report;
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  main  recommendations  of  the Committee and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which the Committee is likely to submit its report; and
- (f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to curb violation of the said Act?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : As per the data received from the National Crime Record Bureau, the details  of  cases  registered  for  violation  of  the  Official  Secrets  Act  during the last three years is enclosed in Annexure.

## LS.US.Q.No. 1535 FOR 25.07.2017

(b)  to  (f):  A  Committee  consisting  of  Secretaries  of  the  Ministry  of  Home Affairs,  the  Department  of  Personnel  and  Training  and  the  Department  of Legal  Affairs  was  setup  to  examine  the  provisions  of  the  Official  Secrets Act, 1923 (OSA).   The said Committee has submitted a report to the Cabinet Secretariat on 16.06.2017.

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## Annexure to the LS USQ No.1535 dated 25.07.2017

| Number of cases registered for violation of Official Secrets Act (Year-wise and State-wise)   | Number of cases registered for violation of Official Secrets Act (Year-wise and State-wise)   |   Number of cases registered for violation of Official Secrets Act (Year-wise and State-wise) |   Number of cases registered for violation of Official Secrets Act (Year-wise and State-wise) | Number of cases registered for violation of Official Secrets Act (Year-wise and State-wise)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                               | State/UT                                                                                      |                                                                                          2014 |                                                                                          2015 | 2016*                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                             |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                         |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 1                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                         |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                  |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                           |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                       |                                                                                             1 |                                                                                             0 | 1                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                       |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             2 | 3                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                              |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                               |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                     |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                     |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                        |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                   |                                                                                             1 |                                                                                             0 | 1                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                       |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                     |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                       |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                      |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                        |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                        |                                                                                             3 |                                                                                             1 | 5                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                     |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 3                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                        |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                    |                                                                                             5 |                                                                                             2 | 8                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                     |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                       |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 5                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                   |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             1 | 0                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                   |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             1 | 1                                                                                             |
|                                                                                               | TOTAL STATE(S)                                                                                |                                                                                            10 |                                                                                             7 | 28                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                            | A & N Islands                                                                                 |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                    |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                            | D&N Haveli                                                                                    |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                            | Daman & Diu                                                                                   |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                            | Delhi UT                                                                                      |                                                                                             1 |                                                                                             2 | 2                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                   |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                    |                                                                                             0 |                                                                                             0 | 0                                                                                             |
|                                                                                               | TOTAL UT(S)                                                                                   |                                                                                             1 |                                                                                             2 | 2                                                                                             |
|                                                                                               | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)                                                                             |                                                                                            11 |                                                                                             9 | 30                                                                                            |

Source: NCRB Data.

* Data of the year 2016 is provisional.

Note:  Data for the year 2017 is under compilation by the NCRB.

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