Lok Sabha Question No. 3586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Communal Violence
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3586

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 17, 1939 (SAKA) COMMUNAL VIOLENCE

†3586.

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  communal  harmony  in  the  country  is  strained  leading  to  an increase in the incidents of riots and communal violence;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the total number of riots/communal violence reported,  persons  killed/injured,  guilty  arrested/convicted  and  the  action taken against them in the country separately, during each of the last three years and the current year, gender and State-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  compensation  paid  to  the  said  victims  during  the  said period, State-wise; and
- (d  )  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Union  Government  to  check  the recurrence  of  such  incidents  in  future  and  instill  a  sense  of  security amongst  all the communities including minority communities in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) As  per  the available information, the State-wise  details of communal incidents, persons killed/injured therein during 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017(up to May) are enclosed at Annexure.

'Public Order' and 'Police' are State subjects as per the provisions of the  Constitution  of  India.    The  responsibilities  of  dealing  with  communal violence, investigation/prosecution of crimes, providing relief/rehabilitation and  compensation  to  the  victims  and  maintaining  relevant  data  in  this regard  rest  primarily  with  the  respective  State  Governments.  Details  like persons arrested or convicted, action taken against them and compensation paid to the victims etc. are not maintained centrally.

## LS.US.Q.No.3586 FOR 08.08.2017

(d) To maintain communal harmony, the Central Government assists the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations in a variety of ways like sharing of intelligence, sending alert messages, advisories etc. from time to time on important developments having bearing on communal harmony. The Central Government, on the requests of the States/Union Territories, sends Central Armed Police Forces, including the composite Rapid Action Force, created specially to deal with communal situations. The  Central  Government  has  issued  Communal  Harmony  guidelines  to  all States/  Union  Territories,  which  inter  alia,  lay  down  standard  operating procedures  to  be  put  in  place  to  deal  with  situation  arising  out  of  the communal violence.  These guidelines are aimed to maintain due vigilance, careful planning and preparatory measures which may prevent and pre-empt many  possible  incidents  of  communal  violence.  These  guidelines  are reiterated while sending advisories.

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## Annexure

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LSQ NO. 3586 FOR 08.08.2017 SHOWING NUMBER OF COMMUNAL INCIDENTS, NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED/INJURED THEREIN DURING THE YEARS 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 (Upto May)

|                         | 2014      | 2014           | 2014            | 2015      | 2015           | 2015            | 2016      | 2016           | 2016            | 2017 (Upto May)   | 2017 (Upto May)   | 2017 (Upto May)   |
|-------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| State                   | Incidents | Persons Killed | Persons Injured | Incidents | Persons Killed | Persons Injured | Incidents | Persons Killed | Persons Injured | Incidents         | Persons Killed    | Persons Injured   |
| A & N Islands           | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Andhra Pradesh          | 5         | 0              | 5               | 4         | 0              | 3               | 1         | 0              | 15              | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Assam                   | 1         | 0              | 23              | 3         | 0              | 10              | 12        | 3              | 19              | 9                 | 4                 | 24                |
| Bihar                   | 61        | 5              | 294             | 71        | 20             | 282             | 65        | 4              | 230             | 23                | 2                 | 103               |
| Chandigarh              | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Chhattisgarh            | 0         | 0              | 0               | 2         | 0              | 10              | 2         | 0              | 6               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Delhi                   | 7         | 1              | 104             | 5         | 0              | 16              | 7         | 0              | 29              | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| D &NHaveli              | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Daman &Diu              | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Goa                     | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Gujarat                 | 74        | 7              | 215             | 55        | 8              | 163             | 53        | 6              | 116             | 20                | 3                 | 58                |
| Haryana                 | 4         | 1              | 12              | 3         | 0              | 107             | 2         | 0              | 3               | 1                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 0         | 0              | 0               | 1         | 1              | 4               | 2         | 1              | 1               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| J& K                    | 0         | 0              | 0               | 4         | 1              | 9               | 10        | 0              | 11              | 3                 | 0                 | 14                |
| Jharkhand               | 10        | 1              | 102             | 28        | 3              | 118             | 24        | 5              | 110             | 19                | 0                 | 70                |
| Karnataka               | 73        | 6              | 177             | 105       | 8              | 337             | 101       | 12             | 248             | 36                | 3                 | 93                |
| Kerala                  | 4         | 1              | 20              | 3         | 0              | 3               | 6         | 0              | 10              | 4                 | 1                 | 15                |
| Lakshadweep             | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Madhya Pradesh          | 56        | 12             | 167             | 92        | 9              | 177             | 57        | 3              | 191             | 29                | 5                 | 96                |
| Maharashtra             | 97        | 12             | 198             | 105       | 14             | 323             | 68        | 6              | 234             | 20                | 0                 | 82                |
| Manipur                 | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 7         | 5              | 73              | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Meghalaya               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Mizoram                 | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Nagaland                | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Odisha                  | 3         | 1              | 3               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 4         | 0              | 36              | 4                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Puducherry              | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Punjab                  | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 1         | 0              | 1               | 1                 | 0                 | 8                 |
| Rajasthan               | 72        | 14             | 139             | 65        | 5              | 150             | 63        | 5              | 117             | 27                | 2                 | 66                |
| Sikkim                  | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| Tamil Nadu              | 15        | 1              | 44              | 3         | 0              | 1               | 8         | 1              | 36              | 3                 | 0                 | 7                 |
| Telangana               | 5         | 0              | 3               | 11        | 1              | 27              | 8         | 1              | 9               | 8                 | 3                 | 19                |
| Tripura                 | 0         | 0              | 0               | 0         | 0              | 0               | 1         | 0              | 27              | 1 60              | 1                 | 8                 |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 133       | 26             | 374             | 155       | 0              | 21              | 7         | 1              | 488             | 2                 | 16 1              | 151 0             |
| Uttarakhand West Bengal | 8         | 1 6            | 9 32            | 9         | 22             | 419             | 162       | 29             | 59 252          | 26                | 44                |                   |
| Total                   | 16        |                | 1921            | 27 751    | 5              | 84              | 32        | 4              |                 | 296               | 3                 | 78                |
|                         | 644       | 95             |                 |           | 97             | 2264            | 703       | 86             | 2321            |                   |                   | 892               |