Lok Sabha Question No. 679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Ceasefire Violations
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, P.R. SUNDARAM, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUSHMITA DEV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 679

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2017/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1939 (SAKA)

## CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS

679.    SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of ceasefire violations by Pakistan reported during the last three years  and  the  current  year  along  with  the  number  of  people  living  in  villages along  the  LoC  who  have  abandoned  their  homes  and  have  been  living  in  relief camps, State-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  people  including  civilians  and  security  personnel  who  have been  killed  and  injured  during  ceasefire  violation  along  with  the  amount  of compensation paid to kin of deceased and to the injured during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received requests from people living along the LoC  for  more  community  bunkers  and  attached  toilet  with  every  house  and cluster bunkers and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;

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- (d) whether the Government is planning to set up an expert group to look into the problems being faced by people living in villages along the Line of Control (LoC), if so, the details thereof and time by which the expert group is likely to be set up; and
- (e) the details of protest lodged, bilateral meetings held and measures taken to curb such violations along with the measures taken to expose Pakistan's role in it?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): No  cross  border  firings  have  been  reported  in  other  States  except Jammu  and  Kashmir  along  the  border  of  Pakistan.  The  details  of  ceasefire violations  reported  from  across  the  border  and  the  number  of  civilians  and security force personnel killed and injured in Jammu and Kashmir(J&K), during the last three years and the current year is as under:-

| No. of Ceasefire violations   | No. of Ceasefire violations                                                  | No. of Ceasefire violations                                                         |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                          | Along the Line Control in the State of J&K under operational control of Army | Along the International Border in the State of J&K under operational control of BSF |
| 2014                          | 153                                                                          | 430                                                                                 |
| 2015                          | 152                                                                          | 253                                                                                 |
| 2016                          | 228                                                                          | 221                                                                                 |
| 2017                          | 771 (upto 10 th December)                                                    | 110(upto November)                                                                  |

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| Casualties of Civilians and Security Personnel due to Ceasefire Violations   | Casualties of Civilians and Security Personnel due to Ceasefire Violations   | Casualties of Civilians and Security Personnel due to Ceasefire Violations   | Casualties of Civilians and Security Personnel due to Ceasefire Violations   | Casualties of Civilians and Security Personnel due to Ceasefire Violations   | Casualties of Civilians and Security Personnel due to Ceasefire Violations   | Casualties of Civilians and Security Personnel due to Ceasefire Violations   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                         | Civilians                                                                    | Civilians                                                                    | Army Personnel                                                               | Army Personnel                                                               | BSF Personnel                                                                | BSF Personnel                                                                |
|                                                                              | Killed                                                                       | Injured                                                                      | Killed                                                                       | Injured                                                                      | Killed                                                                       | Injured                                                                      |
| 2014                                                                         | 14                                                                           | 101                                                                          | 1                                                                            | 11                                                                           | 2                                                                            | 17                                                                           |
| 2015                                                                         | 16                                                                           | 71                                                                           | 6                                                                            | 17                                                                           | 4                                                                            | 9                                                                            |
| 2016                                                                         | 13                                                                           | 83                                                                           | 8                                                                            | 74                                                                           | 5                                                                            | 25                                                                           |
| 2017 (upto 10 th December)                                                   | 12                                                                           | 79                                                                           | 14                                                                           | 58                                                                           | 4 ( upto Novembe r)                                                          | 13 ( upto November)                                                          |

The details of the people living in villages of Jammu and Kashmir along LoC who were shifted to safer places on account of ceasefire violations during last 3 years and the current year are as under:-

| Year                |   No. of people living near LoC who abandoned their homes temporarily |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014                |                                                                     0 |
| 2015                |                                                                     0 |
| 2016                |                                                                 27449 |
| 2017 (till October) |                                                                  4012 |

The ex-gratia/compensation is paid to families of civilians/SFs killed/injured as per the extant guidelines of CAPFs/ Army/State Government.

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(c): Based  on  the  proposal  received  from  State  Government  of  Jammu  and Kashmir, construction of 1,431 community bunkers with capacity of 40 persons per bunker at the total cost of Rs.103.04 crore and 13,029 individual bunkers with capacity of 8 persons per bunker at the total cost of Rs.312.69 crore have been sanctioned.

(d): A Study Group for considering the various problems being faced by people residing  near  to  International  Border  and  Line  of  Control  in  wake  of  regular threats of cross border firing has been constituted on 5th October, 2017.

(e): The following steps have been taken by the Government to check ceasefire violations at the borders:

(i)  All  the  forward  posts  are  adequately  strengthened  to  withstand  enemy  fire. Besides  there  are  well-established  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  to safeguard   against   enemy  action  to  minimize  own  casualties.

(ii)  Immediate  and  effective  retaliation  by  Indian  Army  and  BSF  Personnel  is carried  out  during  instances  of  unprovoked  fire  and  ceasefire  violations.  In addition, all violations of ceasefire are taken up with Pakistan authorities at the appropriate levels, through the established mechanism of hotlines, flag meetings

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as well as talks between the Directorate Generals of Military Operations of the two countries. Written protest is also lodged for every incidents of Cross Border Firing.

(iii)  Diplomatically,  India  has  repeatedly  emphasized,  including  at  the  highest level, the need for Pakistan to uphold the sanctity of the Line of Control (LC) and abide by the ceasefire commitments along the International Border and LC.

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