Lok Sabha Question No. 621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Violence in J&K
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 621

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2017/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1939 (SAKA) VIOLENCE IN J&K

621.  SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE: SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether there has been a rise in the number of conflicts in the Jammu and Kashmir region since 2014;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of deaths of civilian and security personnel reported in the State during the said period, year wise;
- (d) whether the insurgency activities are on the increase in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (f)  the  special  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  insurgency  in Jammu & Kashmir and its impact thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)   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 details of terrorist violence incidents reported in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 3 years and current year are as under: -

|   Sl. No. |                                 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2016 (upto 10.12.2016) |   2017 (upto 10.12.2017) |
|-----------|---------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Terrorists violence incidents   |    222 |    208 |    322 |                      308 |                      335 |
|         2 | Terrorists Killed               |    110 |    108 |    150 |                      148 |                      203 |
|         3 | Security Force Personnel killed |     47 |     39 |     82 |                       78 |                       75 |
|         4 | Civilians Killed                |     28 |     17 |     15 |                       14 |                       37 |

## LS.US.Q.No.621 FOR 19.12.2017

(d) & (e) The trend of violence in the States affected by Left Wing Extremism activities has shown a decline since 2014.  In the current year (upto 30.11.2017), LWE violence has decreased by 17.4% i.e. from 984 to 813 as compared to the corresponding period of 2016. The state-wise details is at Annex.-I.

The overall security situation in the North Eastern States improved substantially in 2016 in terms of reduction in violent incidents and security forces casualties. In the year 2017, there has been further improvement in the security situation in the region as number of insurgency incidents has further come down to 276 from 448 in the first eleven months of the year. While the States of Sikkim, Mizoram  and  Tripura  have  no  insurgency  related  violence,  the  number  of insurgency incidents has come down in Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya in 2017 (till November) compared to the corresponding period of 2016. However, there is increase in violent incidents in Arunachal Pradesh during the same period.  The state-wise details is at Annex.-II.

(f) The  Government  regularly  reviews  the  security  situation  in  the  State  of Jammu and Kashmir and necessary directions are given from time to time.   In order to prevent activities of militants, numerous steps have been taken including strengthening of operational grid  with enhanced human intelligence and use of technical  intelligence  grid.  The  Government  has  also  continuously  encouraged policies to mainstream the youth, including providing employment opportunities to wean them away from militancy.  Rs.80,068 crore has been announced under the PM Development Package, 2015.

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| State   | 2014      | 2014   | 2015      | 2015   | 2016      | 2016      | 2017 (upto 30.11.2017)   | 2017 (upto 30.11.2017)   |
|---------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| State   | Incidents | Deaths | Incidents | Deaths | Incidents | Deaths    | Incidents                | Deaths                   |
| 18      | 4         | 35     | 8         | 17     | 6         | 21 (17)   | 5 (6)                    | Andhra Pradesh           |
| 163     | 32        | 110    | 17        | 129    | 28        | 85 (123)  | 18 (28)                  | Bihar                    |
| 328     | 112       | 466    | 101       | 395    | 107       | 338 (365) | 126 (101)                | Chhattisgarh             |
| 384     | 103       | 310    | 56        | 323    | 85        | 232 (309) | 54 (80)                  | Jharkhand                |
| 3       | 0         | 0      | 0         | 12     | 2         | 1 (12)    | 0 (2)                    | Madhya Pradesh           |
| 70      | 28        | 55     | 18        | 73     | 23        | 62 (66)   | 15 (19)                  | Maharashtra              |
| 103     | 26        | 92     | 28        | 86     | 27        | 70 (79)   | 25 (24)                  | Odisha                   |
| 14      | 5         | 11     | 2         | 7      | 0         | 3 (7)     | 2 (0)                    | Telangana                |
| 0       | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0 (0)     | 0 (0)                    | Uttar Pradesh            |
| 0       | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0      | 0         | 0 (0)     | 0 (0)                    | West Bengal              |
| 8       | 0         | 10     | 0         | 6      | 0         | 1 (6)     | 0 (0)                    | Others                   |
| TOTAL   | 1091 310  | 1089   | 230       | 1048   | 278       | 813 (984) | 245 (260)                |                          |

Figures in bracket show details of the corresponding period of 2016.

## Annex.-II

## Security Situation in North East Region as a whole during last three years and current year upto 30.11.2017

| Years                    |   Incidents |   Extremist arrested |   Extremist killed |   Arms recovered/ surrendered |   SFs killed |   Civilian s killed |   Extremist surrendered |   Person s kidnapp ed |
|--------------------------|-------------|----------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2014                     |         824 |                 1934 |                181 |                          1255 |           20 |                 212 |                     965 |                   369 |
| 2015                     |         574 |                 1900 |                149 |                           897 |           46 |                  46 |                     143 |                   267 |
| 2016                     |         484 |                 1202 |                 87 |                           698 |           17 |                  48 |                     267 |                   168 |
| 2017 (as on 30.11. 2017) |         276 |                  929 |                 51 |                           403 |           12 |                  34 |                     126 |                    88 |

## State-wise Security Situation during last three years and current year upto 30.11.2017

| Arunachal Pradesh      | Arunachal Pradesh   | Arunachal Pradesh   | Arunachal Pradesh   | Arunachal Pradesh      | Arunachal Pradesh   | Arunachal Pradesh   | Arunachal Pradesh   |
|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Years                  | Incidents           | Extremists arrested | Extremists killed   | Extremists surrendered | SFs killed          | Civilians killed    | Persons kidnapped   |
| 2014                   | 33                  | 86                  | 09                  | 07                     | -                   | 02                  | 49                  |
| 2015                   | 36                  | 55                  | 05                  | 03                     | 03                  | 01                  | 33                  |
| 2016                   | 50                  | 59                  | 07                  | 04                     | 02                  | -                   | 25                  |
| 2017 (upto 30.11.2017) | 56                  | 41                  | 08                  | 03                     | -                   | 03                  | 25                  |

## Assam

| Years                  |   Incidents |   Extremists arrested |   Extremists killed |   Extremists surrendered | SFs killed   |   Civilians killed |   Persons kidnapped |
|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 2014                   |         246 |                   319 |                 102 |                      102 | 04           |                168 |                  94 |
| 2015                   |          81 |                   645 |                  49 |                       30 | -            |                 09 |                  27 |
| 2016                   |          75 |                   366 |                  51 |                       15 | 04           |                 29 |                  14 |
| 2017 (upto 30.11.2017) |          26 |                   182 |                  11 |                       13 | 03           |                 03 |                  04 |

## Manipur

| Years                  |   Incidents |   Extremists arrested |   Extremists killed | Extremists surrendered   |   SFs killed |   Civilians killed |   Persons kidnapped |
|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 2014                   |         278 |                  1052 |                  23 | 80                       |           08 |                 16 |                  29 |
| 2015                   |         229 |                   805 |                  41 | 04                       |           24 |                 15 |                  26 |
| 2016                   |         233 |                   518 |                  09 | -                        |           11 |                 11 |                  25 |
| 2017 (upto 30.11.2017) |         155 |                   531 |                  22 | 74                       |           08 |                 23 |                  34 |

## Meghalaya

| Years                  |   Incidents |   Extremists arrested |   Extremists killed |   Extremists surrendered | SFs killed   |   Civilians killed |   Persons kidnapped |
|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 2014                   |         179 |                   173 |                  35 |                      733 | 06           |                 24 |                 110 |
| 2015                   |         123 |                   121 |                  25 |                       78 | 07           |                 12 |                  87 |
| 2016                   |          68 |                    59 |                  15 |                      205 | -            |                 08 |                  52 |
| 2017 (upto 30.11.2017) |          24 |                    13 |                  06 |                       33 | -            |                 02 |                  16 |

| Mizoram                | Mizoram   | Mizoram             | Mizoram           | Mizoram                | Mizoram    | Mizoram          | Mizoram           |
|------------------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------|------------------|-------------------|
| Years                  | Incidents | Extremists arrested | Extremists killed | Extremists surrendered | SFs killed | Civilians killed | Persons kidnapped |
| 2014                   | 03        | -                   | -                 | 03                     | -          | -                | 14                |
| 2015                   | 02        | 04                  | -                 | -                      | 03         | -                | 13                |
| 2016                   | -         | 02                  | -                 | -                      | -          | -                | 01                |
| 2017 (upto 30.11.2017) | -         | 05                  | -                 | -                      | -          | -                | -                 |
| Nagaland               | Nagaland  | Nagaland            | Nagaland          | Nagaland               | Nagaland   | Nagaland         | Nagaland          |
| Years                  | Incidents | Extremists arrested | Extremists killed | Extremists surrendered | SFs killed | Civilians killed | Persons kidnapped |
| 2014                   | 77        | 296                 | 12                | -                      | -          | 01               | 65                |
| 2015                   | 102       | 268                 | 29                | 13                     | 09         | 09               | 78                |
| 2016                   | 58        | 198                 | 05                | 16                     | -          | -                | 51                |
| 2017 (upto 30.11.2017) | 15        | 157                 | 04                | 02                     | 01         | 03               | 09                |
| Tripura                | Tripura   | Tripura             | Tripura           | Tripura                | Tripura    | Tripura          | Tripura           |
| Years                  | Incidents | Extremists arrested | Extremists killed | Extremists surrendered | SFs killed | Civilians killed | Persons kidnapped |
| 2014                   | 08        | 08                  | -                 | 40                     | 02         | 01               | 08                |
| 2015                   | 01        | 02                  | -                 | 15                     | -          | -                | 03                |
| 2016                   | -         | -                   | -                 | 27                     | -          | -                | -                 |
| 2017 (upto 30.11.2017) | -         | -                   | -                 | 01                     | -          | -                | -                 |

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