Lok Sabha Question No. 43 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Terrorist Activities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHAP

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *43

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

## TERRORIST ACTIVITIES

*43. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of attacks by terrorist/ militant organisations, persons including civilians and security personnel injured and killed, terrorists killed and arrested along  with  action  against  the  arrested  persons  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year, State-wise;

- (b)  whether the attacks on defence establishments have increased during the recent  times,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c) whether there is any plan to construct a memorial in honour of the security personnel who were killed and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  measures  taken  to  increase  the  strength  of  security  forces  and  equip them with modern weaponry to deal with terrorist attacks/extremism; and
- (e)  the  other  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  curb  terrorist activities and strengthen the internal security of the country?

## 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.

## Statement in reply to lok sabha starred question no. *43 for 19 th  december, 2017 regarding terrorist activities

(a) : The details of the number of attacks, including number of civilians/security personnel injured and killed, terrorists arrested and killed in the country due to the  terrorist/insurgent/extremist  incidents,  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current  year  are  at  Annexure-I.    The  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  have  taken action against the arrested terrorists/militants as per law.

(b) : The  details  of  the  number  of  attacks  on  defence  establishments  in  the country during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-II.  The Government has taken various steps to check attacks on defence establishments  in  the  country,  which,  inter  alia,  include  short  term  and  long term security measures, periodic audit of security of all military establishments and measures taken to improve the same, sensitization of all ranks of defence establishments and the response mechanism in the event of any terror attack has been reviewed, coordinated and streamlined.

(c) : A National Police Memorial is being constructed at New Delhi in the honour of security personnel who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.  All the major construction works, such as Wall of Valor, Flag Wall, Parade Area, Sitting Area, Landscaping Work, Horticulture Work, External Development Work, Utility

## L.S.S.Q No. *43 for 19.12.2017

areas  and  the  basement  to  accommodate  the  Museum  have  been  completed. The works pertaining to the Museum and Central Sculpture of the memorial are in progress.

(d) :  Augmentation of Security Forces is done by the Government from time to time as per the administrative and operational requirement of the Forces.  The Central Government is assisting the States to improve internal security through schemes like Modernization of State Police Forces (MPF) Scheme and Security Related Expenditure Scheme (SRE).   Under MPF scheme, assistance is being provided  under  the  components  Mobility,  Weaponry,  Communication  Systems, Training, Forensic Science Laboratory etc.   All the forces have at one time or the other drawn resources from these Central Schemes.  At present, with higher devolution of finances to the States consequent to the recommendations of the 14 th   Finance  Commission,  the  States  are  well  placed  to  draw  from  their  own resources  for  upgradation  of  anti-terror  forces.    The  Central  Government  also supplements  the  efforts  of  State  Governments  by  deploying  the  National Security  Guards  (NSG),  whenever  required,  who  are  specially  trained  in  antiterror operations.

(e) :  Concerted efforts are being made by the Central and the State Governments to deal with the insurgency / terrorism / extremism in the country. The Central Government is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments

## L.S.S.Q No. *43 for 19.12.2017

to  deal  with  terrorist/insurgent/extremist  groups  in  a  coordinated  manner, which,  inter alia, include  sharing  of  intelligence,  financial  assistance  for strengthening  of  the  State  Police  Forces  and  Intelligence  Agencies  under  the Police Modernization Scheme, reimbursement of Security Related Expenditure, sanction  of  India  Reserve  Battalions,  deployment  of  Central  Armed  Police Forces for carrying out intensive joint counter insurgency operations, providing security for vulnerable installations and infrastructural projects based on threat assessment, declaring unlawful associations and terrorist organizations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), declaring specific areas as 'disturbed areas' under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 and issuing notification for Unified Command Structure, etc.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 43 for 19.12.2017

## (1) Hinterland of the country

|   Year | No. of terror incidents   | Number of civilian killed   | Number of security personnel killed   | Number of persons injured   | Number of terrorists killed   | Number of terrorists arrested   |
|--------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|   2014 | 03                        | 04                          | Nil                                   | 19                          | Nil                           | Nil                             |
|   2015 | 01                        | 03                          | 04                                    | 17                          | 03                            | Nil                             |
|   2016 | 01                        | 01                          | 07                                    | 38                          | 04                            | Nil                             |
|   2017 | Nil                       | Nil                         | Nil                                   | Nil                         | Nil                           | Nil                             |

## (2) Jammu & Kashmir

| Year           | No. of terror incidents   | No. of terror incidents   | Number of civilian killed of   | Number of civilian killed of   | Number security personnel killed of   | Number security personnel killed of   | Number persons injured Number of killed   | Number persons injured Number of killed   | terrorists Number of terrorists arrested   | terrorists Number of terrorists arrested   |
|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2014           | 2014                      | 222                       | 222                            | 28                             | 28                                    | 47                                    | 47                                        | 154 110                                   | 154 110                                    | 70                                         |
| 2015           | 2015                      | 208                       | 208                            | 17                             | 17                                    | 39 173                                | 39 173                                    | 108                                       | 108                                        | 67                                         |
| 2016           | 2016                      | 322                       | 322                            | 15                             | 15                                    | 82 285                                | 82 285                                    | 150                                       | 150                                        | 79                                         |
| 2017           | 2017                      | 337                       | 337                            | 40                             | 40                                    | 75 321                                | 75 321                                    | 203                                       | 203                                        | 91                                         |
| (up 14 th Dec) | to                        |                           |                                |                                |                                       |                                       |                                           |                                           |                                            |                                            |

## (3) North Eastern Region

| Year                   |   No. of insurgent incidents |   Number of civilian killed |   Number of security personnel killed |   Number of extremist killed |   Number of extremist arrested |
|------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2014                   |                          824 |                         212 |                                    20 |                          181 |                           1934 |
| 2015                   |                          574 |                          46 |                                    46 |                          149 |                           1900 |
| 2016                   |                          484 |                          48 |                                    17 |                           87 |                           1202 |
| 2017 (up to 30 th Nov) |                          276 |                          34 |                                    12 |                           51 |                            929 |

- (4) Left Wing Extremism (LWE)

| Year      | No. of incidents related to LWE   | No. of incidents related to LWE   | Number of civilian killed   | Number of security personnel killed   | Number of persons injured   | Number of LWE killed   | Number of LWE arrested   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2014 1091 | 2014 1091                         | 2014 1091                         | 222                         | 88                                    | 183                         | 63                     | 1696                     |
| 2015      | 2015                              | 2015                              | 1089 171                    | 59                                    | 159                         | 89                     | 1668                     |
| 2016      | 2016                              | 2016                              | 1048 213                    | 65                                    | 145                         | 222                    | 1840                     |
| 2017      | 2017                              | 2017                              | 813 170                     | 75                                    | 145                         | 111                    | 1712                     |
| (up       | (up                               | to                                |                             |                                       |                             |                        |                          |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *43 for 19.12.2017

| Year                   |   No. of attacks on defence establishments |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2014                   |                                         02 |
| 2015                   |                                         02 |
| 2016                   |                                         06 |
| 2017 (up to 10 th Dec) |                                         01 |