Lok Sabha Question No. 896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Ceasefire Violation
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ARKA KESHARI DEO, KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, LALLU SINGH, NEELAM SONKER, RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.896

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## CEASEFIRE VIOLATION

896. SHRI  ARKA KESHARI DEO:

PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases of ceasefire violation, incidents of terrorist activities / crossborder infiltration and attacks on army jawans as well as on civilians reported during the last three years and the current year at India-Pakistan Border particularly in Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b) the  number  of  personnel  of  army,  Border  Security  Force,  Jammu  &  Kashmir Police  and  civilians  killed  and  injured  in  these  activities  during  the  said  period,  yearwise;
- (c) whether the Government has reviewed the reasons that caused war like situation at India-Pakistan Border particularly in Jammu and Kashmir and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  retaliatory  action  taken by the  Government against these activities including the Pakistan army personnel and terrorists killed during the said period, year-wise;
- (e) the  details  of  assistance  provided  /  being  provided  to  the  families  of  martyred soldiers and the steps taken / being taken to strengthen the army; and
- (f) the details of surgical operations conducted during the last three years?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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(a) Year  wise details of Cease Fire Violations (CFVs), Terrorist  Initiated Incidents (TIIs) & Infiltration Bid Eliminated (IBE) along the Line of Control (LC)  under  operational  control  of  Army  in  Jammu & Kashmir  in the last

## :  2  :

three years including current year (till 29 January, 2018) are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Nomenclature                         |   Year wise Instances |   Year wise Instances |   Year wise Instances |   Year wise Instances |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|           |                                      |                  2015 |                  2016 |                  2017 |                  2018 |
| (a)       | CFVs                                 |                   152 |                   228 |                   860 |                   192 |
| (b)       | Terrorist Initiated Incidents (TIIs) |                    48 |                    92 |                   131 |                    07 |
| (c)       | Infiltration Bid Eliminated (IBE)    |                    18 |                    27 |                    33 |                    03 |

- (b) (i)   Details of casualties suffered  by security personnel/civilians   in ceasefire  violations/  cross  border  firing    during  the  last  three years and the current year (up to 29 Jan) are as under:-

| Period   | Army personnel (CFV)   | Army personnel (CFV)   | BSF personnel (CBF)   | BSF personnel (CBF)   | Civilians   | Civilians   |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------------|
|          | Fatal                  | Injured                | Fatal                 | Injured               | Fatal       | Injured     |
| 2015     | 06                     | 17                     | 04                    | 09                    | 16          | 71          |
| 2016     | 08                     | 74                     | 05                    | 25                    | 13          | 83          |
| 2017     | 15                     | 58                     | 04                    | 14                    | 12          | 79          |
| 2018     | 05                     | 12                     | 03                    | 17                    | 08          | 58          |

No personnel  of  J&K Police got killed in the incidents of ceasefire violations from 2015 to January, 2018.

- (ii)  Details of  casualties suffered  by security personnel/civilians   in Terrorist  Initiated  Incidents  (TIIs)  and  Infiltration  Bid  Eliminated during the last three years and the current year (up to 29 Jan) are as under:-

| Period   | Army personnel   | Army personnel   | BSF personnel   | BSF personnel   | Civilians   | Civilians   | J&K Police   | J&K Police   |
|----------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|          | Fatal            | Injured          | Fatal           | Injured         | Fatal       | Injured     | Fatal        | Injured      |
| 2015     | 08               | 14               | 02              | 15              | 17          | 70          | 11           | 27           |
| 2016     | 40               | 61               | 07              | 23              | 15          | 66          | 17           | 50           |
| 2017     | 14               | 46               | 02              | 02              | 40          | 99          | 31           | 85           |
| 2018     | 0                | 02               | 0               | 0               | 01          | 0           | 4            | 10           |

- (c) The increase  in Cease Fire Violation in  J&K has been precipitated by  the  nefarious  designs  of  Pakistan  in  perpetrating  violence  and creating instability in the region.  These nefarious designs of the enemy are  being  defeated  through  proactive  and  determined  actions  by  the Army  both  along  the  LC  and  hinterland.    Regular  review  of  security situation is carried out and necessary changes in our strategy is made continuously to defeat the nexus.
- (d) Appropriate  retaliation  to  these  ceasefire  violations  has  been carried out wherever necessary. During ceasefire violations, the inhabitants of  border  villages    which  are  vulnerable  to shelling  / firing are shifted to safer locations to prevent any loss of life. All arrangements are made  for free boarding, lodging, medicare, water, electricity, food, sanitation  and  transport  to  safer  places    in  such  cases.  The  defences along the border  are adequately fortified to withstand  fire. Continuous improvements,  including  the  usage  of modern  technology,  in  the defences are made to make them more robust and resilient.

The  details  of  terrorists    killed  along  the  along  the  LoC  /  IndiaPakistan  Border  in  Jammu  &  Kashmir  Border,  in  the  last  three    years including current year (up to January, 2018) are as under :

| Sl. No.   |   Year |   Number of Terrorist killed |
|-----------|--------|------------------------------|
| (i)       |   2015 |                          108 |
| (ii)      |   2016 |                          150 |
| (iii)     |   2017 |                          213 |
| (iv)      |   2018 |                           08 |

- (e) Details of ex gratia lump sum compensation being paid to the Next of Kin (NoK) of Defence personnel are as under:-

|   S. No. | Details                                                                                                          | w.e.f. 01/01/2006   | w.e.f. 01/01/2016   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Death in the course of duties attributable to acts of violence by terrorists, etc.                               | Rs. 10 lakh         | Rs.25 lakh          |
|        2 | Death occurring during enemy action in war or border skirmishes or in action against militants, terrorists, etc. | Rs.15 lakh          | Rs.35 lakh          |

......4/-

:  4  :

| 3.   | Army Group Insurance Fund   | Upto 30/09/16   | w.e.f. 01/10/16   |
|------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|      | Officers                    | Rs. 60 lakh     | Rs.75 lakh        |
|      | JCOs / Other Ranks          | Rs.30 lakh      | Rs.37.5 lakh      |

In addition, other benefits such as liberalised family pension, death-cumretirement-gratuity, etc. are  granted as per extant rules.

- (f) Based  on    specific  and  credible  inputs  about    terrorist  teams having positioned themselves at  launch  pads  along  Line  of  Control  to carry out infiltration and conduct terrorist strikes in Jammu and Kashmir and  in  various  metros  in  other  States,  the  Indian  Army  carries  out operations to pre-empt infiltration by terrorists as and when required.

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