Lok Sabha Question No. 2435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Illegal Activities in Border Areas
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2435

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  JANUARY, 2018/ PAUSHA 12, 1939 (SAKA) ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN BORDER AREAS

2435.

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV: SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  situation  in  bordering  States  like  Jammu  and  Kashmir  has deteriorated  considerably  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  neighbouring country has created an undeclared war like situation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor and the number of security personnel martyred therein;
- (c)  the  number  of  terrorist  activities  and  infiltration  reported  along  borders during each of the last three years and the current year, border-wise and Statewise;
- (d) the measures taken to tackle said problems along the border areas of the country and restore normalcy;
- (e)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  taken  a  few  steps  under  a comprehensive integrated border management scheme under which technological solutions will be used to fill the existing gaps in the country's borders; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (b):  There are incidents of cross border firing/shelling, sniping on Border Security  Force  (BSF)  Observation  Posts,  Patrolling  Parties  and  attempts  of infiltration  and  tunneling  activities  on  Indo-Pakistan  Border.  The  details  of number of security personnel martyred during the last three years is as under:

## Indo-Pakistan Border

| State           | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   | 2017 (Upto 24.12.2017)   |
|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------------|
| Jammu & Kashmir | 47     | 39     | 82     | 75                       |
| Punjab          | -      | -      | -      | -                        |
| Rajasthan       | -      | -      | -      | -                        |
| Gujarat         | -      | -      | -      | -                        |

## (c): The details of number of terrorist activities and infiltration reported along borders  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  (upto  Nov,  2017), Border-wise and State-wise is as under:

## Indo-Pakistan Border

| State           | 2014   | 2014         | 2014   | 2015   | 2015         | 2015   | 2016   | 2016         | 2016   | 2017 (Upto Nov 2017)   | 2017 (Upto Nov 2017)   | 2017 (Upto Nov 2017)   |
|-----------------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|--------------|--------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|                 | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases                  | Apprehension           | Killed                 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 3      | -            | -      | 61     | -            | -      | 19     | -            | 3      | 11                     | -                      | 3                      |
| Punjab          | -      | -            | -      | 1      | -            | -      | 6      | 11           | -      | 9                      | -                      | 6                      |
| Rajasthan       | -      | -            | -      | -      | -            | -      | -      | -            | -      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| Gujarat         | -      | -            | -      | -      | -            | -      | -      | -            | -      | -                      | -                      | -                      |

## Indo-Bangladesh Border

| State       | 2014   | 2014         | 2014   | 2015   | 2015         | 2015   | 2016   | 2016         | 2016   | 2017 (Upto Nov 2017)   | 2017 (Upto Nov 2017)   | 2017 (Upto Nov 2017)   |
|-------------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|--------------|--------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|             | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases                  | Apprehension           | Killed                 |
| West Bengal | 886    | 2260         | -      | 967    | 3296         | -      | 743    | 1875         | -      | 450                    | 909                    | -                      |
| Assam       | 21     | 22           | -      | 7      | 8            | -      | 7      | 7            | -      | 8                      | 11                     | -                      |
| Meghalaya   | 37     | 64           | -      | 32     | 57           | -      | 30     | 63           | -      | 24                     | 40                     | -                      |
| Tripura     | 69     | 101          | -      | 41     | 65           | -      | 52     | 130          | -      | 60                     | 122                    | -                      |
| Mizoram     | 4      | 8            | -      | -      | -            | -      | -      | -            | -      | 1                      | 3                      | -                      |

## LS.US.Q.No.2435 FOR 02.01.2018

## Indo-Myanmar Border

| State             | 2014   | 2014         | 2014   | 2015   | 2015         | 2015   | 2016   | 2016         | 2016   | 2017 (Upto Nov 2017)   | 2017 (Upto Nov 2017)   | 2017 (Upto Nov 2017)   |
|-------------------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|--------------|--------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|                   | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases                  | Apprehension           | Killed                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 44     | 60           | 6      | 33     | 41           | 3      | 35     | 54           | 7      | 43                     | 46                     | 5                      |
| Nagaland          | 25     | 46           | -      | 31     | 67           | 10     | 28     | 29           | 1      | 21                     | 38                     | -                      |
| Manipur           | 34     | 61           | 1      | 35     | 58           | 5      | 11     | 20           | 2      | 26                     | 37                     | 3                      |
| Mizoram           | -      | -            | -      | -      | -            | -      | -      | -            | -      | -                      | -                      | -                      |

(d): The Government has adopted a multi-pronged approach which inter-alia includes  round  the  clock  surveillance  and  patrolling  on  the  borders  and establishment of observation post; construction of border fencing & floodlighting;  introduction  of  modern  and  Hi-Tech  surveillance  equipments; upgradation  of  intelligence  setup  and  enhanced  coordination  with  the  State Governments and concerned intelligence agencies.

(e) & (f): It has been decided to deploy technological solutions in the form of Comprehensive  Integrated  Border  Management  System  (CIBMS),  on  a  pilot basis  to  begin  with,  in  different  terrains  on  Indo-Pakistan  Border  and  IndoBangladesh  Border.  The  technological  solutions  are  based  on  integration  of sensors and surveillance equipments like radars, day and night vision cameras etc in a network architecture with command and control system.

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