Lok Sabha Question No. 1121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: Ceasefire Violations by Pakistan
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR, DHARMENDRA YADAV, Shrirang Appa Barne, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, P.R. SUNDARAM, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, HARISH DWIVEDI, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ, ASHWINI KUMAR, OM BIRLA, P. C. MOHAN, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1121

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  JULY, 2017

## CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS BY PAKISTAN

## 1121.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI  R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI  ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI  RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a) whether the  incidents of  ceasefire violations and  firing  by  troops  from Pakistan have increased on Line of Control and along the International border during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof    and  the  total  number  of  defence  personnel  /  civilian killed/ injured in such incidents during the said period indicating the financial assistance / compensation provided to injured and the next kin of deceased along with the preventive steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether armed intrusion across the Line of Control (LoC) and terrorist attacks on soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir has increased recently and if so, the details thereof;

- (d) the number of infiltration attempts prevented by army along the LoC so far this year and the number of intruders / terrorists killed by the Armed Forces along with the total number of soldiers lost their lives fighting such intruders / terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  deploy  its  first  women  combatants  for operations in regions such as Kashmir and if so, the details and objectives thereof along with the time by which they are likely to be deployed?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

## (a) & (b): Details  of  ceasefire  violations  during  the  last  three  years  and the  current year are as under:-

| Number of ceasefire violations   | Number of ceasefire violations                                                                    | Number of ceasefire violations                                                      |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                             | Along the line of Control in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (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                             | 228 (till 11 th July)                                                                             | 23 (till 30 th June)                                                                |

Details of casualties  suffered by  security personnel/civilians  in ceasefire  violations  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  as under:-

| Period   | Army personnel*   | Army personnel*   | BSF personnel #   | BSF personnel #   | Civilians #   | Civilians #   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
|          | Fatal             | Injured           | Fatal             | Injured           | Fatal         | Injured       |
| 2014     | 01                | 11                | 02                | 17                | 14            | 101           |
| 2015     | 06                | 17                | 04                | 09                | 16            | 71            |
| 2016     | 08                | 74                | 05                | 25                | 13            | 83            |
| 2017     | 04                | 21                | 01                | 03                | 03            | 14            |

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

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

The ex-gratia /compensation is paid to civilians/Security Forces personnel killed as per extant guidelines of Central Armed Police Forces/State Government.

The preventive steps taken by the Government  are as under:-

- (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  fire to minimize own casualties.
- (ii)  Appropriate  retaliation  to  the  ceasefire  violations,  as  required,  is carried  out  by  Indian  Army.  In  addition,  all  violations  of  ceasefire  are taken up with Pakistan authorities at the appropriate level through the established  mechanism  of  hotlines,  flag  meetings  as  well  as  weekly talks between the Directorate Generals of Military Operations of the two countries.

……4/-

:  4  :

(c) There have been no armed intrusions by the enemy across the Line of Control  in  the  State  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  in  recent  past.  The  details  of terrorist-initiated incidents against  the Army are as under:-

| Year                   |   Number of incidents | Army Fatal casualties   |
|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| 2015                   |                    04 | -                       |
| 2016                   |                    09 | 31                      |
| 2017 (till 11 th July) |                    14 | 09                      |

(d) The  details  of  infiltration  bids  eliminated    (IBE)    along  the  Line  of Control  and casualties therein are as under:-

| Year                   |   Number of IBE |   Terrorist killed |   Army personnel martyred |
|------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
| 2014                   |              23 |                 39 |                        09 |
| 2015                   |              18 |                 30 |                        08 |
| 2016                   |              27 |                 37 |                        09 |
| 2017 (till 11 th July) |              16 |                 36 |                        03 |

(e) No, Madam. In the Army,  women officers are being  employed in all establishments except combat situations.

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