Lok Sabha Question No. 3804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Foreigner Tribunals
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3804

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 25, 1941 (SAKA)

FOREIGNER TRIBUNALS

3804. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Foreigner Tribunal (FT) in Assam and the judges working therein, FT-wise and district-wise;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  people  who  have  been  tagged  as  'declared foreigners' by the said tribunals, FT-wise;
- (c) the number of cases disposed of by FTs per month;
- (d) the number of persons not declared as foreigners by FTs;
- (e)  whether in most of the cases, alleged persons are not given proper chance  to  prove  their  citizenship  and  FTs  pass  judgement  without hearing the alleged persons;
- (f) if so, the corrective measures taken by the Government; and
- (g) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a): Presently, 100 Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) are functional in Assam. Number of FTs and members working in different districts of Assam are at Annexure-A.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3804 FOR 16.07.2019

(b): Upto  31 st   March,  2019,  1,17,164  persons  have  been  declared foreigners  by  Tribunals.  Marking  of  'D'  voters  is  not  done  by  Foreigner Tribunals.  The details of Declared Foreigners is at Annexure-B.

(c): The  number  of  cases  disposed  of  by  FTs  each  month  varies  from month to month and Tribunal to Tribunal.

(d) to (f): Foreigners Tribunals function as per the procedure laid down in Foreigners Tribunals (Order) 1964.  As per order dated. 17.12.2014 of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in WP(C) No.562/2012, a Special Bench of Hon'ble Gauhati High Court is regularly monitoring the functioning of the Foreigners Tribunals. A person not satisfied with opinion of FT is entitled to approach higher courts. Adjudication of Citizenship is a legal process and  every person  is given full opportunity to prove his claim of Citizenship.

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ANNEXURE-A L.S.US.Q.NO.3804 FOR 16.07.2019

Number of Foreigners Tribunals and members working in different districts of Assam

| Sl. No.   | Name of District   |   Number of FTs | Number of Members                 |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.        | Baksa              |               1 | 1                                 |
| 2.        | Bongaigaon         |               2 | 2                                 |
| 3.        | Barpeta            |              11 | 11                                |
| 4.        | Cachar             |               6 | 6 (including additional charge)   |
| 5.        | Chirang            |               1 | 1                                 |
| 6.        | Darrang            |               5 | 5 (including additional charge)   |
| 7.        | Dhemaji            |               3 | 3                                 |
| 8.        | Dhubri             |              10 | 10 (including additional charge)  |
| 9.        | Dibrugarh          |               2 | 2 (including additional charge)   |
| 10.       | Dima Hasao         |               1 | 1                                 |
| 11.       | Goalpara           |               8 | 8 (including additional charge)   |
| 12.       | Hailakandi         |               1 | 1                                 |
| 13.       | Hojai              |               1 | 1                                 |
| 14.       | Jorhat             |               1 | 1                                 |
| 15.       | Kamrup (Metro)     |               5 | 5                                 |
| 16.       | Kamrup (Rural)     |               5 | 5 (including additional charge)   |
| 17.       | Karimganj          |               3 | 3 (including additional charge)   |
| 18.       | Karbi Anglong      |               1 | 1                                 |
| 19.       | Kokrajhar          |               1 | 1                                 |
| 20.       | Lakhimpur          |               2 | 2 (including additional charge)   |
| 21.       | Morigaon           |               5 | 5                                 |
| 22.       | Nagaon             |              10 | 10 (including additional charge)  |
| 23.       | Nalbari            |               4 | 4 (including additional charge)   |
| 24.       | Sonitpur           |               9 | 9 (including additional charge)   |
| 25.       | Tinsukia           |               1 | 1                                 |
| 26.       | Udalguri           |               1 | 1                                 |
| Total     | Total              |             100 | 100 (including additional charge) |

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Foreigners Tribunals -wise data of declared foreigners from 1985 to 31.3.2019

| Sl. No.   | No. &name of FT                   | Declared foreigners   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | 3                                 | 4                     |
| 1.        | Tamulpur                          | 597                   |
| 2.        | Barpeta-I                         | 1,199                 |
| 3.        | Barpeta-II                        | 636                   |
| 4.        | Barpeta-III                       | 320                   |
| 5.        | Barpeta-IV                        | 461                   |
| 6.        | Barpeta-V                         | 141                   |
| 7.        | Barpeta-VI                        | 139                   |
| 8.        | Barpeta-VII                       | 224                   |
| 9.        | Barpeta-VIII                      | 314                   |
| 10.       | Barpeta-IX                        | 523                   |
| 11.       | Barpeta-X                         | 267                   |
| 12.       | Barpeta-XI                        | 401                   |
| 13.       | Bongaigaon-I                      | 774                   |
| 14.       | Bongaigaon-II                     | 847                   |
| 15.       | Tezpur-II                         | 1,917                 |
| 16.       | Gohpur-IV                         | 427                   |
| 17.       | Biswanath Chariali                | 466                   |
| 18.       | Sootea-VI                         | 422                   |
| 19.       | Kajalgaon                         | 289                   |
| 20.       | Silchar -I                        | 2,784                 |
| 21.       | Silchar-II                        | 2,131                 |
| 22.       | Silchar-III                       | 1,030                 |
| 23. 24.   | Silchar-IV Silchar-V              | 745 499               |
| 25.       | Silchar-VI                        | 962                   |
| 26.       | Ulubari, Ghy-I                    | 477                   |
| 27.       | Megistrat Colony-II Qtr No.12     | 426                   |
| 28.       | Megistrat Colony-III Qtr No.12    | 220                   |
| 29.       | Megistrat Colony-IV Qtr No.09     | 409                   |
| 30.       | Megistrat Colony-V Qtr No.09      | 1,360                 |
| 31.       | Mangaldoi-I                       | 2,801                 |
| 32.       | Mangaldoi-III                     | 375                   |
| 33.       | Mangaldoi-IV                      | 676                   |
| 34.       | Mangaldoi-V                       | 584                   |
| 35. 36.   | Dhemaji-I Dhemaji-II (Silapathar) | 620 961               |
| 37.       | Jonai-III                         | 271                   |
| 38.       |                                   |                       |
| 39.       | Dhubri-I Dhubri-II                | 665 327               |
| 40.       | Dhubri-IV                         | 467                   |
| 41.       |                                   |                       |
|           | Dhubri-V                          | 498                   |
| 42.       | Bilashipara-VI                    | 575                   |
| 43.       | Bilashipara-VII                   | 577                   |
| 44. 45.   | Dhubri -VIII Dhubri -IX           | 453                   |
|           |                                   | 283                   |
| 46.       | Dhubri -X                         | 370                   |
| 47.       | Dibrugarh-I                       | 6,483                 |
| 48.       | Naharkatia-II                     | 730                   |
| 49.       | Haflong                           | 76                    |

| 50.   |               | Goalpara-I          | 1,923        |
|-------|---------------|---------------------|--------------|
| 51.   |               | Goalpara-II         | 327          |
| 52.   |               | Lakhipur-III        | 298          |
| 53.   |               | Goalpara-IV         | 457          |
| 54.   | Goalpara      | Mornal-V            | 486          |
| 55. Q |               | Lakhipur-VI         | 204          |
| 56.   |               | Dudhnoi-VII         | 265          |
| 57.   |               | Goalpara-VIII       | 246          |
| 58.   | Hailakandi    | Hailakandi          | 62           |
| 59.   | Hojai         | Hojai-I             | 3,446        |
| 60.   | Hailakandi    | Lanka-VII           | 848          |
| 61.   | Hailakandi    | Dabaka-X            | 1,204        |
| 62.   | Jorhat        | Jorhat              | 4,230        |
| 62.   | Jorhat        | Sivasagar           | 4,020        |
| 62.   | Jorhat        | Charaideo           |              |
| 62.   | Jorhat        | Golaghat            | 1,164        |
| 62.   | Jorhat        | Majuli              | 16           |
| 63.   | Kamrup (R)    | Ulubari, Ghy-I      | 529          |
| 64.   | Kamrup (R)    | Boko-II             | 427          |
| 65.   | Kamrup (R)    | Amingaon-III        | 197          |
| 66.   | Kamrup (R)    | Hajo -IV            | 645          |
| 67.   | Kamrup (R)    | Sirakhundi-V        | 587          |
| 68.   |               | Karimganj-I         | 849          |
| 69.   | Karimganj     | Karimganj-II        | 1,187        |
| 70.   | Karimganj     | Karimganj-III       | 884          |
| 71.   | Kokrajhar     | Kokrajhar           | 1,002        |
|       | Karbi Anglong | Diphu               | 1,503        |
| 72.   | Hamren        |                     | 375          |
| 73.   |               | Lakhimpur-I         | 2,804        |
| 74.   | Lakhimpur     | Lakhimpur-II        | 1,174        |
| 75.   | Lakhimpur     | Morigaon-I          | 6,802        |
| 76.   |               | Morigaon-II         | 2,301        |
| 77.   | Morigaon      | Morigaon-III        | 3,086        |
| 78.   |               | Morigaon-IV         | 1,189        |
| 79.   |               | Morigaon-V          | 2,255        |
| 80.   |               | Nagaon-I            | 18,136       |
| 81.   |               | Nagaon-II           | 1,008        |
| 82.   | Nagaon        | Nagaon-III          | 536          |
| 83.   |               | Juria-IV            | 71           |
| 84.   |               | Dhing-V             | 120          |
| 85.   |               | Nagaon -VI          | 110          |
| 86.   |               | Kaliabor-VIII       | 115          |
| 87.   |               | Nagaon -IX          | 481          |
| 88.   | Nalabari      | Nalabari-I          | 2,303        |
| 89.   | Nalabari      | Mukalmua-II         | 259          |
| 90.   | Nalabari      | Mukalmua-III        | 640          |
| 91.   | Nalabari      | Ghograpar-IV        | 451          |
| 92.   | Sonitpur      | Tezpur-I            | 1,565        |
| 93.   | Sonitpur      | Tezpur-III          | 246          |
| 94.   | Sonitpur      | Balipara-VII        | 656          |
| 95.   | Sonitpur      | Thelamara Ghat-VIII | 741          |
| 96.   | Sonitpur      | Dhekiajuli-IX       | 341          |
| 97.   | South Salmara | Hatsingimari-III    | 58           |
| 98.   | Tinsukia      | Tinsukia            | 1,244        |
|       |               | Sadiya              | 442          |
| 99.   | Udalguri      | Udalguri-I          | 548          |
| 100.  | Udalguri      | Mangaldai-II Total  | 902 1,17,164 |

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