Lok Sabha Question No. 147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Rohingya Refugees
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RAJIV PRATAP RUDY, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 147

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/ AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940 (SAKA)

## ROHINGYA REFUGEES

147.  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  number  of Rohingya refugees in the country and if so, the details thereof alongwith their place of stay in the country, State-wise;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  illegal  immigrants  deported  to  various  countries during the last four years, country-wise;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  people  convicted  under  the  Foreigners  Act,  1946 during the said period, State-wise and section-wise;
- (d) the details regarding the number of Rohingya refugees deported, Statewise alongwith the place of deportation; and
- (e)  whether  Government  is  aware  that  some  people  are  providing  illegal accommodation and giving Government scheme cards to Rohingya refugees and if so, the action taken against such persons?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Since  illegal  immigrants  enter  into  the  country  without  valid  travel documents in a clandestine and surreptitious manner, there is no accurate data regarding number of such migrants living in the country.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.147 FOR 11.12.2018

(b) to (d): Central  Government  is  vested  with  powers  to  deport  foreign nationals  illegally  staying  in  the  country  under  section  3(2)(c)  of  the Foreigners Act, 1946. These powers to identify, detain and deport illegally staying foreign nationals have been delegated to the State Governments / Union Territory Administrations. Data on conviction of foreign nationals is not Centrally maintained. However, country wise deportation of Foreigners by  Foreigner  Regional  Registration  Offices  (FRROs)  during  the  last  three year (2015-2017) is placed at Annexure.

(e): The Central Government is aware that some  Rohingyas have fraudulently obtained Indian identity documeants like Aadhar Cards, Voter Card,  Driving  License  etc.  Necessary  instructions  have  been  issued  to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to ensure that no Aadhaar Card  is  issued  to  illegal  immigrants.  State  Governments  have  also  been instructed for cancelling such  documents obtained fraudulently by illegal Rohingya immigrants. No inputs regarding people providing illegal accommodation to Rohingya have been received in this Ministry.

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## Country- wise deportation list of Foreigners by Foreigner Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) during the last three year (2015-2017)

| S. No.   | Country         |   No. of deported foreigners |   No. of deported foreigners |   No. of deported foreigners |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|          |                 |                         2015 |                         2016 |                         2017 |
| 1.       | Afghanistan     |                           31 |                           39 |                           72 |
| 2.       | Angola          |                            0 |                            9 |                            0 |
| 3.       | Argentina       |                            0 |                            1 |                            1 |
| 4.       | Australia       |                            1 |                           35 |                           29 |
| 5.       | Austria         |                            0 |                            1 |                            1 |
| 6.       | Bahrain         |                            0 |                            2 |                            0 |
| 7.       | Bangladesh      |                          474 |                          308 |                           51 |
| 8.       | Belgium         |                            0 |                           19 |                           05 |
| 9.       | Benin (Dahomey) |                            0 |                            1 |                            0 |
| 10.      | Brazil          |                            1 |                            1 |                            3 |
| 11.      | Bulgaria        |                            0 |                            2 |                            1 |
| 12.      | Burundi         |                            0 |                           05 |                            0 |
| 13.      | Cambodia        |                            0 |                            3 |                            0 |
| 14.      | Cameroon        |                           13 |                           20 |                           07 |
| 15.      | Canada          |                            0 |                           08 |                           11 |
| 16.      | Chad            |                            0 |                            4 |                            2 |
| 17.      | Chile           |                            0 |                            1 |                            0 |
| 18.      | China           |                            2 |                           16 |                           54 |
| 19.      | China(Taiwan)   |                            0 |                            0 |                           08 |
| 20.      | Colombia        |                            1 |                            1 |                            0 |
| 21.      | Congo           |                           35 |                          118 |                           13 |
| 22.      | Cote D'ivoire   |                           06 |                           61 |                           09 |
| 23.      | Croatia         |                            0 |                            0 |                           01 |
| 24.      | Cuba            |                            0 |                            1 |                            0 |
| 25.      | Czeah           |                            0 |                            0 |                           04 |
| 26.      | Denmark         |                            0 |                            0 |                           02 |
| 27.      | Djibouti        |                           08 |                           02 |                           01 |
| 28.      | Egypt           |                            0 |                           02 |                           02 |

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|   29. | El Salvador           |   0 |   01 |   0 |
|-------|-----------------------|-----|------|-----|
|    30 | Ethiopia              |   0 |   07 |  02 |
|    31 | Fiji                  |   0 |    5 |   5 |
|    32 | Finland               |   0 |   01 |   0 |
|    33 | France                |   3 |   30 |  62 |
|    34 | Gabon                 |   0 |   01 |   0 |
|    35 | Gambia                |  01 |    0 |  10 |
|    36 | Germany               |  03 |   23 |  20 |
|    37 | Ghana                 |  06 |   05 |  06 |
|    38 | Greece                |   0 |   01 |  01 |
|    39 | Guinea                |  02 |   06 |  01 |
|    40 | Guyana                |   0 |    0 |  02 |
|    41 | Hong kong             |   0 |    0 |  02 |
|    42 | Hungary               |  02 |    0 |  01 |
|    43 | Indonesia             |  01 |   04 |  37 |
|    44 | Iran                  |  06 |   39 |  08 |
|    45 | Iraq                  |  02 |   17 |  18 |
|    46 | Ireland               |   0 |   04 |  06 |
|    47 | Isreal                |  01 |   03 |  04 |
|    48 | Italy                 |   0 |   01 |  09 |
|    49 | Japan                 |   0 |    7 |   4 |
|    50 | Jordan                |   1 |    2 |   3 |
|    51 | Kazakhstan            |   0 |    1 |   2 |
|    52 | Kyrgyzstan            |   0 |    1 |   0 |
|    53 | Kenya                 |   7 |   12 |  23 |
|    54 | kuwait                |   0 |    0 |   2 |
|    55 | Liberia               |   0 |    2 |   3 |
|    56 | Libya Arab Jamahiriya |   0 |    3 |   1 |
|    57 | Luxembourg            |   0 |    3 |   0 |
|    58 | Malawi                |   0 |    1 |   0 |
|    59 | Malaysia              |   0 |   50 | 128 |
|    60 | Maldiives             |   1 |    1 |   1 |
|    61 | Mail                  |   1 |    3 |   0 |
|    62 | Malta                 |   0 |    0 |   1 |
|    63 | Mauritius             |   0 |    0 |   5 |
|    64 | Mexico                |   0 |    2 |   1 |

## ANNEXURE 3/4 L.S.US.Q.NO.147 FOR 11.12.2018

| 65.                   | Mongolia          | 2   |   6 |   1 |
|-----------------------|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| 66.                   | Morocco           | 0   |   0 |   2 |
| 67.                   | Mozambique        | 1   |   0 |   5 |
| 68.                   | Myanmar (Burma)   | 0   |  10 |   7 |
| 69.                   | Namibia           | 0   |   8 |   2 |
| 70.                   |                   | 2   |   3 |   0 |
| 71.                   | Nepal             | 0   |   8 |   3 |
| 72. New               | Netherland        | 0   |   0 |   6 |
| 73.                   | Zealand Nigeria   | 700 | 768 | 868 |
| 74.                   | Norway            | 0   |   3 |   3 |
| 75. Oman              |                   | 0   |   5 |  13 |
| 76.                   | Pakistan          | 0   |   0 |   1 |
| 77.                   | Palestine         | 0   |   2 |   1 |
| 78. Paraguay          | 0                 |     |   1 |   0 |
| 79.                   | Philippines       | 3   |   8 |  11 |
| 80.                   | Poland            | 0   |   0 |   2 |
| 81.                   | Portugal          | 0   |   0 |   1 |
| 82. Qatar             |                   | 0   |   1 |   0 |
| 83. Republic of Korea | 4                 |     |  14 |  21 |
| 84. Romania           |                   | 1   |   2 |   0 |
| 85. Russian           | Federation        | 1   |  12 |  18 |
| 86. Rwanda            |                   | 1   |  13 |   8 |
| 87. Saudia Arabia     |                   | 0   |  10 |   7 |
| 88. Senegal           |                   | 1   |   1 |   0 |
| 89.                   | Serbia            | 0   |   0 |   1 |
| 90.                   | Seychelles        | 0   |   4 |   2 |
| 91. Singapore         |                   | 0   |   4 |  48 |
| 92.                   | Somalia           | 3   |   2 |   6 |
| 93.                   | South Africa      | 7   |   8 |  10 |
| 94.                   | South Sudan       | 0   |  12 |   0 |
| 95.                   | Spain             | 0   |  11 |   5 |
| 96. Sri lanka         |                   | 16  | 163 | 121 |
| 97.                   | Stateless (Tibet) | 1   |   1 |   0 |
| 98.                   | Sudan             | 13  |  99 |  44 |
| 99.                   | Swaziland         | 0   |   1 |   0 |
| 100.                  | Sweden            | 0   |   5 |   3 |

ANNEXURE 4/4 L.S.US.Q.NO.147 FOR 11.12.2018

| 101.   | Syrina Arab Republic        |    0 |    6 |    0 |
|--------|-----------------------------|------|------|------|
| 102.   | Thailand                    |    5 |   25 |   76 |
| 103.   | Tunisia                     |    0 |    1 |    2 |
| 104.   | Turkey                      |    1 |    0 |    0 |
| 105.   | Turkmenistan                |    1 |    0 |    2 |
| 106.   | Uganda                      |   37 |   94 |   54 |
| 107.   | Ukraine                     |    1 |    1 |    4 |
| 108.   | U.A.E                       |    0 |    4 |    6 |
| 109.   | United Kingdom              |    0 |   49 |   74 |
| 110.   | United Republic of Tanzania |   26 |   57 |   59 |
| 111.   | United State of America     |    0 |   83 |   75 |
| 112.   | Uruguay                     |    0 |    0 |    5 |
| 113.   | Uzbekistan                  |    4 |    2 |   31 |
| 114.   | Vietnam                     |    1 |    0 |    1 |
| 115.   | Yemen                       |    1 |   69 |   10 |
| 116.   | Zambia                      |    0 |    3 |    4 |
| 117.   | Zimbabwe                    |    0 |    1 |    3 |
| 118.   | Others                      |    0 |    0 |    1 |
|        | Total                       | 1442 | 2476 | 2272 |

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