Lok Sabha Question No. 3424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Illegal Arms Market
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANJU BALA, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav, L.R. Shivaramegowda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3424

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  JANUARY, 2019/ PAUSHA 11, 1940 (SAKA)

ILLEGAL ARMS MARKET

3424.     SHRIMATI ANJU BALA: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV: SHRI L.R. SHIVARAME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether illegal arms market is thriving in different parts of the country posing serious security threats;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  illegal  arms  seized  during  the  last  three  years, Statewise;

- (c) whether illegal arms manufacturing factories are still operating in the country with the connivance of authorities;
- (d) if so, the details of such factories, State-wise;

(e)  whether  the  Ministry  has  issued  a  notification  to  create  a  National Database of Arms Licences system to which all arm licence holders will have to register by April 2019; and

- (f) if so, the follow up action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) to (d): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  the  subject  matter  of  States  as per the Constitution. Prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution are primarily the responsibility of States. However, State/UT-wise detail of

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3424 FOR 01.01.2019

illegal  arms  seized  during  2014-16,  as  per  data  available  with  National Crime Record Bureau, is at Annexure.

(e) & (f): Yes Madam,   For effective follow up, necessary directives have been  issued  to  all  the  licensing  authorities  and  the  process  of  online uploading of data is being monitored on regular basis by issuing reminders, conducting  video  conferences  and  seeking  updates.  So  far  35,91,081 licence holders have been registered on National Database Arms Licences portal (as on 27 th  December 2018).

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## State/UT-wise Seizure under Arms Act during 2014-2016

| SL   |                   | 2014           | 2014                | 2014            | 2014          |           |                |                     |                 |                      |                |                     |                 |               |        |
|------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
| SL   | State/UT          | Cases Reported | Arms Seized (Total) | Unlicensed Arms | Licensed Arms | Others    | Cases Reported | Arms Seized (Total) | Unlicensed Arms | Licensed Arms Others | Cases Reported | Arms Seized (Total) | Unlicensed Arms | Licensed Arms | Others |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 121            | 109                 | 62              | 7             | 40        | 96             | 123 103             | 5               | 15                   | 41             | 36                  | 24              | 5             | 7      |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 26             | 47                  | 42              | 5 0           | 7         | 9              | 1                   | 7               | 1                    | 31             | 35                  | 9               | 24            | 2      |
| 3    | Assam             | 473            | 423 322             | 73              | 28            | 470       | 526            | 360                 | 152             | 14                   | 324            | 364                 | 307             | 55            | 2      |
| 4    | Bihar             | 1764           | 1942                | 1790 24         | 128           | 1700      | 2158           | 2006                | 83              | 69                   | 1487           | 2737                | 2214            | 154           | 369    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 782            | 684                 | 225             | 1 458         | 543       | 568            | 216                 | 0               | 352                  | 700            | 739                 | 312             | 12            | 415    |
| 6    | Goa               | 2              | 1                   | 0 0             | 1             | 3         | 4              | 4                   | 0               | 0                    | 5              | 3                   | 3               | 0             | 0      |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 586            | 682                 | 560             | 32 90         | 514       | 591            | 507                 | 84              | 0                    | 478            | 502                 | 494             | 7             | 1      |
| 8    | Haryana           | 1564           | 1697                | 1451 8          | 238           | 1741      | 1821           | 1711                | 11              | 99                   | 1822           | 2023                | 1799            | 64            | 160    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 18             | 20                  | 4 15            | 1             | 16        | 16             | 5                   | 11              | 0                    | 22             | 20                  | 7               | 9             | 4      |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    | 181            | 230                 | 142 5           | 83            | 122       | 470            | 325                 | 2               | 143                  | 129            | 185                 | 150             | 0             | 35     |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 459            | 408                 | 343 15          | 50            | 332       | 469            | 455                 | 7               | 7                    | 395            | 495                 | 471             | 10            | 14     |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 107            | 290 72              |                 | 12 206        | 116       | 103            | 83                  | 19              | 1                    | 111            | 122                 | 102             | 17            | 3      |
| 13   | Kerala            | 273            | 234                 | 77              | 3 154         | 170       | 269            | 155                 | 9               | 105                  | 140            | 196                 | 127             | 5             | 64     |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 11595          | 10077               | 3228            | 87            | 6762 8946 | 8676           | 1933                | 174             | 6569                 | 8136           | 8019                | 3709            | 32            | 4278   |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 1412           | 1488                | 788             | 40            | 660 1192  | 1260           | 628                 | 12              | 620                  | 1370           | 1573                | 865             | 53            | 655    |
| 16   | Manipur           | 11             | 51                  | 50              | 0 1           | 16        | 46             | 23                  | 23              | 0                    | 24             | 32                  | 29              | 3             | 0      |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 59             | 29                  | 18              | 0 11          | 38        | 41             | 38                  | 3               | 0                    | 23             | 69                  | 61              | 6             | 2      |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 20             | 49                  | 12 36           | 1             | 30        | 40             | 31                  | 7               | 2                    | 12             | 16                  | 7               | 9             | 0      |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 222            | 377                 | 329 19          | 29            | 145       | 200            | 200                 | 0               | 0                    | 101            | 127                 | 111             | 16            | 0      |
| 20   | Odisha            | 533            | 763                 | 241 92          | 430           | 335       | 215            | 192                 | 4               | 19                   | 350            | 413                 | 298             | 13            | 102    |
| 21   | Punjab            | 513            | 557                 | 495             | 11 51         | 442       | 635            | 536                 | 60              | 39                   | 450            | 682                 | 587             | 82            | 13     |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 5232           | 4939                | 1746 293        | 2900          | 5894      | 6030           | 3345                | 17              | 2668                 | 6406           | 5757                | 2863            | 14            | 2880   |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 2              | 1                   | 1 0             | 0             | 1         | 1              | 1                   | 0               | 0                    | 1              | 1                   | 1               | 0             | 0      |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 275            | 172                 | 6               | 69            | 219       | 218            | 154                 | 5               | 59                   | 190            | 252                 | 200             | 4             | 48     |
| 25   | Telangana         | 105            | 88                  | 97 28           | 4 56          | 77        | 69             | 61                  | 2               | 6                    | 87             | 93                  | 42              | 2             | 49     |
| 26   | Tripura           | 4              | 2                   | 2 0             | 0             | 4         | 4              | 3                   | 0               | 1                    | 3              | 3                   | 3               | 0             | 0      |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 25097          | 24583               | 15327           | 400 8856      | 24609     | 24498          | 15833               | 416             | 8249                 | 27227          | 27189               | 16990           | 439           | 9760   |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 636            | 636                 | 483             | 0 153         | 317       | 246            | 105                 | 75              | 66                   | 614            | 621                 | 376             | 2             | 243    |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 2360           | 3632 3506           | 1               | 125           | 2365      | 3206           | 3129                | 0               | 77                   | 2524           | 3123                | 3119            | 4             | 0      |
|      | Total States      | 54432          | 54211               | 31441           | 1189 21581    | 50460     | 52512          | 32143               | 1188            | 19181                | 53203          | 55427               | 35280           | 1041          | 19106  |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 0              | 0                   | 0 0             | 0             | 0         | 0              | 0                   | 0               | 0                    | 0              | 0                   | 0               | 0             | 0      |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 17             | 18                  | 0               | 4             | 11        | 12             | 6                   | 0               | 6                    | 33             | 34                  | 17              | 2             | 15     |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 0              | 0                   | 14 0            | 0 0           | 0         | 0              | 0                   | 0               | 0                    | 0              | 0                   | 0               | 0             | 0      |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        | 0              | 0                   | 0               | 0 0           | 1         | 1              | 1                   | 0               | 0                    | 1              | 1                   | 1               | 0             | 0      |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 753            | 1205                | 859             | 9 337         | 685       | 746            | 413                 | 53              | 280                  | 686            | 1049                | 765             | 9             | 275    |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0              | 0                   | 0               | 0 0           |           | 0 0            | 0                   | 0               | 0                    | 0              | 0                   | 0               | 0             | 0      |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 53             |                     | 5               | 14            | 1         | 1              | 1                   | 0               | 0                    | 6              | 5                   | 1               | 0             | 4      |
|      | Total UTs         | 823            | 19 1242             | 878             | 0 9           | 355 698   | 760            | 421                 | 53              | 286                  | 726            | 1089                | 784             | 11            | 294    |
|      | Total (All India) | 55255          | 55453               | 32319           | 1198 21936    |           | 51158          | 53272 32564         | 1241            | 19467                | 53929          | 56516               | 36064           | 1052          | 19400  |