Lok Sabha Question No. 1534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Ceasefire Violations
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1534

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019/ MAGHA 23, 1940 (SAKA)

## CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS

1534.

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether ceasefire violations along India's border with Pakistan and the line of control in Kashmir have been reported to have more than doubled in 2018 from the previous year;

(b)  if  so,  the  total  number  of  ceasefire  violations  by  Pakistan  during  the year  2018  and  the  action  contemplated  by  the  Government  on  each violation;

(c)  the  number  of  casualties  reported  therein  involving  BSF  and  CRPF personnel during the last two years and the current year;

(d) whether to check ceasefire violations by Pakistan, the Government has since made any strategy; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Immediate  and  effective  retaliation  by  Indian  Army  and  BSF Personnel  is  carried  out  during  instances  of  unprovoked  firings  and ceasefire violations by Pakistan at Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB).   The number of ceasefire violations/ cross border firings from

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1534 FOR 12.02.2019

across  the  border  in  the  state  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  and  casualties  of BSF personnel in these incidents for last two years and current year (upto 31 st  January, 2019) are as under:-

| Year                  | Number of ceasefire violations/ cross border firings   | Casualties of BSF personnel   | Casualties of BSF personnel   |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                       |                                                        | Martyred                      | Injured                       |
| 2017                  | 971                                                    | 4                             | 14                            |
| 2018                  | 2140                                                   | 14                            | 53                            |
| 2019 (upto 31 st Jan) | 216                                                    | 1                             | 2                             |

CRPF personnel are not deployed at LoC and IB along Pakistan.

The following measures have been taken by the Government to check ceasefire violations by Pakistan: -

- (i)  Proper  defence  preparedness  (including  strengthening  of  Nakas,  field fortifications, high mast lights etc.) is ensured on the International Border.
- (ii) BSF regularly interacts with border population situated close to border and educates them not to move in vicinity of areas prone to unprovoked fire without prior information / permission of BSF.  Efforts are also made to inform the villagers on occurrence of cross-border firing.
- (iii) All  violations of ceasefire are taken up with Pakistan authorities at the appropriate levels, through established mechanisms.
- (iv)  Diplomatically,  India  has  repeatedly  emphasized,  including  at  the highest level, the need for Pakistan to uphold the sanctity of the Line of Control (LC) and abide by the ceasefire commitments along the International Border and LC.

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