Lok Sabha Question No. 1 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Soldiers Martyred
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, KAUSHAL KISHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2018

## SOLDIERS  MARTYRED

1. SHRI  R. DHRUVA  NARAYANA:

SHRI  B.V. NAIK:

SHRI  MULLAPPALLY  RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI  KAUSHAL  KISHORE:

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

- (a) whether cross-border infiltrations, terrorist activities and attacks on army personnel have increased and more Indian army personnel and civilians are being killed / martyred than before including in Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  so  far including  the  army  personnel  martyred,  injured,  rank-wise  along  with  the  civilians injured and killed in these above activities;
- (c) whether employment and other assistance is being provided to the dependents of these martyred and if so, the amount of assistance provided in each case; and
- (d) the details of surgical strikes conducted by the Indian army against Pakistan army in the last fifteen years?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

## (a) & (b): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

- (c) 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. 01/10/2016   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Death in the course of duties attributable to acts of violence by terrorists, etc. | Rs. 10 lakh         | Rs.25 lakh          |

:  2  :

|   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 Rs. 40 lakhs (w.e.f. 1.1.18) |

In addition, other benefits such as liberalised family pension, deathcum-retirement-gratuity, etc. are  granted as per extant rules. (d)        Based  on  specific  and  credible  inputs  about  terrorist teams  having positioned themselves at  launch  pads  along  Line  of  Control  to  carry  out infiltration  and  conduct  terrorist  strikes  in  Jammu  and  Kashmir  and  in various metros in other States, the Indian Army carries out operations to pre-empt infiltration by terrorists, as and when required.

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