Lok Sabha Question No. 1721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Assistance to Victims of Extremism
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1721

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 nd  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 11, 1941 (SAKA)

ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF EXTREMISM

1721. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any  policy is in place to provide  assistance/grant/compensation/ service by the Government to the family members of soldiers, jawans killed in naxal and terrorist attacks;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the number of soldiers and jawans who  died  in  naxal  and  terrorist  activities  in  various  parts  of  the  country during the last three years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, incident and State-wise; and
- (e)  the  status  of  compensation/grant/assistance  provided  to  the  family members of the deceased along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  The  Government  of  India  is  committed  to  support  the  families  of martyred  security  personnel.  The  family  members  of  the  martyred  SF  are given assistance in the following manner:

- i. Next-of-Kin (NoKs) of CAPF personnel are given ex-gratia compensation @ ₹ 35 lakh (w.e.f. 01.01.2016).
- ii. NoK also  get  the  last  drawn  pay  with  DA  as  Extra  Ordinary  Pension (EoP)/ Liberal Pension Award (LPA).
- iii. Provision of compassionate appointment to a dependent family member of martyred personnel against Group-C post, upto 5% of the vacancies.

## LS.US.Q.NO.1721 FOR 02.07.2019

- iv. Other normal benefits to the families of SFs like Death cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG), Central Government Employee Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS) etc.
- v. Financial assistance up to ₹15 lakh from Bharat ke Veer corpus to take the total amount to ₹ 1 crore for the martyr's family.

In  addition,  Ex-gratia  payment  is  also  given  to  the  families  of  the  martyrs including State security force personnel, under Security Related Expenditure (SRE)  scheme  in  LWE  affected  areas,  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  North  East region.

The  State  Governments  also  have  their  own  compensation  policy  for  the families of State Police martyred.

Detail  of  security  forces  killed  in  LWE  and  terrorist  related  activities  is  at Annexure.

Annexure L.S. US.Q. No. 1721  FOR 02.07.2019

## Details  of  security  forces  (SFs)  killed  in  LWE  and  terrorist  attacks  in  last three years

| State             | 2016      | 2017      | 2018      | 2019 ( upto 15.06.19)   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| State             | SF Deaths | SF Deaths | SF Deaths | SF Deaths               |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0                       |
| Bihar             | 12        | 0         | 2         | 1                       |
| Chhattisgarh      | 38        | 60        | 55        | 14                      |
| Jharkhand         | 9         | 3         | 9         | 8                       |
| Kerala            | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                       |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                       |
| Maharashtra       | 3         | 3         | 0         | 15                      |
| Odisha            | 3         | 8         | 1         | 0                       |
| Telangana         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                       |
| Uttarakhand       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                       |
| Punjab            | 07        | 0         | 0         | 0                       |
| J & K             | 82        | 80        | 91        | 70                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2         | 0         | 2         | 2                       |
| Assam             | 4         | 3         | 1         | 0                       |
| Manipur           | 11        | 8         | 7         | 0                       |
| Meghalaya         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0                       |
| Mizoram           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                       |
| Nagaland          | 0         | 1         | 3         | 2                       |
| Tripura           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                       |

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