Lok Sabha Question No. 263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Deaths of Paramilitary Forces Personnel
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pratima Bhoumik, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Faizal P.P. Mohammed, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 263

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/BHADRAPADA 24, 1942 (SAKA)

DEATHS OF PARAMILITARY FORCES PERSONNEL

263.  MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

SHRI MOHAMMEDFAIZAL P.P.:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data with regard to the deaths of Paramilitary forces personnel during their service period/on duty, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  the  number  and  details  of  jobs  given  on  compassionate  ground  to  the kins/dependents of the  deceased personnel during the last three years, Statewise and year wise;
- (c) the number and details of cases pending with the Government with regard to giving  jobs  on  compassionate  ground  to  the  dependents  of  the  deceased personnel who have died during their service period; and
- (d) the details of the action taken/being taken by the Government so far?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): The detail of deaths in respect of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and

Assam  Rifles  (AR)  personnel  during  their  service  period/on  duty  during  the  last three years is at Annexure-'A'.

- (b): The details of jobs given on compassionate ground to the kins/ dependents of the deceased personnel during the last three years is at Annexure-'B'.

## LS.US.Q.NO.263 FOR 15.09.2020

## (c) & (d) : The force-wise details of pending cases as on date  is as under:-

| Force   |   No. of cases pending |
|---------|------------------------|
| CRPF    |                     37 |
| BSF     |                     24 |
| ITBP    |                    155 |
| SSB     |                      0 |
| CISF    |                     75 |
| AR      |                      0 |

As per Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T) guidelines, Compassionate Appointments  are  made  up  to  a  maximum  of  5%  of  the  vacancies  falling  under direct recruitment quota in Group-'C' posts. It is an ongoing continuous process.

Number of deaths of CAPFs/AR personnel during their service period/on-duty.

| Force   |   Gazetted Officers |   Gazetted Officers |   Gazetted Officers |   Subordinate Officers |   Subordinate Officers |   Subordinate Officers |   Other Ranks |   Other Ranks |   Other Ranks | Total   |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------|
| Force   |                2017 |                2018 |                2019 |                   2017 |                   2018 |                   2019 |          2017 |          2018 |          2019 | Total   |
| CRPF    |                   8 |                   9 |                   9 |                    124 |                     99 |                     96 |           483 |           367 |           402 | 1597    |
| BSF     |                   8 |                   9 |                   5 |                     48 |                     54 |                     46 |           199 |           184 |           172 | 725     |
| CISF    |                   2 |                   3 |                   1 |                     43 |                     19 |                     51 |           214 |           153 |           185 | 671     |
| SSB     |                   1 |                   1 |                   2 |                     32 |                     22 |                     21 |            85 |            85 |            80 | 329     |
| ITBP    |                   1 |                   2 |                   4 |                     33 |                     26 |                     33 |           100 |            88 |           142 | 429     |
| AR      |                   0 |                   0 |                   1 |                     13 |                     11 |                     20 |           116 |           108 |           112 | 381     |

## State-wise & year-wise details of NOKs of deceased CAPFs/AR personnel, who have applied & given the job.

| States              |   No. of persons applied for job on compassionate ground |   No. of persons given job during the year. |   No. of persons applied for job on compassionate ground |   No. of persons given job during the year. |   No. of persons applied for job on compassionate ground |   No. of persons given job during the year. |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|                     |                                                     2017 |                                        2017 |                                                     2018 |                                        2018 |                                                     2019 |                                        2019 |
| Andaman &Nicobar    |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |
| Andhra Pradesh      |                                                       22 |                                           5 |                                                       16 |                                           5 |                                                       11 |                                           3 |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |                                                        2 |                                           3 |                                                        8 |                                           1 |                                                       13 |                                           3 |
| Assam               |                                                       66 |                                          29 |                                                      122 |                                          38 |                                                      110 |                                          17 |
| Bihar               |                                                       91 |                                          55 |                                                      111 |                                          51 |                                                      112 |                                          37 |
| Chandigarh          |                                                        3 |                                           1 |                                                        3 |                                           1 |                                                        2 |                                           1 |
| Chhattisgarh        |                                                       14 |                                           6 |                                                       10 |                                           3 |                                                        6 |                                           0 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |
| Delhi               |                                                       16 |                                           5 |                                                       15 |                                           5 |                                                       16 |                                           3 |
| Daman &Diu          |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |
| Goa                 |                                                        1 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |
| Gujarat             |                                                       14 |                                           8 |                                                       11 |                                           3 |                                                        9 |                                           2 |
| Haryana             |                                                       91 |                                          58 |                                                      109 |                                          60 |                                                       86 |                                          34 |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                                                      103 |                                          34 |                                                      115 |                                          61 |                                                       79 |                                          17 |
| Jammu &Kashmir      |                                                       37 |                                          18 |                                                       43 |                                          19 |                                                       38 |                                          15 |
| Jharkhand           |                                                       33 |                                          11 |                                                       17 |                                          14 |                                                       11 |                                           3 |
| Karnataka           |                                                       16 |                                           7 |                                                       10 |                                           5 |                                                       16 |                                           3 |
| Kerala              |                                                       15 |                                           9 |                                                       16 |                                           7 |                                                       23 |                                           3 |
| Lakshdweep          |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                                                       47 |                                          29 |                                                       26 |                                          14 |                                                       33 |                                          18 |
| Maharashtra         |                                                       40 |                                          17 |                                                       26 |                                           9 |                                                       24 |                                           7 |
| Manipur             |                                                       23 |                                          15 |                                                       25 |                                          13 |                                                       36 |                                          10 |
| Meghalaya           |                                                        2 |                                           2 |                                                        3 |                                           1 |                                                       11 |                                           3 |
| Mizoram             |                                                        2 |                                           2 |                                                        5 |                                           1 |                                                        3 |                                           0 |
| Nagaland            |                                                        3 |                                           3 |                                                        9 |                                           5 |                                                       10 |                                           2 |
| Nepal               |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |
| Odisha              |                                                       29 |                                          13 |                                                       15 |                                           2 |                                                       17 |                                           5 |
| Pondicherry         |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |                                                        0 |                                           0 |
| Punjab              |                                                       73 |                                          28 |                                                       55 |                                          21 |                                                       51 |                                          25 |
| Rajasthan           |                                                       68 |                                          37 |                                                       77 |                                          54 |                                                       59 |                                          26 |
| Sikkim              |                                                        3 |                                           2 |                                                        2 |                                           1 |                                                        3 |                                           0 |
| Tamil Nadu          |                                                       17 |                                           6 |                                                       19 |                                           7 |                                                       15 |                                           3 |
| Telangana           |                                                        9 |                                           4 |                                                        3 |                                           1 |                                                        3 |                                           0 |
| Tripura             |                                                        9 |                                           4 |                                                       26 |                                           2 |                                                       19 |                                           3 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                                                      164 |                                          88 |                                                      173 |                                          77 |                                                      204 |                                          85 |
| Uttrakhand          |                                                      120 |                                          60 |                                                      176 |                                          86 |                                                      147 |                                          53 |
| West Bengal         |                                                       43 |                                          21 |                                                       45 |                                          63 |                                                       42 |                                           9 |
| Total               |                                                     1176 |                                         580 |                                                     1291 |                                         630 |                                                     1209 |                                         390 |

## Annexure - 'B'