Lok Sabha Question No. 262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Armed Conflicts in North East Region
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 262

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 9, 1943 (SAKA)

ARMED CONFLICTS IN NORTH EAST REGION

262. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has the data of armed conflicts occuring in North East Region;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  such  conflicts  since  2014  in  NE  between  insurgents/ militants and armed forces or between various militant groups, year-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  the  data  of  casualties  among  armed  forces, militants and civilians;
- (d) if so, the details thereof during the last five years, State-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has the data of funds it spent on military operations in North East Region during the said period; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  year  wise  number  of  insurgency  related  incidents  occurred  in North Eastern Region since 2014 onwards and current year upto 15.11.2021 are as follows:

| Years     |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 (upto 15.11.2021) |
|-----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------------|
| incidents |    824 |    574 |    484 |    308 |    252 |    223 |    163 |                      187 |

(c) & (d): The state wise number of civilians, security force (SF) personnel and insurgents killed in insurgency related incidents in North Eastern States during last five years and current year upto 15.11.2021 are as follows:

| Years      | Persons Killed   | Arunachal Pradesh   | Assam   | Manipur   | Meghalaya   | Mizoram   | Nagaland   | Tripura   |
|------------|------------------|---------------------|---------|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| 2016       | Civilians        | -                   | 29      | 11        | 08          | -         | -          | -         |
| 2016       | SFs              | 02                  | 04      | 11        | -           | -         | -          | -         |
| 2016       | Insurgents       | 07                  | 51      | 09        | 15          | -         | 05         | -         |
| 2017       | Civilians        | 03                  | 06      | 23        | 02          | -         | 03         | -         |
| 2017       | SFs              | -                   | 03      | 08        | -           | -         | 01         | -         |
| 2017       | Insurgents       | 09                  | 16      | 22        | 06          | -         | 04         | -         |
| 2018       | Civilians        | 01                  | 07      | 08        | 04          | -         | 03         | -         |
| 2018       | SFs              | 02                  | 01      | 07        | 01          | -         | 03         | -         |
| 2018       | Insurgents       | 12                  | 05      | 10        | 03          | -         | 04         | -         |
| 2019       | Civilians        | 12                  | -       | 07        | 01          | -         | 01         | -         |
| 2019       | SFs              | 02                  | -       | -         | -           | -         | 02         | -         |
| 2019       | Insurgents       | 02                  | -       | 09        | -           | -         | 01         | -         |
| 2020       | Civilians        | -                   | 02      | -         | -           | -         | -          | -         |
| 2020       | SFs              | 02                  | -       | 03        | -           | -         | -          | -         |
| 2020       | Insurgents       | 07                  | 05      | 07        | -           | -         | 02         | -         |
| 2021 (upto | Civilians        | -                   | 11      | 09        | -           | -         | -          | -         |
| Nov. 15,   | SFs              | 01                  | -       | 05        | -           | -         | -          | 02        |
| 2021)      | Insurgents       | 07                  | 13      | 18        | -           | -         | -          | 01        |

(e)  &  (f)  :  No  separate  fund  is  allocated  for  military  operations  in  North  Eastern Region. However,  Central Government  is reimbursing the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) to the North Eastern States.