Lok Sabha Question No. 2309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Situation after Abrogation of Art. 370
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb, Kaushal Kishore, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 TH  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 18, 1942 (SAKA)

SITUATION AFTER ABROGATION OF ART. 370

2309. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB: SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  is  an  increase  in  terrorist  incidents  and  the  number  of terrorists killed in Jammu & Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number and incidents reported and terrorists killed so far in the said Union Territory in the year 2019-20 and 2020-21;
- (c) whether civilians, police personnel and para military forces have also been killed during the operations;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the  details  of  scheme  to  provide  assistance  to  family  members  of  the martyred security personnel;
- (f) the number of terrorist incidents in the country reported and the number of terrorists  killed  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UTwise and
- (g) the measures taken to check terrorist activities?

ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  After  abrogation  of  Article  370,  the  number  of  terrorist  incidents  in

Jammu  and  Kashmir  have  reduced  significantly.  The  details  of  number  of

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2309 FOR 09.03.2021

incidents and the terrorists killed in J&K in the year in the year 2019, 2020 and 2021 are as under:-

|                   | 2019   | 2020   | 2021 (upto Feb)   |
|-------------------|--------|--------|-------------------|
| No. of terrorist  | 594    | 244    | 15                |
| incidents         |        |        |                   |
| Terrorists killed | 157    | 221    | 8                 |

## (c) & (d) The details of civilians, security force personnel killed during the operations in last 2 years are as under :-

|                    | 2019   | 2020   | 2021 (upto Feb.)   |
|--------------------|--------|--------|--------------------|
| Civilian Killed    | 5      | 6      | 0                  |
| Security Force     | 27     | 33     | 1                  |
| personnel Martyred |        |        |                    |

- (e) Ex-gratia relief is given to the Next of kin (NoK) as per the extant rules of the security forces concerned .The details of the admissible benefits given to the  next  of  kin  of  Army,  CAPFs    and  JK  Police  personnel  are  at  Annexure-I, Annexure II and Annexure III  respectively.

(f) Details are at Annexure-IV.

(g) The Government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism and has taken various measures, such as strengthening of security apparatus, strict  enforcement  of  law  against  anti-national  elements,  intensified  cordon and  search  operations  to  effectively  deal  with  the  challenges  posed  by  the terrorist  organisations.  Security  Forces  also  keep  a  close  watch  on  persons who attempt to provide support to terrorists and initiate action against them.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2309 FOR 09.03.2021

## The details of benefits/compensation to Next of Kins (NoKs) of soldiers (Army personnel) (fatal battle casualties)

## I. Ex-gratia lump sum compensation from Central Government:-

- (i) Death occurring due to accidents in the course of duties -Rs.25.00 lakhs.
- (ii) Death in the course of duties attributable to acts of violence by terrorists, etc. -  Rs.25.00 lakhs
- (iii) Death  occurring  during  enemy  action  in  war  or  border  skirmishes  or  in  action  against militants, terrorist, etc. - Rs. 35.00 lakhs
- (iv) Death occurring while on duty in the specified high altitude, inaccessible border posts etc on account of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions - Rs.35.00 lakhs
- (v) Death  occurring  during  enemy  action  in  international  war  or  such  war  like  engagements specifically notified - Rs.45.00 lakhs.
- (vi) Additional Ex-gratia for Battle casualties (BCs) from Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund Rs.2.00 lakhs.

## II. Details of other monetary benefits entitled to Next of Kin (NoK) of Battle Casualty:

- (i) Liberalized family pension as applicable to Battle Casualty that is equal to emoluments last drawn by the deceased individual.
- (ii) Death-cum-Retirement  gratuity  (DCRG)  that  is  based  on  length  of  service  rendered  and emoluments last drawn by the deceased individual.
- (iii) Army Group Insurance Fund: -
- a. Officers   -   Rs.75.00 lakhs
- b. JCO/ORs -  Rs.40.00 lakhs
- (iv) Army Group Insurance Maturity  that  is  based  on  the  contribution  made  by  the  deceased Army personnel.
- (v) Armed  Forces  Personnel  Provident  Fund  that  is  based  on  the  contribution  made  by  the deceased Army personnel.
- (vi) Army Wives Welfare Association Fund: -
- a. Officers   -   Rs.15,000/-
- b. JCO/ORs -  Rs.15,000/-
- (vii) Army Central Welfare Fund - Rs.2,50,000/-
- (viii) Death Link Insurance Scheme - Rs.60,000/-

## III. Other Benefits: -

- (i) Education Concession Card
- (ii) Air Travel Concession Card
- (iii) Telephone Concession
- (iv) Compassionate appointment as per eligibility and qualification of NoK

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## ANNEX-II LSUSQ NO. 2309 FOR 09.03.2021

## Benefits to the Next of Kin (NoK) of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel who sacrifice their lives in the course of duty:-

(i)  Central  Ex-gratia:  The  Central  ex-gratia  lump-sum  compensation  has  been  enhanced  with effect from 01/01/2016 from Rs. 15 lakh to Rs. 35 lakh for death on active duty and from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 25 lakh for death on duty, as the case may be, to the NoK of the deceased CAPF & AR personnel. (ii)  Extra  Ordinary  Pension:  The  NoK  of  the  deceased  are  entitled  to  get  Liberalized  Family Pension (i.e. last pay drawn) under Central Civil Service (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules,1939. (iii)  Service  Benefits:  All  service  benefits  viz,  Death-cum-Retirement  Gratuity  (DCRG),  Leave Encashment,  Central  Government  Employees  Group  Insurance  Scheme  (CGEGIS),  General Provident Fund (GPF) etc. are admissible. (iv)  Force  Level Welfare  Schemes: Each of the force have evolved /  set up force  level welfare schemes for the employees/ Jawans such as Benevolent Funds, Financial Assistance/Scholarship to the children for education and Financial Assistance for daughter's/sister's marriage etc. (v)Funds from  'Bharat  Ke  Veer ':  'Bharat  ke  Veer'  is  an  online  portal  which  enables  people  to donate voluntarily to the NoKs of CAPF personnel who sacrifice their lives. Such contributions are made directly to the accounts of NoKs online. In addition, funds received in Bharat Ke Veer corpus are also distributed to the NoKs of such personnel. (vi) ' Operational  Casualty  Certificate' :  The  CAPFs  personnel  killed  in  action  get  'Operational Casualty Certificate' on the line of  'Battle  Casualty  Certificate'  as  available  to  Armed  Forces. NoKs are entitled to certain benefits viz Air and Rail travel fare concession and allotment of Oil Product Agencies etc on  the  line  of  benefits  that  NoKs  of  the  Defence  personnel  get  on  being conferred 'Battle Casualty Certificate'. (vii)  Prime  Minister  Scholarship  Scheme  (PMSS): Under  PMSS,  an  amount  Rs.2250/-  per month for girls and Rs.2000/- per month for boys is released to the wards of serving / Ex-CAPFs, AR  and  National  Security  Guard  (NSG)  personnel.  The  amount  of  Scholarship  has  now  been increased from Rs. 2000/- per month to Rs. 2500/- per month for boys and from 2250/- per month to Rs.3000/- per month for girls from the academic year 2019-2020 onwards. Many States/Union Territories

(viii)Provision  of  Ex-gratia  compensation  by  the  States/UTs: have also made provision to pay compensation /assistance to NoKs as per their rules.

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The details of compensation being paid to the Next of Kin (NoK) of Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel and SPOs killed in violence/militancy related incidents are as under:-

| S.No.   | Compensation                                | Police Personnel   | SPOs           |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
| 1.      | Special Welfare Related (Contributory Fund) | Rs.20.00 lakhs     | Rs.5.00 lakhs  |
| 2.      | Ex-gratia Relief ( J&K Budget/SRE)          | Rs.38.00 lakhs     | Rs.17.50 lakhs |
| 3.      | Additional Ex-gratia Relief (MHA)           | Rs.7.00 lakhs      | --             |
| 4.      | Janta Insurance                             | Rs. 10.00 lakhs    | Rs.10.00 lakhs |
| 5.      | Pradhan Mantry Suraksha BimaYojana (PMSBY)  | --                 | Rs.2.00 lakhs  |
|         | Total                                       | Rs.75.00lakhs      | Rs.34.50lakhs  |

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The details of number of terrorist incidents and terrorist killed in the hinterland of the country during each of the last three years and current year (upto 28 th Feb, 2021) are as under: -

| Hinterland of the country   | 2018                       | 2018             | 2019                       | 2019             | 2020                       | 2020             | 2021 (upto 28 th Feb)      | 2021 (upto 28 th Feb)   |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|----------------------------|------------------|----------------------------|------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|                             | No. of Terrorist incidents | Terrorist killed | No. of Terrorist incidents | Terrorist killed | No. of Terrorist incidents | Terrorist killed | No. of Terrorist incidents | Terrorist killed        |
| J&K                         | 614                        | 257              | 594                        | 157              | 244                        | 221              | 15                         | 8                       |
| Punjab                      | 1                          | -                | -                          | -                | -                          | -                | -                          | -                       |
| Delhi (as on 02.03.2021)    | -                          | -                | -                          | -                | -                          | -                | 1                          | -                       |
| Other states/ UTs           | -                          | -                | -                          | -                | -                          | -                | -                          | -                       |

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