Lok Sabha Question No. 2084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Travel Advisory
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2084 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2021

## TRAVEL ADVISORY

## 2084. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government of United States of America has issued advisory   to   its   citizen   with   regard   to   travel   to   India   specifying terrorist attacks and rape as concerns;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and response of the Government thereto;
- (c) the number of foreign tourists attacked and faced sexual assault in the last five years , State-wise; and
- (d) the steps being taken to counter this situation?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) & (b) The Government of India is aware of the travel advisory issued on 15 November 2021 by the Government of United States of America as part of efforts to regularly update their citizens travelling abroad about the prevailing security situation in foreign countries. The U.S. Travel advisory for   India   recommended   that   U.S.   citizens   travelling   to   India   may exercise increased caution due to crime and terrorism.

The Government of India is regularly engaged with the Government of U.S.A on the importance of ensuring mobility and facilitating travel between   the   two   countries   in   view   of   our   robust   people-to-people linkages, which have been mutually beneficial.

(c) Number of crimes reported in India against foreigners (tourists and residents) in the last 5 years is given below:

## Year- Crime against foreigners*

2020 -   191 2019 -   404 2018 -   517 2017-    492 2016 -   382

State wise breakup of data is enclosed at Annexure A

*Source: Website of National Crime Records Bureau

(d) Government   of   India   has   taken   the   following   steps   aimed   at ensuring the safety and security of the tourists:

-  The Ministry of T ourism has launched the 24x7 Multi-Lingual T ourist Info-Helpline on the toll free number 1800111363 or on a short code 1363 in 12 Languages including 10 international language, Hindi & English in February   2016,   for   domestic   and   foreign   tourists   to   provide   support service in terms of information relating to Travel in India and guidance to tourists in distress while travelling in India.
-  Ministry of Tourism has advised all the State Governments/Union Territory   Administrations   to   deploy   T ourist   Police   in   the   States/Union Territories. The State Governments/UT Administrations of Andhra Pradesh, Goa,   Karnataka,   Kerala,   Maharashtra,   Himachal   Pradesh,   Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha have deployed Tourist Police, in one form or the other for the safety and security of T ourists.
-  The Ministry of T ourism along with all stakeholders, including the Tourism Departments of all States and UTs, have adopted the 'Code of Conduct for Safe & Honourable Tourism' which is a set of guidelines to encourage tourism activities to be undertaken with respect for basic right like dignity, safety and freedom from exploitation of both tourists and local residents in particular, women and children.
-  The Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of Home Affairs,   Govt.   of   India,   has   constituted   a   Committee   with   Ministry   of Tourism as a member setting up of Dedicated Call Centres with Police Personnel at important tourist destinations with high footfalls. The Ministry of Home Affairs has also requested Chief Secretaries/ Administrators of States / Union T erritories to implement pilot projects on T ourist Police at important tourist places.

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Annexure-A Crime against Foreigners (State/UT-wise) - 2016-2018

| S. No.             | State/UT           | 2016               | 2017               | 2018               | % of State Share to Total Crimes - 2018   |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1                  | 2                  | 3                  | 4                  |                    | 6                                         |
| 5 STATES:          | 5 STATES:          | 5 STATES:          | 5 STATES:          | 5 STATES:          | 5 STATES:                                 |
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh     | 5                  | 3                  | 3                  | 0.6                                       |
| 2                  | Arunachal Pradesh  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 3                  | Assam              | 0                  | 2                  | 7                  | 1.4                                       |
| 4                  | Bihar              | 10                 | 9                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 5                  | Chhattisgarh       | 0                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 6                  | Goa                | 22                 | 28                 | 34                 | 6.6                                       |
| 7                  | Gujarat            | 2                  | 4                  | 3                  | 0.6                                       |
| 8                  | Haryana            | 8                  | 10                 | 8                  | 1.5                                       |
| 9                  | Himachal Pradesh   | 4                  | 4                  | 8                  | 1.5                                       |
| 10                 | Jammu & Kashmir    | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 11                 | Jharkhand          | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 12                 | Karnataka          | 12                 | 30                 | 28                 | 5.4                                       |
| 13                 | Kerala             | 15                 | 19                 | 10                 | 1.9                                       |
| 14                 | Madhya Pradesh     | 2                  | 5                  | 6                  | 1.2                                       |
| 15                 | Maharashtra        | 38                 | 61                 | 63                 | 12.2                                      |
| 16                 | Manipur            | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 17                 | Meghalaya          | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 18                 | Mizoram            | 0                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0.2                                       |
| 19                 | Nagaland           | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 20                 | Odisha             | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 21                 | Punjab             | 9                  | 11                 | 5                  | 1.0                                       |
| 22                 | Rajasthan          | 25                 | 19                 | 21                 | 4.1                                       |
| 23                 | Sikkim             | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 24                 | Tamil Nadu         | 24                 | 43                 | 51                 | 9.9                                       |
| 25                 | Telangana          | 4                  | 7                  | 5                  | 1.0                                       |
| 26                 | Tripura            | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 27                 | Uttar Pradesh      | 6                  | 39                 | 62                 | 12.0                                      |
| 28                 | Uttarakhand        | 0                  | 5                  | 2                  | 0.4                                       |
| 29                 | West Bengal        | 2                  | 21                 | 6                  | 1.2                                       |
|                    | TOTAL STATE(S)     | 191                | 322                | 323                | 62.5                                      |
| UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES:                        |
| 30                 | A & N Islands      | 0                  | 0                  | 3                  | 0.6                                       |
| 31                 | Chandigarh         | 4                  | 1                  | 2                  | 0.4                                       |
| 32                 | D&N Haveli         | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 33                 | Daman & Diu        | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 34                 | Delhi UT           | 154                | 169                | 189                | 36.6                                      |
| 35                 | Lakshadweep        | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 36                 | Puducherry         | 33                 | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
|                    | TOTAL UT(S)        | 191                | 170                | 194                | 37.5                                      |
| TOTAL              | ALL INDIA          | 382                | 492                | 517                | 100.0                                     |

Note : i) Crime rate is not Calculated due to non availability of Foreigners Population (both

Tourists and Resident Foreigners) in the Country.

● As per data provided by States/UT s #Clarifications are pending from West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya & Sikkim

## Crime against Foreigners (State/UT-wise) - 2017-2019

| S. No.             | State/UT           | 2017               | 201 8              | 201 9              | % of State Share to Total Crimes - 2019   |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1                  | 2                  | 3                  | 4                  | 5                  | 6                                         |
| STATES:            | STATES:            | STATES:            | STATES:            | STATES:            | STATES:                                   |
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh     | 3                  | 3                  | 9                  | 2.2                                       |
| 2                  | Arunachal Pradesh  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 3                  | Assam              | 2                  | 7                  | 15                 | 3.7                                       |
| 4                  | Bihar              | 9                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0.2                                       |
| 5                  | Chhattisgarh       | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 6                  | Goa                | 28                 | 34                 | 21                 | 5.1                                       |
| 7                  | Gujarat            | 4                  | 3                  | 5                  | 1.2                                       |
| 8                  | Haryana            | 10                 | 8                  | 19                 | 4.6                                       |
| 9                  | Himachal Pradesh   | 4                  | 8                  | 6                  | 1.5                                       |
| 10                 | Jammu & Kashmir    | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0.2                                       |
| 11                 | Jharkhand          | 0                  | 0                  | 3                  | 0.7                                       |
| 12                 | Karnataka          | 30                 | 28                 | 46                 | 11.2                                      |
| 13                 | Kerala             | 19                 | 10                 | 15                 | 3.7                                       |
| 14                 | Madhya Pradesh     | 5                  | 6                  | 13                 | 3.2                                       |
| 15                 | Maharashtra        | 61                 | 63                 | 48                 | 11.7                                      |
| 16                 | Manipur            | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 17                 | Meghalaya          | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 18                 | Mizoram            | 1                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0.2                                       |
| 19                 | Nagaland           | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 20                 | Odisha             | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 21                 | Punjab             | 11                 | 5                  | 10                 | 2.4                                       |
| 22                 | Rajasthan          | 19                 | 21                 | 16                 | 3.9                                       |
| 23                 | Sikkim             | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 24                 | Tamil Nadu         | 43                 | 51                 | 23                 | 5.6                                       |
| 25                 | Telangana          | 7                  | 5                  | 2                  | 0.5                                       |
| 26                 | Tripura            | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 27                 | Uttar Pradesh      | 39                 | 62                 | 21                 | 5.1                                       |
| 28                 | Uttarakhand        | 5                  | 2                  | 2                  | 0.5                                       |
| 29                 | West Bengal        | 21                 | 6                  | 6                  | 1.5                                       |
| TOTAL              | STATE(S)           | 322                | 323                | 283                | 69.2                                      |
| UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES: | UNION TERRITORIES:                        |
| 30                 | A & N Islands      | 0                  | 3                  | 3                  | 0.7                                       |
| 31                 | Chandigarh         | 1                  | 2                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 32                 | D&N Haveli         | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 33                 | Daman & Diu        | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 34                 | Delhi UT           | 169                | 189                | 123                | 30.1                                      |
| 35                 | Lakshadweep        | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
| 36                 | Puducherry         | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                                       |
|                    | TOTAL UT(S)        | 170                | 194                | 126                | 30.8                                      |
| TOTAL ALL          | INDIA              | 492                | 517                | 409                | 100.0                                     |

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- Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used

## CRIME AGAINST FOREIGNERS (State/UT-wise) - 2018-2020

| SL                                 | State/UT                           | 2018   | 2019   | 2020   | Chargesheetin g Rate (2020)   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------|
| [1] [2]                            | [1] [2]                            | [3]    | [4]    | [5]    | [6]                           |
| STATES:                            | STATES:                            |        |        |        |                               |
| 1                                  | Andhra Pradesh                     | 3      | 9      | 0      | 0.0                           |
| 2                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | -                             |
| 3                                  | Assam                              | 7      | 15     | 4      | 75.0                          |
| 4                                  | Bihar                              | 0      | 1      | 0      | -                             |
| 5                                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 0      | 0      | 1      | 100.0                         |
| 6                                  | Goa                                | 34     | 21     | 11     | 76.9                          |
| 7                                  | Gujarat                            | 3      | 5      | 3      | 50.0                          |
| 8                                  | Haryana                            | 8      | 19     | 4      | 66.7                          |
| 9                                  | Himachal Pradesh                   | 8      | 6      | 2      | 100.0                         |
| 10                                 | Jharkhand                          | 0      | 3      | 0      | -                             |
| 11                                 | Karnataka                          | 28     | 46     | 19     | 74.2                          |
| 12                                 | Kerala                             | 10     | 15     | 7      | 100.0                         |
| 13                                 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 6      | 13     | 3      | 60.0                          |
| 14                                 | Maharashtra                        | 63     | 48     | 24     | 43.3                          |
| 15                                 | Manipur                            | 0      | 0      | 0      | -                             |
| 16                                 | Meghalaya                          | 0      | 0      | 0      | -                             |
| 17                                 | Mizoram                            | 1      | 1      | 0      | -                             |
| 18                                 | Nagaland                           | 0      | 0      | 0      | -                             |
| 19                                 | Odisha                             | 0      | 0      | 0      | -                             |
| 20                                 | Punjab                             | 5      | 10     | 1      | 0.0                           |
| 21                                 | Rajasthan                          | 21     | 16     | 4      | 50.0                          |
| 22                                 | Sikkim                             | 0      | 0      | 0      | -                             |
| 23                                 | Tamil Nadu                         | 51     | 23     | 28     | 92.3                          |
| 24                                 | Telangana                          | 5      | 2      | 7      | 100.0                         |
| 25                                 | Tripura                            | 0      | 0      | 0      | -                             |
| 26                                 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 62     | 21     | 5      | 40.0                          |
| 27                                 | Uttarakhand                        | 2      | 2      | 4      | 100.0                         |
| 28                                 | West Bengal                        | 6      | 1      | 0      | -                             |
| TOTAL STATE(S)                     | TOTAL STATE(S)                     | 323    | 277    | 127    | 63.0                          |
| UNION TERRITORIES : 29 A&N Islands | UNION TERRITORIES : 29 A&N Islands | 3      | 3      | 0      | 100.0                         |
| 30                                 | Chandigarh                         | 2      | 0      | 1      | 100.0                         |
| 31                                 | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu @       | 0 +    | 0 +    | 0      | -                             |
| 32                                 | Delhi                              | 189    | 123    | 62     | 29.3                          |
| 33                                 | Jammu & Kashmir @                  | 0 *    | 1 *    | 1      | -                             |
| 34                                 | Ladakh @                           | -      | -      | 0      | -                             |
| 35                                 | Lakshadweep                        | 0      | 0      | 0      | -                             |
| 36                                 | Puducherry                         | 0      | 0      | 0      | -                             |
| TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL ALL INDIA        | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL ALL INDIA        | 517    | 404    | 191    | 54.1                          |

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of 1 (both T ourists and Resident Foreigners) in the Country.

- As per data provided by States/UT s
- States/UT s may not be compared purely on the basis of crime figures '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT '*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh '@' Data of newly created Union T erritory

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