Lok Sabha Question No. 2377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Foreign Support to Terrorists
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2377

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH   MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 18, 1942 (SAKA) FOREIGN SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS

†2377. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  names  of  the  terrorist  organizations  active  in  the  country  and  the number of organizations which have received foreign support out of the said organizations;
- (b) the number of terrorists killed during the last three years and the current year till date;
- (c) the number of people victimized by the terrorists during the said period till date, State-wise;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to stop terrorism till date; and
- (e) the extent to which success has been achieved so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : The Government has declared 42 organisations as terrorist organisations and listed  their names in  the First Schedule of the Unlawful Activities  (Prevention)  Act,  1967.  Terrorism  in  India  has  largely  been sponsored from across the border.

(b)  & (c) : The numbers of the terrorists and persons killed during terrorist attacks in the hinterland of the country and Jammu and Kashmir during the last three years and current year is at Annexure-I.

## L.S.US.Q NO. 2377 FOR 09.03.2021

(d)  & (e): The  Government has taken various steps in this regard including strengthening of legal framework, streamlining of intelligence mechanism, setting  up  of  National  Investigation  Agency  (NIA)  for  investigation  and prosecution of terror related cases, having various hubs of National Security Guards  (NSG),  stepping  up  border  and  coastal  security,  modernization  of police  forces  and  capacity  building  of  state  police  forces,  etc.  Due  to concerted and coordinated efforts of all the stakeholders, terrorism related violence has been contained to a large extent in the country.

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## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  &  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2377 for 09.03.2021

## (1) Hinterland of the country

| Year                 | No. of terrorists killed   | No. of persons killed   |
|----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| -                    | 03                         | 2018                    |
| -                    | -                          | 2019                    |
|                      | -                          | 2020 -                  |
| 2021(upto15.02.2021) | -                          | -                       |

## (2) Jammu & Kashmir

| Year                 | No. of terrorists killed   | No. of persons killed   |
|----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2018                 | 257 39                     |                         |
| 2019                 | 157                        | 39                      |
| 2020                 | 221                        | 37                      |
| 2021(upto15.02.2021) | 03                         | 01                      |