Lok Sabha Question No. 2550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Infiltration across Border
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar, Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2550

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 25, 1947 (SAKA)

INFILTRATION ACROSS BORDER

2550. SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA: DR. SHARMILA SARKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the area of border which is not fenced (in kms and as a percentage of the total border), border-wise details;
- (b) the number of infiltration attempts detected since 2014, year-wise;
- (c) the number of infiltration attempts detected since January 2025, monthwise;
- (d) the number of people arrested for such infiltration attempts since 2014, year-wise; and
- (e) the number of people arrested for such infiltration attempts since January 2025, month-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The length of International Border along India-Pakistan is 2,289.66 kms, out  of  which  2,135.136  kms,  i.e.  93.25%  has  been  physically  fenced  and 154.524 kms, i.e. 6.75% is unfenced. The length of International Border along India-Bangladesh is 4,096.70 kms, out of which 3,239.92 kms, i.e. 79.08% has been  physically  fenced  and  856.778  kms, i.e. 20.92% is unfenced. Further,

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2550 FOR 16.12.2025

9.214 kms physical fencing work has also been completed along the IndoMyanmar border, whose length is 1,643 kms.

(b): The number of infiltration attempts detected since 2014, year-wise are as follows:-

|      | No. of cases along the borders   | No. of cases along the borders   | No. of cases along the borders   | No. of cases along the borders   | No. of cases along the borders   |
|------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year | India- Bangladesh                | India- Pakistan                  | India- Myanmar                   | India-Nepal & Bhutan             | India-China                      |
| 2014 | 855                              | 45                               | 20                               | 00 04 38                         |                                  |
| 2015 | 874                              | 42                               | 16                               | 03                               |                                  |
| 2016 | 654                              | 46                               | 12                               | 04                               |                                  |
| 2017 | 456                              | 42                               | 09                               | 03                               |                                  |
| 2018 | 420                              | 40                               | 21                               |                                  | infiltration cases               |
| 2019 | 500                              | 38                               | 25                               |                                  | reported at India-China          |
| 2020 | 486                              | 20                               | 34                               | 11                               | border.                          |
| 2021 | 703                              | 32                               | 38                               | 18                               |                                  |
| 2022 | 857                              | 49                               | 46                               | 15                               |                                  |
| 2023 | 746                              | 30                               | 40                               | 38                               |                                  |
| 2024 | 977                              | 41                               | 37                               | 23                               |                                  |

(c):  The  number of infiltration  attempts detected since January 2025 upto November, 2025, month-wise are as follows:-

|           | No. of cases along the borders   | No. of cases along the borders   | No. of cases along the borders   | No. of cases along the borders   | No. of cases along the borders                        |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 2025      | India- Bangladesh                | India- Pakistan                  | India- Myanmar                   | India-Nepal & Bhutan             | India-China                                           |
| January   | 84                               | 02                               | 15                               | 02                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| February  | 80                               | 00                               | 07                               | 01                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| March     | 110                              | 05                               | 27                               | 05                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| April     | 95                               | 01                               | 10                               | 05                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| May       | 54                               | 05                               | 09                               | 09                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| June      | 89                               | 03                               | 07                               | 04                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| July      | 127                              | 04                               | 02                               | 07                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| August    | 102                              | 02                               | 05                               | 08                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| September | 127                              | 03                               | 05                               | 06                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| October   | 125                              | 04                               | 02                               | 01                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |
| November  | 111                              | 03                               | 06                               | 06                               | No infiltration cases reported at India-China border. |

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2550 FOR 16.12.2025

## (d): The number of arrested infiltrators since 2014, year-wise are as follows:-

|      | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Year | India- Bangladesh                                | India- Pakistan                                  | India- Myanmar                                   | India-Nepal & Bhutan                             | India-China                                      |
| 2014 | 2160                                             | 57                                               | 45                                               | 0 No infiltration reported 5 62 19               |                                                  |
| 2015 | 2809                                             | 55                                               | 32                                               | 6                                                |                                                  |
| 2016 | 1601                                             | 76                                               | 20                                               | 4                                                |                                                  |
| 2017 | 907                                              | 69                                               | 15                                               | 3                                                |                                                  |
| 2018 | 884                                              | 50                                               | 39                                               |                                                  | cases                                            |
| 2019 | 1109                                             | 45                                               | 57                                               |                                                  | at India-China                                   |
| 2020 | 955                                              | 20                                               | 58                                               |                                                  | border                                           |
| 2021 | 1208                                             | 38                                               | 73                                               | 35                                               |                                                  |
| 2022 | 2076                                             | 67                                               | 173                                              | 22                                               |                                                  |
| 2023 | 2617                                             | 34                                               | 212                                              | 51                                               |                                                  |
| 2024 | 2525                                             | 45                                               | 441                                              | 27                                               |                                                  |

## (e):  The  number  of  arrested  infiltrators  since  January  2025  to  November, 2025, month-wise are as follows:-

|           | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   | No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2025      | India- Bangladesh                                | India- Pakistan                                  | India- Myanmar                                   | India-Nepal & Bhutan                             | India-China                                      |
| January   | 190                                              | 2                                                | 108                                              | 2                                                | No apprehensio n of                              |
| February  | 167                                              | 0                                                | 23                                               | 3                                                | No apprehensio n of                              |
| March     | 243                                              | 5                                                | 79                                               | 6                                                | No apprehensio n of                              |
| April     | 185                                              | 1                                                | 44                                               | 5                                                | No apprehensio n of                              |
| May       | 110                                              | 5                                                | 80                                               | 21                                               | No apprehensio n of                              |
| June      | 194                                              | 3                                                | 20                                               | 4                                                | infiltrators                                     |
| July      | 242                                              | 4                                                | 3                                                | 9                                                | reported at                                      |
| August    | 209                                              | 16                                               | 10                                               | 9                                                | India-China                                      |
| September | 330                                              | 4                                                | 50                                               | 12                                               | border.                                          |
| October   | 380                                              | 5                                                | 5                                                | 1                                                | No apprehensio n of                              |
| November  | 306                                              | 4                                                | 15                                               | 6                                                | No apprehensio n of                              |

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