Lok Sabha Question No. 2285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Ceasefire Violations
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, RAKESH SINGH, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, KRISHNA RAJ, MIDHUN REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2285

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## CEASEFIRE  VIOLATIONS

2285.  SHRI  ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether    ceasefire  violations  and  infiltration  from  Pakistan  has  increased  in  the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the line of control in the recent past and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  about  the  families  affected, soldiers / civilians died and property damaged due to ceasefire violation by Pakistan and if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  up  the  matter  with  Pakistan  and  if  so,  the details and outcome thereof; and
- (d)  the preventive steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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(a)  The details of ceasefire violations in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) along

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## Indo-Pakistan border are as under:-

|   Year | Ceasefire Violations along Line of Control (LC) and International Border (IB) under operational control of Army   | Ceasefire Violations along IB under operational control of BSF   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2012 | 93                                                                                                                | 21                                                               |
|   2013 | 199                                                                                                               | 148                                                              |
|   2014 | 153                                                                                                               | 430                                                              |
|   2015 | 151 (from 1 st January to 30 th November, 2015)                                                                   | 249 (from 1 st January to 31 st October, 2015)                   |

As per assessment, details regarding infiltration in J&K for the past three years and the current year are as under:-

| Year                        |   Number of terrorists attempted infiltration |   No. of terrorists killed on the Line of Control |   No. of terrorists returned | No. of terrorists infiltrated successfully   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 2012                        |                                           264 |                                                13 |                          130 | 121                                          |
| 2013                        |                                           277 |                                                38 |                          142 | 97                                           |
| 2014                        |                                           221 |                                                52 |                          104 | 65                                           |
| 2015 (upto 30 th September) |                                            92 |                                                37 |                           38 | 16 + 1* Apprehended alive                    |

## (b) The details of casualties are as under:-

|   Year | No. of Army martyrs during ceasefire violations along Line of Control   | No. of civilians killed in ceasefire violations   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|   2012 | 01                                                                      | 04                                                |
|   2013 | 03                                                                      | 0                                                 |
|   2014 | 01                                                                      | 13                                                |
|   2015 | 06 (Upto 06 Dec)                                                        | 02 (upto 30 th June)                              |

The affected families are identified and loss of property is assessed by the concerned State Government.  As reported by the Government of Jammu  &  Kashmir,  590  villages  having  a  population  of  5,32,144    are located  between  0-5  km  from  Line  of  Control  (LC)/International  Border (IB)    in  the  five  border  districts  of  Jammu  Division  i.e.  Kathua,  Samba, Jammu,  Poonch  and  Rajouri.  Out  of  these,  around  448  villages  of districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Poonch and Rajouri are vulnerable to ceasefire violations. As reported by the State Government, during the period from 2012 to 2014 and the current year, 2,15,110 families were temporarily affected and  193  houses  were  fully  or  partially  damaged  in  Jammu  &  Kashmir due to shelling/firing on LC/IB. During such shelling/firing, the inhabitants  of  border  villages  are  shifted  to  safer  locations  to  prevent any loss of life. All arrangements are made by the District administration for  free  boarding,  lodging,  medicare,  water,  electricity,  food,  sanitation and transport to safer places  in such cases. (c):    All  violations  of  ceasefire  are  taken  up  with  Pakistan  military authorities at the appropriate level through the established mechanism of hotlines, flag meetings as well as weekly talks between the Directorate Generals  of  Military  Operations  of  the  two  countries.  BSF,  too,  holds talks at various levels with its counterpart viz. Pakistan Rangers. Diplomatically,  India  has  repeatedly  emphasised,  including  at  the highest level, the need for Pakistan to uphold the sanctity of the Line of Control (LC) and abide by the ceasefire commitment of 2003 along the International Border and LC.

(d):    While  Government will continue to work for establishing peaceful, friendly and cooperative relations with Pakistan and will remain committed to resolve all outstanding issues with Pakistan, including the issue of Jammu & Kashmir, through a peaceful bilateral dialogue in an environment free from terror and violence, Government is firmly resolved to take all necessary steps to protect India's sovereignty  and territorial integrity, and ensure peace and security of our citizens at all times.

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