Lok Sabha Question No. 1505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Infiltration along Borders
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE, THOKCHOM MEINYA, KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA, MAHEISH GIRRI, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1505

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 17, 1937 (SAKA)

## INFILTRATION ALONG BORDERS

1505.

SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA:

SHRI KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA:

SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

SHRIMATI BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases of infiltration reported from different borders along with the number of infiltrators arrested and killed during each of the last three years and the current year, border-wise and State-wise;
- (b)  the  status  of  fencing  and  construction  of  roads  along  the  borders  of  the country;
- (c)  whether  the  fencing  at  borders  including  at  Indo-Myanmar  is  delayed  to border disputes;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  the  infiltration  along  the borders and to expedite the work of fencing at the borders?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a):  The  details  of  cases  of  infiltration  reported,  the  number  of  infiltrators apprehended and killed during the last three years and the current year in border States,  are enclosed at Annexure.
- (b):   The status of Fencing and Roads along International Borders is as  follows:-

## LS.US.Q.No. 1505 FOR 08.12.2015

| Borders         | Fencing (in km.)   | Fencing (in km.)   | Roads (in km.)   | Roads (in km.)          |
|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|                 | Sanctioned         | Completed          | Sanctioned       | Completed               |
| Indo-Bangladesh | 3326.14            | 2708.77            | 4379.07          | 3560.76                 |
| Indo-Pakistan   | 2071.42            | 1986.98            | 473.260          | 397.26                  |
| Indo-Nepal      | -                  | -                  | 1377.00          | 231.97 (Formation work) |
| Indo-Bhutan     | -                  | -                  | 313.00           | -                       |
| Indo-China      | -                  | -                  | 3773.77          | 2150.86                 |
| Indo-Myanmar    | 10.00              | 4.00               | -                | -                       |

(c) & (d):  The border fence along the Indo-Myanmar Border is to be constructed between  Border  Pillar  (BP)  No.79-81  and  there  is  no  border  dispute  between India and Myanmar in this stretch.  Along Indo-Bangladesh Border, some part of fence  was  falling  in  Adversely  Possessed  Land(APL)  and  demarcation  of boundary  in  certain  portion  was  pending  since  long  time.  However,  after enactment  of  the  Constitution(100 th   )  Amendment  Act,  2015  all  the  border disputes between India and Bangladesh stands resolved.

(e)  In  order  to  expedite  the  balance  fence  work  along  the  borders,  the  State Governments have been requested to expedite the pending land acquisition and to resolve the local issues. Further, a Committee of Secretaries(COS) has also been  constituted  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Cabinet  Secretary  to  review  the fence work along Indo-Bangladesh Border. The Government has adopted a multipronged  approach  for  effective  domination  and  to  check  trans-border  crimes including  smuggling  and  infiltration  along  the  International  Borders  of  the country. The steps taken in this regard inter-alia include:

- Construction  of  fence,  border  roads,  floodlights  and  Border  Out  Posts(BOPs) along the Borders.
- Effective  domination  of  the  borders  by  the  Border  Guarding  Forces  (BGFs) through carrying  out  round  the  clock  surveillance  of  the  borders  by  patrolling nakas  (border  ambushes)  and  by  deploying  observation  posts  all  along  the international borders of the country.
- Usages  of  Hi-Tech  surveillance  equipments  along  with  day  and  night  vision devices for further enhancing the border domination.
- The riverine segments of International Borders of the country are being patrolled and  dominated  with  the  help  of  water  crafts/speed  boats/floating  Border  Out Posts (BOPs) of Border Guarding Forces (BGFs).

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1505 FOR ANSWER ON 08.12.2015

| Border           |                 | 2012   | 2012          | 2012   | 2013   | 2013          | 2013   | 2014   | 2014         | 2014   | 2015 (upto Oct)   | 2015 (upto Oct)   | 2015 (upto Oct)   |
|------------------|-----------------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|--------------|--------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Border           | State           | Cases  | Apprehensions | Killed | Cases  | Apprehensions | Killed | Cases  | Apprehension | Killed | Cases             | Apprehension      | Killed            |
| Indo- Bangladesh | West Bengal     | 531    | 1028          | 24     | 1022   | 2815          | 17     | 896    | 2260         | 10     | 861               | 2907              | 17                |
| Indo- Bangladesh | Assam           | 17     | 24            | -      | 11     | 12            | -      | 21     | 22           | -      | 5                 | 4                 | 1                 |
| Indo- Bangladesh | Meghalaya       | 72     | 159           | -      | 71     | 133           | -      | 37     | 64           | -      | 27                | 52                | -                 |
| Indo- Bangladesh | Tripura         | 104    | 166           | 1      | 68     | 96            | -      | 69     | 101          | -      | 36                | 60                | -                 |
| Indo- Bangladesh | Mizoram         | 3      | 6             | -      | 1      | 1             | -      | 4      | 8            | -      |                   | -                 | -                 |
| Indo- Bangladesh | Sub-total       | 727    | 1383          | 25     | 1173   | 3057          | 17     | 1027   | 2455         | 10     | 929               | 3023              | 18                |
| Indo- Pakistan   | Jammu & Kashmir | 270    | 9             | 16     | 292    | 16            | 39     | 222    | 4            | 52     | 92                | 5                 | 37                |
| Indo- Pakistan   | Punjab          | 35     | 54            | 12     | 25     | 30            | 10     | 23     | 29           | 14     | 19                | 21                | 7                 |
| Indo- Pakistan   | Rajasthan       | 16     | 19            | 2      | 13     | 13            | 2      | 10     | 13           | -      | 11                | 14                | -                 |
| Indo- Pakistan   | Gujarat         | 11     | 41            | -      | 15     | 86            | -      | 11     | 14           | -      | 5                 | 5                 | -                 |
| Indo- Pakistan   | Sub-total       | 332    | 123           | 30     | 345    | 145           | 51     | 266    | 60           | 66     | 127               | 45                | 44                |
| Indo-Nepal       | Uttar Pradesh   | -      | -             | -      | 2      | 2             | -      | 11     | 25           | -      | 4                 | 6                 | -                 |
| Indo-Nepal       | Uttrakhand      | 1      | 1             | -      |        | -             | -      |        | -            | -      | 1                 | 1                 | -                 |
| Indo-Nepal       | Bihar           | 2      | 2             | -      |        | -             | -      | 2      | 2            | -      | 2                 | 2                 | -                 |
| Indo-Nepal       | Sikkim          | -      | -             | -      |        | -             | -      |        | -            | -      | -                 | -                 | -                 |
| Indo-Nepal       | West Bengal     | -      | -             | -      | 1      | 1             | -      |        | -            | -      | 3                 | 7                 | -                 |
| Indo-Nepal       | Sub-total       | 3      | 3             |        | 3      | 3             | -      | 13     | 27           | -      | 10                | 16                |                   |
| Indo- Bhutan     | NIL             | NIL    | NIL           | NIL    | NIL    | NIL           | NIL    | NIL    | NIL          | NIL    | NIL               | NIL               | NIL               |

| Indo-China    | Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh   |     | -   | -   |    | -   | -   |     | -   | -   |     | -   | -   |
|---------------|----------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| Indo-China    | Jammu & Kashmir                  |     | -   | -   | 1  | 3   | -   |     | -   | -   |     |     |     |
| Indo-China    | Sikkim                           |     | -   | -   |    | -   | -   | 3   | 8   | -   |     | --  | -   |
| Indo-China    | Arunachal Pradesh                | 2   | 2   | -   | 1  | 3   | -   | 2   | 5   | -   | 4   | 8   | -   |
| Indo-China    | Sub-total                        | 2   | 2   | -   | 2  | 6   | -   | 5   | 13  | -   | 8   | 8   | -   |
| Indo- Myanmar | Arunachal Pradesh                | 24  | 35  | -   | 31 | 43  | 6   | 44  | 60  | 6   | 31  | 40  | 2   |
| Indo- Myanmar | Nagaland                         | 30  | 74  | -   | 31 | 69  | -   | 25  | 46  | -   | 31  | 67  | 10  |
| Indo- Myanmar | Manipur                          | 56  | 104 | 1   | 31 | 54  | 4   | 34  | 61  | 1   | 35  | 58  | 5   |
| Indo- Myanmar | Mizoram                          | 1   | 5   | -   | 2  | 4   | -   |     | -   | -   | 9   | 21  | -   |
| Indo- Myanmar | Sub-total                        | 111 | 218 | 1   | 95 | 170 | 10  | 103 | 167 | 7   | 106 | 186 | 17  |

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