Lok Sabha Question No. 1715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Bangladeshi Migrants in NER
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1715

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 18, 1937 (SAKA)

BANGLADESHI MIGRANTS IN NER

1715. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any survey with regard to heavy increase in the population in the North Eastern Region;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  said  increase  is  due  to  influx  of  illegal  Bangladeshi immigrants in the said region; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): No  such  survey  has  been  made.   However,  as  per  census report  2011  population  of  North  Eastern  Region  including  Sikkim  was 4.58 crore in comparison to 3.87 crore in Census 2001. The population growth  state-wise  as  enumerated  in  census  2001  and  2011  is annexed.

Central  Government  is  vested  with  powers  to  deport  a foreign  national  illegally  staying  in  the  Country  under  section 3(2)(c) of  the  Foreigners  Act,  1946. The  powers  to  identify and

## LS.US.Q.NO.1715 FOR 08.03.2016

deport  such  illegally  staying  foreign  nationals  have  also  been delegated to the State Government/ Union Territory Administrations.  The  Government  of  Assam  has  constituted  500 State Police Units for detection of illegal migrants in 27 districts of  Assam  and  referring  such  matters  to  the  Foreigner  Tribunals (FTs)  for  opinion.    As  on  date  100  Foreigners  Tribunals  are functional for disposal of pending cases.

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Census-2001

Annexure LS.US.Q.NO.1715 FOR 08.03.2016

Census-2011

Difference-2011-2001

| SL.No.   | Name of States    |   Persons |    Males |   Females |          |   Persons |   Males Females |   Persons |   Males |   Females |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|---------|-----------|
| 1        | SIKKIM            |    540851 |   288484 |    252367 |   610577 |    323070 |          287507 |     69726 |   34586 |     35140 |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |   1097968 |   579941 |    518027 |  1383727 |    713912 |          669815 |    285759 |  133971 |    151788 |
| 3        | NAGALAND          |   1990036 |  1047141 |    942895 |  1978502 |   1024649 |          953853 |    -11534 |  -22492 |     10958 |
| 4        | MANIPUR           |   2166788 |  1095634 |   1071154 |  2855794 |   1438586 |         1417208 |    689006 |  342952 |    346054 |
| 5        | MIZORAM           |    888573 |   459109 |    429464 |  1097206 |    555339 |          541867 |    208633 |   96230 |    112403 |
| 6        | TRIPURA           |   3199203 |  1642225 |   1556978 |  3673917 |   1874376 |         1799541 |    474714 |  232151 |    242563 |
| 7        | MEGHALAYA         |   2318822 |  1176087 |   1142735 |  2966889 |   1491832 |         1475057 |    648067 |  315745 |    332322 |
| 8        | ASSAM             |  26655528 | 13777037 |  12878491 | 31205576 |  15939443 |        15266133 |   4550048 | 2162406 |   2387642 |
|          | Total             |  38857769 | 20065658 |  18792111 | 45772188 |  23361207 |        22410981 |   6914419 | 3295549 |   3618870 |