Lok Sabha Question No. 327 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Illegal Immigrants
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR SONKAR, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*327 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015/PAUSHA 1, 1937 (SAKA)

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

†*327. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government is aware of large scale illegal immigration of foreigners including Bangladeshi nationals;

(b) if so, the number  of  illegal immigrants  residing  in  the  country, nationality-wise and State-wise;

(c)  whether  there  are  reports  that  the  immigrants  have  obtained  Indian identification documents;

(d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the    reaction  of  the  Government thereto; and

(e) the measures taken by the Government to check such activities and to deport the illegal immigrants?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*327 FOR 22.12.2015

- (a) & (b):   Illegal immigrants fall into two categories - (1) foreign nationals who  have  entered  India  on  valid  travel  documents  and  found  to  be overstaying  and  (2)  foreign  nationals  who  have  entered  into  the  country without  any  valid  travel  documents.    A  number  of  foreign  nationals  who came to India on valid travel documents have been found to be overstaying after  expiry  of  their  visa.  The  details  of  such  cases  as  on  31.12.2014  are given in the Annexure.  There are also reports of foreign nationals including those  from  Bangladesh  having  entered  the  country  without  valid  travel documents.    As  entry  of  such  foreign  nationals into the country  is clandestine  and    surreptitious,  there  is  no  correct  estimate  of  the  total number of such illegal immigrants staying in the country.
- (c)  to  (e):    Certain  instances  of  some  illegal  immigrants  having  obtained Indian identification documents such as ration cards, voter identity cards and driving  licenses  through  fraudulent  means  have  been  reported.        As and when such instances are detected, the concerned State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations are expected to take necessary action for cancellation of such documents and also take further appropriate action as per the provisions of law.

As and when a foreign national is detected to be overstaying in India violating  the  visa  rules  or  found  to  be  staying  without  any  valid  travel documents, necessary action is taken under the relevant provisions of the Foreigners  Act,  1946  including  deportation  of  such  a  foreign  national. Central  Government  is  vested  with  powers  to  deport  a  foreign  national under Section 3(2)(c) of the Foreigners Act, 1946.  The powers to identify and deport illegally staying foreign nationals have also been delegated to the  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations.    Detection  and deportation of such illegal immigrants is a continuous process.

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## L.S.S.Q.NO.†*327 FOR 22.12.2015

A revised procedure for detection and deportation of illegally staying Bangladeshi  immigrants  has  also  been  set  out  and  circulated  to  State Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations  in  November,  2009,  which has  been  partially  modified  in  February,  2011  and  further  modified  in February, 2013. The procedure includes sending back the illegal immigrants who  are intercepted at the border while entering India unauthorisedly,  then and there itself.

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## Page 1 of 2 of Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & ( b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. † *327  for answer on 22 nd December, 2015.

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## Nationality-wise details of foreign nationals who were found to be overstaying

| Country           |   on 31 st December, 2014 |
|-------------------|---------------------------|
| Afghanistan       |                       389 |
| Australia         |                       203 |
| Bangladesh        |                       450 |
| Canada            |                       453 |
| China             |                       158 |
| Congo             |                       265 |
| Ethiopia          |                       113 |
| Fiji              |                        85 |
| France            |                       594 |
| Germany           |                       454 |
| Indonesia         |                        91 |
| Iran              |                       182 |
| Iraq              |                      1625 |
| Italy             |                       155 |
| Ivory Coast       |                        34 |
| Japan             |                       597 |
| Kenya             |                       468 |
| Republic of Korea |                      1772 |
| Malaysia          |                       712 |
| Mauritius         |                       383 |
| Mongolia          |                        35 |
| Myanmar           |                       236 |
| Netherlands       |                       114 |
| Nigeria           |                      1254 |
| Oman              |                      1072 |
| Pakistan          |                      4335 |
| Philippines       |                       267 |
| Russia            |                       171 |
| Rwanda            |                       156 |
| Seychelles        |                       510 |
| Singapore         |                       350 |
| Spain             |                       106 |
| Sri Lanka         |                      3857 |
| Stateless-Tibet   |                         3 |
| Sudan             |                       927 |
| Sweden            |                        89 |
| Tanzania          |                      1068 |
| Thailand          |                       395 |
| U.S.A.            |                      1291 |
| U.K.              |                       920 |
| Yemen             |                       120 |
| Others            |                      1897 |
| Total             |                     28356 |

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## State/UT-wise details of foreign nationals who were found to be overstaying as on 31 st December, 2014

| State/UT          |   No. of overstaying foreigners 2014 |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar |                                    0 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                  495 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                    1 |
| Assam             |                                    7 |
| Bihar             |                                  242 |
| Chandigarh        |                                    7 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                   63 |
| Delhi             |                                  472 |
| Goa               |                                   19 |
| Gujarat           |                                   58 |
| Haryana           |                                    6 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                    3 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                                  108 |
| Jharkhand         |                                   31 |
| Karnataka         |                                  931 |
| Kerala            |                                  393 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                    2 |
| Maharashtra       |                                 3300 |
| Meghalaya         |                                    2 |
| Odisha            |                                   70 |
| Puducherry        |                                   32 |
| Punjab            |                                  410 |
| Rajasthan         |                                    9 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                20539 |
| Telangana         |                                   20 |
| Tripura           |                                   11 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                                  175 |
| Uttarakhand       |                                    1 |
| West Bengal       |                                  949 |
| Total             |                                28356 |

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