Lok Sabha Question No. 1405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Atrocities on Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

# GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

# MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

# DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER ATION

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# LOK SABHA

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UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1405

### TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015

**Atrocities on Students**

**†1405.** SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

1. the total number of cases of abuses or atrocities inflicted on Indian students studying abroad during the last three years, country and year-wise; and
2. the number of foreign students who came to India for acquiring education during the last three years, country-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a): 	Sporadic incidents of violence against Indian students have taken place in the past in some countries. However, no such data is centrally maintained.

(b): 	As per the records of Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of foreign students who came to India for acquiring education during the last three years, country-wise is attached as Annexure-I.

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**Annexure-I**

**Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1405 for 29** **th** **July 2015 asked by Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma "Atrocities on Students"**

| **S.No.**   | **Country**                     | **No. of students**   |          |          |    | **S.**  **No.**   | **Country**                      | **No. of students**   |          |          |
|-------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------|----|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------|
|             |                                 | **2012**              | **2013** | **2014** |    |                   |                                  | **2012**              | **2013** | **2014** |
| 1           |                                 | 5214                  | 6,508    | 5738     |    | 38                | Dominican Republic               | 1                     | 10       | 0        |
| 2           |                                 | 1                     | 26       | 1        |    | 39                | East Timor                       | 16                    | 51       | 43       |
| 3           |                                 | 8                     | 12       | 4        |    | 40                | Ecuador                          | 14                    | 14       | 7        |
| 4           |                                 | 100                   | 333      | 156      |    | 41                | Egypt                            | 86                    | 134      | 83       |
| 5           |                                 | 44                    | 61       | 20       |    | 42                | El Salvador                      | 8                     | 16       | 3        |
| 6           |                                 | 41                    | 80       | 31       |    | 43                | Eritrea                          | 316                   | 621      | 153      |
| 7           |                                 | 304                   | 300      | 121      |    | 44                | Estonia                          | 27                    | 31       | 10       |
| 8           |                                 | 118                   | 118      | 34       |    | 45                | Ethiopia                         | 930                   | 1104     | 285      |
| 9           |                                 | 15                    | 13       | 2        |    | 46                | Fiji                             | 150                   | 178      | 81       |
| 10          |                                 | 347                   | 719      | 202      |    | 47                | Finland                          | 69                    | 92       | 17       |
| 11          |                                 | 1634                  | 1954     | 1247     |    | 48                | France                           | 1576                  | 1735     | 352      |
| 12          |                                 | 43                    | 56       | 13       |    | 49                | Gabon                            | 27                    | 42       | 27       |
| 13          |                                 | 66                    | 96       | 36       |    | 50                | Gambia                           | 9                     | 15       | 33       |
| 14          |                                 | 5                     | 14       | 0        |    | 51                |                                  | 10                    | 10       | 1        |
| 15          | ()                              | 22                    | 27       | 6        |    | 52                |                                  | 1064                  | 1265     | 296      |
| 16          |                                 | 9                     | 10       | 4        |    | 53                |                                  | 153                   | 265      | 148      |
| 17          |                                 | 42                    | 73       | 51       |    | 54                |                                  | 20                    | 14       | 5        |
| 18          |                                 | 185                   | 223      | 76       |    | 55                |                                  | 21                    | 39       | 17       |
| 19          |                                 | 60                    | 50       | 12       |    | 56                |                                  | 34                    | 44       | 15       |
| 20          | ()                              | 12                    | 11       | 5        |    | 57                |                                  | 6                     | 13       | 3        |
| 21          |                                 | 177                   | 311      | 118      |    | 58                |                                  | 31                    | 35       | 10       |
| 22          |                                 | 141                   | 157      | 38       |    | 59                |                                  | 311                   | 328      | 118      |
| 23          |                                 | 254                   | 386      | 94       |    | 60                |                                  | 5354                  | 6599     | 1189     |
| 24          |                                 | 781                   | 914      | 234      |    | 61                |                                  | 3232                  | 5438     | 1561     |
| 25          |                                 | 120                   | 196      | 82       |    | 62                |                                  | 49                    | 45       | 13       |
| 26          |                                 | 35                    | 43       | 18       |    | 63                |                                  | 67                    | 69       | 27       |
| 27          |                                 | 1309                  | 1508     | 455      |    | 64                |                                  | 289                   | 348      | 124      |
| 28          |                                 | 81                    | 84       | 37       |    | 65                |                                  | 7                     | 10       | 3        |
| 29          |                                 | 2715                  | 2868     | 363      |    | 66                |                                  | 534                   | 536      | 138      |
| 30          |                                 | 10                    | 13       | 3        |    | 67                |                                  | 180                   | 190      | 118      |
| 31          |                                 | 979                   | 962      | 231      |    | 68                |                                  | 223                   | 255      | 82       |
| 32          |                                 | 30                    | 31       | 11       |    | 69                |                                  | 1038                  | 1173     | 398      |
| 33          |                                 | 47                    | 47       | 21       |    | 70                |                                  | 16                    | 20       | 4        |
| 34          | Democratic People's Republic of | 223                   | 759      | 3        |    | 71                |                                  | 97                    | 96       | 12       |
| 35          | Democratic  ()                  | 0                     | 880      | 461      |    | 72                | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 128                   | 160      | 17       |
| 36          |                                 | 49                    | 64       | 19       |    | 73                |                                  | 24                    | 19       | 7        |
| 37          | Djibouti                        | 258                   | 517      | 94       |    | 74                |                                  | 29                    | 24       | 26       |

| **S.**  **No.**   | **Country**      | **No. of students**   |          |          |    | **S.**  **No.**   | **Country**       | **No. of students**   |          |          |
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------|----|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------|
|                   |                  | **2012**              | **2013** | **2014** |    |                   |                   | **2012**              | **2013** | **2014** |
| 75                |                  | 51                    | 53       | 58       |    | 118               |                   | 261                   | 296      | 53       |
| 76                |                  | 39                    | 49       | 18       |    | 119               |                   | 31                    | 17       | 9        |
| 77                | Arab Jamahiriya  | 229                   | 441      | 179      |    | 120               |                   | 24                    | 30       | 10       |
| 78                |                  | 42                    | 43       | 10       |    | 121               |                   | 490                   | 995      | 502      |
| 79                |                  | 25                    | 30       | 25       |    | 122               |                   | 224                   | 383      | 194      |
| 80                |                  | 37                    | 57       | 21       |    | 123               |                   | 0                     | 221      | 275      |
| 81                |                  | 4494                  | 4002     | 1764     |    | 124               |                   | 283                   | 229      | 120      |
| 82                |                  | 1562                  | 1273     | 673      |    | 125               |                   | 2547                  | 2502     | 1492     |
| 83                | Mali             | 71                    | 78       | 68       |    | 126               |                   | 4759                  | 4854     | 2259     |
| 84                | Mauritania       | 3                     | 116      | 7        |    | 127               | Swaziland         | 21                    | 13       | 6        |
| 85                | Mauritius        | 83                    | 603      | 299      |    | 128               | Sweden            | 170                   | 251      | 57       |
| 86                | Mexico           | 602                   | 159      | 47       |    | 129               |                   | 153                   | 182      | 51       |
| 87                | Moldova          | 103                   | 0        | 0        |    | 130               |                   | 208                   | 347      | 142      |
| 88                | Mongolia         | 1184                  | 1163     | 462      |    | 131               |                   | 105                   | 115      | 44       |
| 89                | Morocco          | 25                    | 41       | 9        |    | 132               |                   | 152                   | 176      | 90       |
| 90                | Mozambique       | 92                    | 155      | 136      |    | 133               | Tanzania          | 2159                  | 1850     | 50       |
| 91                | Myanmar          | 830                   | 633      | 433      |    | 134               | Thailand          | 0                     | 134      | 1154     |
| 92                | Namibia          | 172                   | 315      | 119      |    | 135               | Togo              | 0                     | 22       | 14       |
| 93                | Nepal            | 32                    | 13       | 24       |    | 136               |                   | 13                    | 13       | 7        |
| 94                | Netherlands      | 140                   | 124      | 53       |    | 137               | Trinidad & Tobago | 37                    | 39       | 5        |
| 95                | New Zealand      | 73                    | 88       | 31       |    | 138               |                   | 8                     | 9        | 2        |
| 96                | Niger            | 24                    | 38       | 17       |    | 139               |                   | 136                   | 197      | 71       |
| 97                | Nigeria          | 2339                  | 3592     | 1890     |    | 140               |                   | 191                   | 344      | 147      |
| 98                | Norway           | 134                   | 253      | 45       |    | 141               |                   | 5                     | 17       | 3        |
| 99                | Oman             | 332                   | 438      | 147      |    | 142               | United States     | 4752                  | 5423     | 1083     |
| 100               | Pakistan         | 621                   | 978      | 75       |    | 143               |                   | 654                   | 737      | 324      |
| 101               | Palestine        | 135                   | 213      | 110      |    | 144               | United            | 1641                  | 2123     | 762      |
| 102               |                  | 10                    | 13       | 2        |    | 145               | Ukraine           | 148                   | 164      | 82       |
| 103               | Papua-New-Guinea | 12                    | 11       | 6        |    | 146               |                   | 76                    | 25       | 12       |
| 104               |                  | 22                    | 18       | 14       |    | 147               |                   | 1047                  | 975      | 170      |
| 105               |                  | 93                    | 112      | 46       |    | 148               |                   | 14                    | 9        | 5        |
| 106               |                  | 117                   | 158      | 29       |    | 149               |                   | 193                   | 259      | 75       |
| 107               |                  | 30                    | 40       | 22       |    | 150               | Venezuela         | 20                    | 39       | 13       |
| 108               |                  | 3158                  | 3434     | 1376     |    | 151               | Vietnam           | 862                   | 861      | 159      |
| 109               |                  | 4                     | 150      | 1        |    | 152               |                   | 3192                  | 5203     | 3281     |
| 110               |                  | 46                    | 59       | 16       |    | 153               | Zambia            | 184                   | 312      | 226      |
| 111               |                  | 655                   | 584      | 328      |    | 154               |                   | 131                   | 161      | 126      |
| 112               |                  | 1555                  | 1926     | 1122     |    | 155               | Others            | 368                   | 285      | 126      |
| 113               |                  | 492                   | 660      | 258      |    |                   |                   |                       |          |          |
| 114               |                  | 11                    | 14       | 5        |    |                   |                   |                       |          |          |
| 115               |                  | 21                    | 10       | 20       |    |                   |                   |                       |          |          |
| 116               |                  | 76                    | 75       | 43       |    |                   |                   |                       |          |          |
| 117               |                  | 20                    | 32       | 6        |    |                   |                   |                       |          |          |