Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Infiltration and Smuggling along Borders
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, SANKAR PRASAD DATTA, DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA, R. VANAROJA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 191

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST JULY, 2015/ ASHADHA 30, 1937(SAKA)

**INFILTRATION AND SMUGGLING ALONG BORDERS**

191. 		SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:

SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the cases of infiltration and smuggling reported and the number of infiltrators/smugglers arrested and killed at various international borders during the current year, State and border-wise;

(b) the status of fencing and flood highlighting, State and border-wise;

(c) the details of roads constructed along the border areas to check smuggling and infiltration, border-wise; and

(d) the measures taken by the Government to check smuggling and

infiltration at international borders of the country?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

1. The details regarding cases of infiltration and smuggling, no. of infiltrators/smugglers arrested and killed at various international borders during the current year (up to 30/6/2015), State and border-wise are at Annexure.

(b)	The fencing and floodlighting has been sanctioned by the Government along the Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Pakistan borders. Fencing has also been sanctioned in a small patch of about 10 km along the Indo-Myanmar border.

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LS.US.Q.NO. 191. DATED FOR 21.07.2015

The details of fencing and floodlighting along the Indo-Bangladesh border are as under:

(length in km)

| **Name of the State**   | **Fencing**   |              | **Floodlighting**   |             |
|-------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------|
|                         | Sanctioned    | Completed    | Sanctioned          | Completed   |
| West  Bengal            | 1464.78       | 1241.725     | 1411.13             | 1119.59     |
| Assam                   | 229.03        | 223.89       | 208.74              | 155.30      |
| Meghalaya               | 453.41        | 349.8        | 443.00              | 170.00      |
| Tripura                 | 834.51        | 749.86       | 718.47              | 660.00      |
| Mizoram                 | 344.41        | 142.89       | 335.66              | 46.20       |
| **Total**               | **3326.14**   | **2708.165** | **3117.00**         | **2151.09** |

The details of fencing and floodlighting along the Indo-Pakistan border are as under:

(length in Km)

| Name of the State          | Fencing    | Fencing   | **Floodlighting**   |           |
|----------------------------|------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
| Name of the State          | Sanctioned | Completed | Sanctioned          | Completed |
| Punjab                     | 488.79     | 488.79    | 481.64              | 481.64    |
| Rajasthan                  | 1056.63    | 1048.27   | 1022.80             | 1022.80   |
| Jammu International Border | 186        | 186       | 186                 | 176.40    |
| Gujarat                    | 340        | 262.7     | 340                 | 293       |
| TOTAL                      | 2071.42    | 1985.76   | 2030.44             | 1973.84   |

Indo-Myanmar Border:

The fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border has been sanctioned only in the State of Manipur for a stretch of 10.00 km., out of which about 4.00 km of work has been completed.

(c) The Government has sanctioned roads in border areas from strategic point of view to check smuggling and infiltration along the Indo-Bangladesh, Indo-China, Indo-Nepal, Indo-Bhutan and Indo-Pakistan borders.  The border-wise details are as follows:

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LS.US.Q.NO. 191. DATED FOR 21.07.2015

| Border          | Sanctioned Roads   | Completed Roads   |
|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| Indo-Bangladesh | 4379.07 km         | 3560.76 km        |
| Indo-Pakistan   | 473.26 km          | 394.54 km         |
| Indo-China      | 3773.77 km         | 2128.79 km        |
| **Indo-Nepal**  | **1377 km**        | **27.34 km**      |
| **Indo-Bhutan** | 313 Km             | **--**            |

(d)	Government has adopted a multi-pronged 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:

- 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.

- 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).

- Usages of Hi-Tech surveillance equipments along with day and night vision devices for further enhancing the border domination.

- Vulnerability mapping of the Border Out Posts (BOPs) which are sensitive with regard to infiltration/smuggling along the Borders has been carried out.  These identified BOPs have been   strengthened   by   deploying   additional   manpower, Special Surveillance Equipment, vehicles and other infrastructure support.

- Construction of fence, border roads, floodlights and additional Border Out Posts(BOPs) along the Borders.

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LS.US.Q.NO. 191. DATED FOR 21.07.2015

**Annexure**

**Details of Smuggling and infiltration figures State and border-wise**

|                        | States      | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   |
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|                        | States      | Cases                           | Arrested                        | Killed                          | Cases       | Arrested    | Killed      |
| Indo-Bangladesh Border | Assam       | 03                              | 03                              | 01                              | 1093        | 21          | 01          |
|                        | West Bengal | 466                             | 1514                            | 12                              | 10044       | 1317        | 11          |
|                        | Meghalaya   | 15                              | 41                              | 00                              | 827         | 12          | 00          |
|                        | Mizoram     | 02                              | 02                              | 00                              | 16          | 11          | 00          |
|                        | Tripura     | 18                              | 32                              | 00                              | 1588        | 50          | 00          |

|                      | States    | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   |
|----------------------|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|                      | States    | Cases                           | Arrested                        | Killed                          | Cases       | Arrested    | Killed      |
| Indo-Pakistan Border | J & K     | 25                              | 03                              | 01                              | 03          | 02          | 01          |
|                      | Punjab    | 11                              | 11                              | 07                              | 42          | 15          | 05          |
|                      | Rajasthan | 05                              | 06                              | 00                              | 21          | 10          | 00          |
|                      | Gujarat   | 01                              | 01                              | 00                              | 02          | 01          | 00          |

|                   | States        | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   |
|-------------------|---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|                   | States        | Cases                           | Arrested                        | Killed                          | Cases       | Arrested    | Killed      |
| Indo-Nepal Border | Uttar Pradesh | 02                              | 03                              | 00                              | 529         | 173         | 00          |
|                   | Uttarakhand   | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 56          | 19          | 00          |
|                   | Bihar         | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 965         | 505         | 00          |
|                   | West Bengal   | 01                              | 01                              | 00                              | 254         | 175         | 00          |
|                   | Sikkim        | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 02          | 02          | 00          |

|                    | States            | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   |
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|                    | States            | Cases                           | Arrested                        | Killed                          | Cases       | Arrested    | Killed      |
| Indo-Bhutan Border | West Bengal       | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 163         | 32          | 00          |
|                    | Arunachal Pradesh | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 01          | 00          | 00          |
|                    | Assam             | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 192         | 220         | 00          |
|                    | Sikkim            | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 00          | 00          | 00          |

LS.US.Q.NO. 191. DATED FOR 21.07.2015

|                     | States            | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   |
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|                     | States            | Cases                           | Arrested                        | Killed                          | Cases       | Arrested    | Killed      |
| Indo-Myanmar Border | Manipur           | 16                              | 19                              | 02                              | 36          | 42          | 00          |
|                     | Nagaland          | 18                              | 20                              | 01                              | 19          | 18          | 00          |
|                     | Arunachal Pradesh | 18                              | 21                              | 03                              | 09          | 08          | 00          |
|                     | Mizoram           | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 25          | 22          | 00          |

|                   | States            | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Infiltrators/ Border crossers   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   | Smuggling   |
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|                   | States            | Cases                           | Arrested                        | Killed                          | Cases       | Arrested    | Killed      |
| Indo-China Border | J&K               | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 00          | 00          | 00          |
|                   | Arunachal Pradesh | 04                              | 04                              | 00                              | 00          | 00          | 00          |
|                   | Himachal Pradesh  | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 00          | 00          | 00          |
|                   | Sikkim            | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 00          | 00          | 00          |
|                   | Uttarakhand       | 00                              | 00                              | 00                              | 00          | 00          | 00          |