The details of ceasefire
violations in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) along Indo-Pakistan border are as
under:-
|
Year
|
Ceasefire Violations along Line of
Control (LC) and International Border (IB) under operational control of Army
|
Ceasefire Violations along IB under
operational control of BSF
|
|
2012
|
93
|
21
|
|
2013
|
199
|
148
|
|
2014
|
153
|
430
|
|
2015
|
151
(from 1st January to 30th November,
2015)
|
249
(from 1st January to 31st October,
2015)
|
As per assessment, details
regarding infiltration in J&K for the past three years and the current year
are as under:-
|
Year
|
Number of terrorists attempted
infiltration
|
No. of terrorists killed on the Line
of Control
|
No. of terrorists returned
|
No. of terrorists infiltrated
successfully
|
|
2012
|
264
|
13
|
130
|
121
|
|
2013
|
277
|
38
|
142
|
97
|
|
2014
|
221
|
52
|
104
|
65
|
|
2015
(upto 30th September)
|
92
|
37
|
38
|
16 + 1*
Apprehended alive
|
The details of casualties are as under:-
|
Year
|
No. of Army martyrs during ceasefire
violations along Line of Control
|
No. of civilians killed in ceasefire
violations
|
|
2012
|
01
|
04
|
|
2013
|
03
|
0
|
|
2014
|
01
|
13
|
|
2015
|
06
(Upto 06 Dec)
|
02
(upto 30th June)
|
The affected families are
identified and loss of property is assessed by the concerned State Government.
As reported by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, 590 villages having a
population of 5,32,144 are located between 0-5 km from Line of Control
(LC)/International Border (IB) in the five border districts of Jammu Division
i.e. Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Poonch and Rajouri. Out of these, around 448 villages
of districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Poonch and Rajouri are vulnerable to
ceasefire violations.
As reported by the State
Government, during the period from 2012 to 2014 and the current year, 2,15,110
families were temporarily affected and 193 houses were fully or partially
damaged in Jammu & Kashmir due to shelling/firing on LC/IB. During such
shelling/firing, the inhabitants of border villages are shifted to safer
locations to prevent any loss of life. All arrangements are made by the District
administration for free boarding, lodging, medicare, water, electricity, food,
sanitation and transport to safer places in such cases.
All
violations of ceasefire are taken up with Pakistan military authorities at the
appropriate level through the established mechanism of hotlines, flag meetings
as well as weekly talks between the Directorate Generals of Military Operations
of the two countries. BSF, too, holds talks at various levels with its
counterpart viz. Pakistan Rangers.
Diplomatically,
India has repeatedly emphasised, including at the highest level, the need for
Pakistan to uphold the sanctity of the Line of Control (LC) and abide by the
ceasefire commitment of 2003 along the International Border and LC. While
Government will continue to work for establishing peaceful, friendly and
cooperative relations with Pakistan and will remain committed to resolve all
outstanding issues with Pakistan, including the issue of Jammu & Kashmir,
through a peaceful bilateral dialogue in an environment free from terror and
violence, Government is firmly resolved to take all necessary steps to protect
India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and ensure peace and security of
our citizens at all times.
This
information was given by Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh in a
written reply to Shri Abhijit Mukherjee and others in Lok Sabha today.
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