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Government of India
Ministry of Defence
21-July-2017 15:06 IST
Ceasefire Violations by Pakistan

Details of ceasefire violations during the last three years and the current year are as under:-

Number of ceasefire violations

Year

Along   the line of Control  in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) under operational control of Army

Along the international border in the State of J&K under operational control of BSF

2014

153

430

2015

152

253

2016

228

221

2017

228

(till 11th July)

23

(till 30th June)

 

Details of casualties suffered by security personnel/civilians in ceasefire violations during the last three years and the current year as under:-

Period

Army personnel*

BSF personnel#

Civilians#

 

Fatal

Injured

Fatal

Injured

Fatal

Injured

2014

01

11

02

17

14

101

2015

06

17

04

09

16

71

2016

08

74

05

25

13

83

2017

04

21

01

03

03

14

 

* Upto 11th July, 2017

# upto 30th June, 2017

Details of ex gratia lump sum compensation being paid to the Next of Kin (NoK) of Defence personnel are as under:-

S. No.

Details

w.e.f.

01/01/2006

w.e.f. 01/01/2016

1.

Death in the course of duties attributable to acts of violence by terrorists, etc.

Rs. 10 lakh

Rs.25 lakh

2.

Death occurring  during enemy action in war or  border skirmishes or in action against   militants, terrorists, etc.

Rs.15 lakh

Rs.35 lakh

3.

Army Group Insurance Fund

Upto 30/09/16

w.e.f. 01/10/16

Officers

Rs. 60 lakh

Rs.75 lakh

JCOs/Other Ranks

Rs.30 lakh

Rs.37.5 lakh

 

In addition, other benefits such as liberalised family pension, death-cum-retirement-gratuity, etc. are  granted as per extant rules.

The ex-gratia /compensation is paid to civilians/Security Forces personnel killed as per extant guidelines of Central Armed Police Forces/State Government.

The preventive steps taken by the Government are as under:-

·  All the forward posts are adequately strengthened to withstand enemy fire. Besides there are well-established Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) to safeguard against enemy fire to minimize own casualties.

·  Appropriate retaliation to the ceasefire violations, as required, is carried out by Indian Army. In addition, all violations of ceasefire are taken up with Pakistan 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.

There have been no armed intrusions by the enemy across the Line of Control in the State of Jammu & Kashmir in recent past. The details of terrorist-initiated incidents against the Army are as under:-

Year

Number of incidents

Army Fatal casualties

2015

04

-

2016

09

31

2017

(till 11th July)

14

09


The details of infiltration bids eliminated  (IBE)  along the Line of Control  and casualties therein are as under:-

Year

Number of IBE

Terrorist killed

Army personnel martyred

2014

23

39

09

2015

18

30

08

2016

27

37

09

2017

(till 11th July)

16

36

03

 

In the Army, women officers are being employed in all establishments except combat situations.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shrimati Supriya Sule and others in Lok Sabha today.

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