Question : CASUALTIES IN PMF

(a) the details of casualties registered in Para Military Forces (PMF);

(b) the compensation paid to the victims/their dependents during each of the last three years, force-wise including Assam Rifles; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to check such incident in future?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS(SHRI SRIPRAKASH JAISWAL)

(a) & (b): The details are as under:-


Force	Year	Casualties in action/on duty	Compensation paid
CRPF	2005	104	Ex-gratia amount @ Rs. 7.5 lakh for	2006	79	those killed in action and @ Rs. 5 lakh	2007	94	for accidental deaths have been paid to
BSF	2005	109	the Next of Kin (NOK) of the victims/their	2006	119	dependents except in 2 cases of ITBP	2007	177	and 40 cases of CRPF.
CISF	2005	14	2006	17	2007	4
ITBP	2005	30	2006	14	2007	14
SSB	2005	08	2006	12	2007	15
ARs	2005	34	2006	33	2007	21
Include 03 Army officers (2 in the year 2005 and 1 in the year 2007), on deputation with ARs.

(C): Concerted efforts are made to improve the training of the forces particularly in jungle warfare, weaponsand tactics etc. to avoid casualties. High-tech equipments such as night vision devices, thermal imagers, spotter scopes, modern weaponery, bullet proof jackets and patkas etc. have been provided to the troops. Standard Operating Procedures are also continuously updated on the basis of the experience gained from incidents and other inputs.

Question : CASUALTIES IN PMF

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