(a) whether the Government has formulated any strategy for checking the activities of Maoists
on Indo-Nepal border;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether there has been an immense increase in the infiltration of the Maoist extremists
in the country, during the last three years, till date;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the Union Government has discussed this matter with the Government of Nepal; and
(f) if so, the details alongwith the outcome thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI SRIPRAKASH JAISWAL)
(a) to (f): The Government discharges its sovereign functions by taking measures as
necessary in respect of trans-border issues.
Steps as appropriate are continuously taken for strengthening border management and for
bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation in areas of mutual assistance in criminal matters.
Security concerns of both sides are discussed in institutional mechanisms such as the Joint
Working Group on Border Management and in bilateral talks between India and Nepal.
The Indo-Nepal border is guarded by the Shashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the concerned State
Police Forces.
The assistance provided by the Central Government to States inter alia includes assistance
for strengthening of the State Police and Intelligence agencies, assistance in training of
State Police Forces and sharing of intelligence.