Question : REFUGEES IN INDIA



(a) the number of refugees and asylum seekers residing in India, country-wise;

(b) whether India is a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister



MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a): As per information available, the number of Afghan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Stateless persons who claim to be refugees and living in India are as under:-

 
Afghan :10340 Myanmar :4621 Sri Lanka :80806 Stateless(including Tibetans) :101148
(b) to (c): India is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees.

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