Question : UN CONVENTION ON REFUGEES



(a) whether the Government intends to ratify the United Nations 1951 Convention related to status of refugees;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R. P. N. SINGH)

(a) to (c): As per the information given by the Ministry of External Affairs, India has not signed the United Nations 1951 Convention on Refugees. The question of ratification does not arise as the Convention has not been signed by India.