Question : Terrorists Attack

(a) whether instances of terrorist attacks/activities continue unabated in various parts of the country including Jammu and Kashmir;
(b) if so, the number of such cases reported and the number of civilians and security personnel killed/injured force-wise, damage to property, compensation paid to the family members of the victims, terrorists arrested and killed along with the names of terrorist organisations active in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether inputs regarding hideouts of some more terrorists have been received from such arrested terrorists and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether modern equipments have been procured to check the infiltrators at the borders and if so, the details thereof;
(e) the steps taken by the Government to deploy additional security forces in sensitive areas; and
(f) the steps taken by the Government to curb terrorist attacks/activities in consultation with the States along with the advisories issued to the States and police departments in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The information regarding terrorists attack in the hinterland of the country during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I. The details of the terrorist incidents in last three years alongwith major terrorist attack in respect of Jammu & Kashmir is at Annexure-II & III respectively. The details of the violent incidents in last three years in North Eastern States is at Annexure-IV.
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As far as Ex-gratia relief is concerned, it is State subject and being paid by the concerned State Government, as per their norms.

(d): Upgradation of equipment is a continuous process. To check infiltrators at the borders, CAPFs have been provided with modern equipment such as Hand Held Thermal Imagers (HHTIs), Binoculars, Twin Telescopes, Passive Night Vision (PNV) Monoculars, PNV Binoculars, PNV Goggles, Long Range Reccee and Observations Systems (LORROS), Battle Field Surveillance Radars (BFSR), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) etc. In order to deal with the internal security challenges, observation posts has been established, border fencing has been done and modern and hi-tech surveillance equipment has been deployed.

(e) & (f): In order to deal with the internal security challenges following measures has been taken:
i) Augmenting the strength of Central Armed Police Forces;
ii) Establishment of NSG hubs at Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Mumbai;
iii) Empowerment of DG, NSG to requisition aircraft for movement of NSG personnel in the event of any emergency;
iv) Tighter immigration control;
v) Effective border management through round the clock surveillance & patrolling on the borders;
vi) Upgradation of Intelligence setup;
vii) Strengthening the coastal security;
viii) Amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in 2008 and 2012 to strengthen the punitive measures to combat terrorism;
ix) The creation of the National Agency under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 to investigate and prosecute offences under the Acts specified in its Schedule;
x) Establishment of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) with an intention to link data bases for collecting actionable intelligence to combat terrorism and internal security threats;
xi) Amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in 2009 to inter alia, include certain offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, as predicate offence;
xii) Raising of the issues of Cross-Border Terrorism in all its manifestations including its financing in various multi-lateral for a as part of India’s zero tolerance policy towards terrorism.

In addition, there is close and effective coordination amongst intelligence agencies at the Centre and the State levels. The Multi Agency Centre (MAC) has been and re-organized to enable it to function on 24x7 basis for rear time collation and sharing of intelligence agencies and States, which ensures seamless flow of information between the State and the Central agencies. This has resulted in busting of many terror modules, thus neutralizing major terror attack plans.
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