MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MANIKRAO HODLYA GAVIT)
(a) The number of refugees who came to India during the last three years is as under :
Sri Lankan Refugees
Year No. of refugees
2003 13
2004 Nil
2005 Nil
(b) A statement is attached.
(c), (d), (e) & (f) : Sri Lankan refugees residing in camps are provided relief assistance on humanitarian grounds, pending their rehabilitation back to Sri Lanka. Relief and/or rehabilitation assistance is provided to refugees by State Governments, and expenditure incurred thereon by State Governments is reimbursed to them by the Central Government.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 349 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 21.2.2006.
For the purpose of relief and/or rehabilitation, the country-wise number of refugees in India as on 30.6.2005 is as under :
State Country No. of refugees
Andhra Pradesh Stateless 01
Arunachal Pradesh Stateless 7,415
Bihar Stateless 05
Chhatisgarh Stateless 1,533
Delhi Stateless 738
Goa Stateless 02
Haryana Stateless 81
Himachal Pradesh Stateless 23,484
Jammu & Kashmir Stateless 6,783
Jharkhand Stateless 58
Karnataka Sri Lanka 461 Stateless 35,886
Kerala Sri Lanka 01
Madhya Pradesh Stateless 05
Maharashtra Stateless 1,155
Meghalaya Stateless 512
Orissa Sri Lanka 36 Stateless 2,428
Pondicherry Sri Lanka 24 Stateless 04
Sikkim Stateless 2,688
Tamil Nadu Sri Lanka 67,906 Stateless 236
Uttar Pradesh Stateless 149
Uttranchal Stateless 9,535
West Bengal Stateless 3,288
