(a) the details of all the borders and assets related disputes among the States, State-wise;
(b) whether cases of conflict between States in this regard have also been reported;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to solve such disputes?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a): As per available information, there are boundary disputes arising out of demarcation of boundaries and claims and counter claims over territories between Andhra Pradesh-Odisha, Haryana-Himachal Pradesh, UT of Ladakh-Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra-Karnataka, Assam-Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Nagaland, Assam-Meghalaya, Assam-Mizoram. Some matters related to division of assets are pending between Andhra Pradesh-Telangana and Bihar-Jharkhand.
(b) & (c): Occasional protests and incidents of violence are reported from some of the disputed border areas.
(d): The approach of the Central Government has consistently been that inter-state disputes can be resolved only with the cooperation of the State Governments concerned and that the Central Government acts only as a facilitator for amicable settlement of the dispute in the spirit of mutual understanding.
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