Report [203] of the Committee on 'Border Security: Capacity Building and Institutions' Shri P. Chidambaram

Report [203] of the Committee on ‘Border Security: Capacity Building and Institutions’ Shri P. Chidambaram – Chairman

The Committee observes the action taken to foil attempts of infiltration from across the border and the resultant reduction in infiltration. However, the main concern of the Committee is with regards to those incidents where the terrorists successfully infiltrate into Indian territory and carry out terror attacks. The Committee also takes exception to the confusing statistics furnished by the Ministry that show that all cases of infiltration were foiled in the past 4 years. If such was the case, no terrorist attack would have happened in the last three years. The Committee strongly recommends that instead of furnishing unbelievable statistics, the Ministry should focus on further augmenting the capacity of Border Guarding Forces to make LoC and International Boundary a zero-tolerance area for terrorist infiltration. The Government may, accordingly, take appropriate measures to strengthen the security and surveillance mechanism on India-Pakistan Border.

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Two Hundred Third Report of the Committee on Border Security: Capacity Building and Institutions

Report The Action Taken Report of the Committee deals with the action taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Third Report of the Committee on Border Security: Capacity Building and Institutions. The Two Hundred Third Report was presented to Rajya Sabha /laid on the Table of Lok Sabha, on 11th April, 2017.

TWO HUNDRED FIFTH REPORT ACTION TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT

ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS CONTAINED IN THE TWO HUNDRED THIRD REPORT ON BORDER SECURITY: CAPACITY BUILDING AND INSTITUTIONS)

(PRESENTED TO RAJYA SABHA ON 8TH MARCH, 2018)

(LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA ON 8TH MARCH, 2018

COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS

(re-constituted w.e.f. 1st September, 2017)

Shri P. Chidambaram – Chairman

INTRODUCTION

I, the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, having been authorized by the Committee to submit the Report on its behalf, do hereby present this Two Hundred Fifth Report on Action Taken by Government on the Recommendations/Observations Contained in the Two Hundred Third Report on ‘Border Security: Capacity Building and Institutions’.

2. The Two Hundred Third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs was presented to the Rajya Sabha and laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha on 11thApril, 2017.After presentation of the Report, the copies thereof were sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs requesting them to furnish Action Taken Notes on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Report. The Ministry furnished the Action Taken Notes on the said report to the Committee on 17th August, 2017.

3. The Committee has noted that the statement on the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the said Report of the Committee has not been laid on the Table of Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha in pursuant to the direction of Chairman, Rajya Sabha dated 24th September 2004.

4. The Committee considered the draft Two Hundred Fifth Report and adopted the same in its meeting held on 8th February, 2018.

5. The recommendations/observations of the Committee are printed in bold letters.

8th February, 2018

New Delhi

19 Magha, 1939(Saka)

P. ChidambaramChairman

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs

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Two Hundred Third Report of the Committee on Border Security-Capacity Building and Institutions

The Committee feels that the adequacy of modern equipment for surveillance during the day as well as night is a pre-requisite to detect any attempt of infiltration or illegal migration. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Ministry should immediately procure all essential surveillance equipment especially those required for surveillance during night, like Hand-held Thermal Imager and PNV Monocular, at the earliest and apprise the Committee of the progress in the matter. [Para 2.19.2 ]

Two Hundred Third Report of the Committee on Border Security-Capacity Building and Institutions