GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1997 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17TH DECEMBER, 2013/AGRAHAYANA 26, 1935 (SAKA) ILLEGAL STAY OF FOREIGNERS 1997. SHRI JAYWANTRAO AWALE: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: DR. BHOLA SINGH: SHRI KABINDRA PURKAYASTHA: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI GOPINATH MUNDE: SHRI LALJI TANDON: SHRIMATI BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY: SHRI E.G. SUGAVANAM: SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether there has been an increase in the number of illegal immigrants including Bangladeshi nationals in the country; (b) if so, the number of such immigrants reported to have been overstaying or illegally staying in the country, State-wise and nationality-wise; (c) the number of foreigners deported during each of the last three years and the current year, nationality-wise; (d) whether the illegal immigrants particularly from Bangladesh have been found to be involved in criminal activities in the country; (e) if so, the details thereof along with total number of such foreigners arrested and convicted during the said period, Statewise and nationality-wise; and (f) the measures taken by the Government to detect and deport the said illegal immigrants? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN) …2/- -2- L.S.U.S.Q.NO. 1997 FOR 17.12.2013 (a) to (c): A number of foreign nationals including Bangladeshi nationals were found to be overstaying after coming to India on valid travel documents. State-wise and nationality-wise details of such foreign nationals found to be overstaying during 2010, 2011 and 2012 and nationality-wise details of foreign nationals deported during the same period are given in Annexure-I. Data for the current year has not been compiled. There are also reports of foreign nationals having entered into India without valid travel documents. As entry of such foreign nationals into India is clandestine and surreptitious, it is not possible to have a correct estimate of such illegal immigrants living in different States in the country. (d) & (e): Involvement of such foreign nationals illegally staying in the country in criminal activities cannot be ruled out. Registration of cases and action thereon comes within the purview of police stations and State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations concerned. The number of foreign nationals who were arrested under various sections of Foreigners Act or for violating other provisions of Immigration Control Rules & Regulations, State-wise and nationality-wise, during 2010, 2011 and 2012 are given in Annexure-II. (f): Central Government is vested with powers to deport a foreign national under section 3(2)(c) of the Foreigners Act, 1946. The powers to identify and deport illegally staying foreign nationals have also been delegated to the State Governments/ UT Administrations. Detection and deportation of such illegal immigrants is a continuous process. A revised procedure for detection and deportation of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants was communicated to the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations in November, 2009, which was partially modified in February, 2011. The procedure includes sending back then and there, the illegal immigrants who are intercepted at the border while entering India unauthorisedly. ***** Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1997 for 17th December, 2013. State/Union Territory –wise details of foreign nationals who were found to be overstaying State/UT No. of foreign nationals who were found to be overstaying as on 31st December 2010 2011 2012 Andaman & 3 3 2 Nicobar Andhra Pradesh 95 1867 3897 Assam 10 9 8 Bihar 1 36 4 Chandigarh 12 7 7 Chhattisgarh 136 109 35 Dadra & Nagar 0 1 0 Haveli Delhi 17203 21531 25627 Goa 0 0 19 Gujarat 1249 202 78 Haryana 377 419 424 Himachal Pradesh 5 5 11 Jammu & Kashmir 35 56 123 Jharkhand 3 3 3 Karnataka 4546 2475 4288 Kerala 330 315 308 Madhya Pradesh 1036 2 12 Maharashtra 1060 312 324 Meghalaya 0 0 1 Orissa 19 117 71 Puducherry 19 17 73 Punjab 433 488 298 Rajasthan 4186 6328 8 Tamil Nadu 9444 12765 19740 Tripura 1240 1284 1946 Uttar Pradesh 515 16 16 Uttarakhand 3 3 3 West Bengal 27228 22665 13838 Total 69188 71035 71164 Nationality-wise details of foreign nationals who were found to be overstaying and those deported Country No. of foreign nationals who No. of foreign nationals who were were found to be overstaying as deported during the year on 31st December 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 Afghanistan 13747 13744 13999 37 43 60 Australia 212 260 331 01 02 02 Bangladesh 28667 24364 16530 6290 6761 6537 Canada 550 627835 02 02 05 China 662 633674 15 09 26 Congo 96 3141237 02 11 13 Ethiopia 77 118326 02 01 06 Fiji 136 164174 03 0 01 France 367 6111012 06 02 11 Germany 394 647 874 09 06 08 Indonesia 77 124 173 12 03 03 Iran 248 6981097 37 22 34 Iraq 979 20383160 0 04 03 Italy 107 152298 04 04 05 Ivory Coast 194 179 258 37 15 21 Japan 335 602882 01 03 0 Kenya 318 587823 07 13 07 Korea South 661 990 1771 12 16 07 Malaysia 321 468 695 04 02 06 Mauritius 394 284 461 06 03 0 Mongolia 66 123154 02 02 01 Myanmar 733 14021684 417 483 226 Netherlands 123 118 196 10 01 0 Nigeria 967 15282235 67 127 219 Oman 400 6901091 0 0 0 Pakistan 8319 80371411 04 69 31 Philippines 153 178 375 04 01 17 Russia 260 343594 16 16 09 Rwanda 109 105221 02 0 0 Seychelles 225 330 589 0 0 0 Singapore 195 230 313 04 05 01 Spain 122 135181 02 0 0 Sri Lanka 1817 1956 3327 75 40 49 Stateless-Tibet 251 385 804 0 0 03 Sudan 296 5621406 14 16 19 Sweden 83 103164 03 0 02 Tanzania 744 10041428 12 08 04 Thailand 267 273 311 07 07 07 U.S.A. 2461 21682465 08 09 04 U.K. 813 10941456 02 06 08 Yemen 122 269954 12 22 27 Others 2120 23984195 100 106 121 Total 69188 71035 71164 7248 7840 7503 Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1997 for 17th December, 2013. State/Union Territory-wise details of foreign nationals who were arrested under Foreigners Act or for violating other provisions of Immigration Control Rules and Regulations. State/UT No. of foreign nationals who were arrested 2010 2011 2012 Andaman & 04 388 136 Nicobar Andhra Pradesh 57 131 82 Arunachal Pradesh 005 10 Assam 99 16 41 Bihar 01 03 06 Chandigarh 10 01 03 Chhattisgarh 01 04 08 Delhi 155 174 140 Goa 166 117 150 Gujarat 105 71 191 Haryana 31 23 24 Himachal Pradesh 19 13 37 Jammu & Kashmir 07 02 12 Jharkhand 001 0 Karnataka 53 233 182 Kerala 11 61 123 Madhya Pradesh 02 02 07 Maharashtra 1514 720 744 Manipur 25 57 101 Meghalaya 135 179 274 Mizoram 38 322 200 Nagaland 001 01 Orissa 01 40 22 Puducherry 006 12 Punjab 35 61 46 Rajasthan 132 116 120 Sikkim 013 04 Tamil Nadu 82 624 539 Tripura 915 1667 1778 Uttar Pradesh 83 05 36 Uttarakhand 22 12 07 West Bengal 1583 2277 2448 Total 5286 7345 7484 L.S.U.S.Q.NO. 1997 FOR 17.12.2013 Nationality-wise details of foreign nationals who were arrested under Foreigners Act or for violating other provisions of Immigration Control Rules and Regulations. No. of foreign nationals who were arrested Country 2010 2011 2012 Afghanistan 24 39 27 Australia 03 02 03 Bangladesh 4633 4841 5449 Canada 03 08 08 China 06 10 12 Congo 0 04 17 Ethiopia 02 08 01 France 07 09 09 Germany 09 06 03 Ghana 04 05 11 Indonesia 01 0 07 Iran 23 44 26 Iraq 01 06 0 Italy 11 08 06 Ivory Coast 03 19 18 Kenya 05 15 04 Korea South 02 01 05 Malaysia 02 05 08 Maldives 0 13 03 Mongolia 00604 Myanmar 75 761 423 Nepal 58 69 56 Netherlands 03 01 02 Nigeria 180 296 431 Oman 02 02 04 Pakistan 18 31 44 Russia 38 22 13 Saudi Arabia 04 04 10 Singapore 03 03 03 Somalia 04 131 02 South Africa 07 12 18 Sri Lanka 55 694 574 Stateless-Tibet 07 09 12 Sudan 09 12 15 Tanzania 05 13 12 Thailand 01 04 19 Uganda 04 13 11 U.S.A. 07 19 32 U.K. 14 0 58 Uzbekistan 03 22 25 Yemen 01 28 10 Others 49 150 89 Total 5286 7345 7484 .