GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*183 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18TH DECEMBER, 2013/AGRAHAYANA 27, 1935 (SAKA) COMMUNAL RIOTS IN THE COUNTRY †*183. SHRI SHANTA KUMAR: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the number of communal riots registered in the country during the year 2012-13; and (b) the State-wise details of the number of persons killed/injured and rendered homeless due to these riots, respectively? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R.P.N.SINGH) (a) to (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. ….. STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.183 FOR 18.12.2013. (a) to (b) : “Police” and “Public Order” being State subjects under the Constitution of India, the responsibility of dealing with communal riots and maintaining data in this regard rests primarily with the respective State Governments. However, as per available information, the number of communal incidents in the country, State-wise, and the number of persons killed/injured due to such incidents in 2012 and in the current year upto October 2013 are given in Annexure. Details like extent of loss of property and persons rendered homeless in such incidents etc. are not maintained centrally. ***** ANNEXURE Statement in reply to parts (a) to (b) of Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 183 for 18.12.2013 STATEMENT SHOWING COMMUNAL INCIDENTS,NO.OF PERSONS KILLED/INJURED THEREIN DURING THE YEARS 2012 & 2013 (UPTO OCTOBER. 2013) Name of State 2012 2013 (up to October 2013)* Incidents Killed Injured Incidents Killed Injured A & N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andhra Pradesh 60 2 122 14 0 61 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Assam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bihar 21 3 172 48 7 237 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chhattisgarh 4 0 10 3 0 2 Delhi 3 0 28 3 0 1 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goa 1 0 0 1 0 3 Gujarat 57 5 201 61 7 169 Haryana 2 0 0 2 0 8 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 J & K 0 0 0 3 3 59 Jharkhand 11 1 35 11 2 26 Karnataka 69 3 221 61 1 223 Kerala 56 0 71 39 1 68 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 Madhya Pradesh 92 9 245 70 8 225 Maharashtra 94 15 280 64 11 285 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 Odisha 4 0 9 2 1 0 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 Punjab 2 0 3 2 0 0 Rajasthan 37 6 117 46 2 183 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tamilnadu 14 2 37 30 3 69 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uttrakhand 0 0 0 1 1 0 Uttar Pradesh 118 39 500 250 95 313 West Bengal 23 9 66 14 1 46 Total 668 94 2117 725 143 1978 *tentative ****** ANNEXURE Statement in reply to parts (a) to (b) of Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 183 for 18.12.2013 STATEMENT SHOWING COMMUNAL INCIDENTS,NO.OF PERSONS KILLED/INJURED THEREIN DURING THE YEARS 2012 & 2013 (UPTO OCTOBER. 2013) Name of State 2012 2013 (up to October 2013)* Incidents Killed Injured Incidents Killed Injured A & N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andhra Pradesh 60 2 122 14 0 61 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Assam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bihar 21 3 172 48 7 237 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chhattisgarh 4 0 10 3 0 2 Delhi 3 0 28 3 0 1 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goa 1 0 0 1 0 3 Gujarat 57 5 201 61 7 169 Haryana 2 0 0 2 0 8 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 J & K 0 0 0 3 3 59 Jharkhand 11 1 35 11 2 26 Karnataka 69 3 221 61 1 223 Kerala 56 0 71 39 1 68 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 Madhya Pradesh 92 9 245 70 8 225 Maharashtra 94 15 280 64 11 285 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 Odisha 4 0 9 2 1 0 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 Punjab 2 0 3 2 0 0 Rajasthan 37 6 117 46 2 183 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tamilnadu 14 2 37 30 3 69 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uttrakhand 0 0 0 1 1 0 Uttar Pradesh 118 39 500 250 95 313 West Bengal 23 9 66 14 1 46 Total 668 94 2117 725 143 1978 *tentative ****** .