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New Delhi: Sixty-three persons were killed, including 40 civilians and 23 security personnel, in ceasefire violations and cross-border terrorism in the year 2017 while there were 22 casualties in 2016 and 21 and 2015.

This information was given by India’s Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Ram Kumar Kashyap in Rajya Sabha today (30 July 2018).

The Minister told the House that based on specific and credible inputs about terrorist teams having positioned themselves at launch pads along Line of Control to carry out infiltration and conduct terrorist strikes in Jammu and Kashmir and in various metros in other States, the Indian Army carries out operations to pre-empt infiltration by terrorists.

Cross Border Infiltrations

Details of Battle Casualties (Fatal) and (Non-Fatal) in CFVs/Infiltration by terrorists:

            Battle Casualties (Fatal):

Year	Officers	JCOs	ORs
2015	00	01	03
2016	00	00	07
2017	01	03	19

Battle Casualties (Non-Fatal):

Year	Officers	JCOs	ORs
2015	00	00	11
2016	02	02	35
2017	00	03	31

Details of civilians Killed / Injured during last three years in the above activities.

Year	Killed	Injured
2015	17	70
2016	15	66
2017	40	99

Details of Battle Casualties (Fatal) and (Non-Fatal) in terrorist activities during last three years:

Battle Casualties (Fatal):

Year	Officers	JCOs	ORs
2015	02	02	46
2016	06	02	57
2017	05	03	31

Battle Casualties (Non-Fatal):

Year	Officers	JCOs	ORs
2015	09	05	35
2016	05	02	78
2017	16	05	79

Details of ex gratia lump sum compensation being paid to the Next of Kin (NoK) of Defence personnel are as under:-

S. No.	Details	w.e.f. 01/01/2006	w.e.f. 01/10/2016
1.	Death in the course of duties attributable to acts of violence by terrorists, etc.	Rs. 10 lakh	Rs.25 lakh
2.	Death occurring during enemy action in war or border skirmishes or in action against   militants, terrorists, etc.	Rs.15 lakh	Rs.35 lakh
3.	Army Group Insurance Fund	Upto 30/09/16	w.e.f. 01/10/16
	Officers	Rs. 60 lakh	Rs.75 lakh
	JCOs/Other Ranks	Rs.30 lakh	Rs.37.5 lakh Rs. 40 lakhs (w.e.f. 1.1.18)
4.	(a) Liberalised Family Pension as applicable to Battle casualty which is equal to emoluments last drawn by the deceased individual. (b)  Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity which is based on length of service rendered and emoluments such drawn by the deceased individual.