GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE 

RAJYA SABHA

 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1466

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.1.2018

 

PEACE TIME NON-MILITARY OPERATIONS

1466. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:

 Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy have undertaken peace time non-military operations like refugee evacuation, natural disaster relief, etc. during the last three years, if so, the details thereof, year-wise; (b)  whether expenditure undertaken by the Armed Forces for such tasks is reimbursed back to the Defence budget; (c)  if so, the details thereof; and (d)  if not, the reasons therefor? 

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

SUBHASH BHAMRE

 (a)  The details of numbers of peace time non-military operations undertaken by Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force during the last three years are given in the Annexure. (b) to (d): The bills in respect of the cost involved in peace time non-military operations are raised against the indenting agencies.

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 ANNEXURE IN RESPECT OF REPLY GIVEN IN PART (a) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1466 FOR 1.1.2018 REGARDING PEACE TIME NON-MILITARY OPERATIONS. Details of number of times Armed Forces have been requisitioned by Central Government and various State Governments for peace time non-military operations: ARMY:

Year	Law & Order	Disaster Relief	Other type of Assistance	Neighbouring countries
2014	08	12	11	0
2015	04	25	10	01
2016	06	29	15	01

 NAVY:

Year	Cyclone	Major Fire	Search & Rescue Operations
2014	01	0	0
2015	0	0	03
2016	01	03	04

 AIR FORCE:

Year	Cyclone	Fire	Heavy Flooding	Accidents	Other types of Assistance	Neighbouring countries
2014	01	0	02	0	06	02
2015	0	0	02	0	0	04
2016	0	01	01	01	03	03

 

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