The Centre on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that 27 persons including 25 troopers and two civilians were killed in militant attacks in Jammu since 05 August 2019.
In a written reply, Minister of State in the Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA), Nityanand Rai said that a total of 25 troopers including two from Jammu-one each in 2019 and 2022, two in Rajouri in 2020, five in 2021 and four in 2022, nine in Poonch in 2021, one in Ramban in 2019, one in Kishtwar in 2020 and one in Doda in 2020 were killed in militant attacks post 5 August 2019.
He also said two civilians were killed in Jammu region which include one in Rajouri in 2021 and one in Udhampur in 2022.
He further said 48 government personnel have also been injured in militant attacks, which include 10 in 2019, four in 2020, 14 in 2021 and 15 in 2022 and 20 civilians have also been injured including one in 2020, nine in 2021 and 19 in 2022.
Replying to another question, the MoS Home said that the Village Defence Group Scheme, notified by the Government of J-K in the year 1995, did not envisage constitution of the Village Defence Committees (VDC).
“However, in terms of the scheme ibid, Village Defence Groups (VDGs) were to be constituted. Village Defence Groups, in terms of the Scheme of 1995, have already been constituted in the Districts of Poonch and Rajouri of the Jammu division for the protection of villages,” it added. (KNO)
