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REHABILITATION OF IDPS
15/May/2012
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 6276
ANSWERED ON:  15.05.2012
REHABILITATION OF IDPS
SHASHI THAROOR
 
Will the Minister of



 HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-


(a) the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country, State-wise; 

(b) the schemes and programmes aimed at their welfare and rehabilitation; and 

(c) the number of IDPs rehabilitated at their place of origin?


ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN) 

(a) & (b): There has been large scale migration of families from the Kashmir Valley in 1990. There are 58,697 Kashmiri migrant families registered with respective Relief Authorities with the following details: 
Jammu 		–	38119 families
Delhi    	- 	19338 families and 
Other places 	– 	1240 families

Besides there have been migration of about 5000 Bru (Reang) families from Mizoram to Tripura in 1997-98 due to ethnic violence in Mizoram. Of these approximately 1000 Bru (Reang) families have since been repatriated to Mizoram. 

(b) As in Annexure-I.
 

 



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