**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2550 regarding infiltration across the border, to be answered on December 16th, 2025. It provides data on border fencing status, infiltration attempts, and arrests related to infiltration attempts along India's borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar from 2014 to November 2025. No action items are specified beyond the provision of this information.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Border Fencing Status**
* India-Pakistan: 2,289.66 kms total length, 93.25% fenced, 6.75% unfenced.
* India-Bangladesh: 4,096.70 kms total length, 79.08% fenced, 20.92% unfenced.
* Indo-Myanmar: 9.214 kms of physical fencing has been completed with total border length of 1,643 kms.
* **Infiltration Attempts**
* Data provided on the number of infiltration attempts detected since 2014 (year-wise) along the India-Bangladesh, India-Pakistan, India-Myanmar, and India-Nepal & Bhutan borders.
* Data provided on the number of infiltration attempts detected from January to November 2025 (month-wise) along the India-Bangladesh, India-Pakistan, India-Myanmar, and India-Nepal & Bhutan borders.
* No infiltration cases have been reported at the India-China border since 2014.
* **Arrests of Infiltrators**
* Data provided on the number of arrested infiltrators since 2014 (year-wise) along the India-Bangladesh, India-Pakistan, India-Myanmar, and India-Nepal & Bhutan borders.
* Data provided on the number of arrested infiltrators from January to November 2025 (month-wise) along the India-Bangladesh, India-Pakistan, India-Myanmar, and India-Nepal & Bhutan borders.
* No arrests of infiltrators reported at the India-China border in 2025.
**Impact Analysis**
**Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs**
* **Impact**: The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for providing the data and addressing the concerns raised in the Lok Sabha question regarding border infiltration.
* **Action Required**: No immediate action is required beyond providing the requested information, as the document is a response to a parliamentary question.
**Border Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies**
* **Impact**: These agencies are responsible for maintaining border security and apprehending infiltrators. The data provided offers insights into the effectiveness of current measures.
* **Action Required**: Analyse the data for trends and patterns to optimize resource allocation and enhance border security strategies.
**Citizens Residing in Border Areas**
* **Impact**: Citizens residing in border areas may be affected by infiltration activities, leading to security concerns.
* **Action Required**: No immediate action listed in the document.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs: Indian government ministry responsible for internal security.
Infiltration Across Border: The primary subject of the parliamentary question, concerning the area of unfenced border, infiltration attempts, and arrests.
India-Pakistan Border: One of the international borders specified in the question and answer related to fencing and infiltration.
India-Bangladesh Border: Another international border specified in the question and answer related to fencing and infiltration.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Indian Parliament, where the question was raised.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2550
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16TH DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 25, 1947
(SAKA)
INFILTRATION ACROSS BORDER
2550. SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA:
DR. SHARMILA SARKAR:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the area of border which is not fenced (in kms and as a percentage of the
total border), border-wise details;
(b) the number of infiltration attempts detected since 2014, year-wise;
(c) the number of infiltration attempts detected since January 2025, month-
wise;
(d) the number of people arrested for such infiltration attempts since 2014,
year-wise; and
(e) the number of people arrested for such infiltration attempts since January
2025, month-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a): The length of International Border along India-Pakistan is 2,289.66 kms,
out of which 2,135.136 kms, i.e. 93.25% has been physically fenced and
154.524 kms, i.e. 6.75% is unfenced. The length of International Border along
India-Bangladesh is 4,096.70 kms, out of which 3,239.92 kms, i.e. 79.08% has
been physically fenced and 856.778 kms, i.e. 20.92% is unfenced. Further,-2-
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9.214 kms physical fencing work has also been completed along the Indo-
Myanmar border, whose length is 1,643 kms.
(b): The number of infiltration attempts detected since 2014, year-wise are as
follows:-
No. of cases along the borders
Year India- India- India- India-Nepal India-China
Bangladesh Pakistan Myanmar & Bhutan
2014 855 45 20 00
2015 874 42 16 03
2016 654 46 12 04
2017 456 42 09 03
2018 420 40 21 04 No infiltration cases
2019 500 38 25 38 reported at India-China
2020 486 20 34 11 border.
2021 703 32 38 18
2022 857 49 46 15
2023 746 30 40 38
2024 977 41 37 23
(c): The number of infiltration attempts detected since January 2025 upto
November, 2025, month-wise are as follows:-
No. of cases along the borders
2025 India- India- India- India-Nepal India-China
Bangladesh Pakistan Myanmar & Bhutan
January 84 02 15 02
February 80 00 07 01
March 110 05 27 05
No
April 95 01 10 05
infiltration
May 54 05 09 09
cases
June 89 03 07 04
reported at
July 127 04 02 07
India-China
August 102 02 05 08
border.
September 127 03 05 06
October 125 04 02 01
November 111 03 06 06-3-
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(d): The number of arrested infiltrators since 2014, year-wise are as follows:-
No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders
Year India- India- India- India-Nepal India-China
Bangladesh Pakistan Myanmar & Bhutan
2014 2160 57 45 0
2015 2809 55 32 6
2016 1601 76 20 4
2017 907 69 15 3
2018 884 50 39 5 No infiltration cases
2019 1109 45 57 62 reported at India-China
2020 955 20 58 19 border
2021 1208 38 73 35
2022 2076 67 173 22
2023 2617 34 212 51
2024 2525 45 441 27
(e): The number of arrested infiltrators since January 2025 to November,
2025, month-wise are as follows:-
No. of arrested infiltrators along the borders
2025 India- India- India- India-Nepal India-China
Bangladesh Pakistan Myanmar & Bhutan
January 190 2 108 2
February 167 0 23 3
March 243 5 79 6 No
April 185 1 44 5 apprehensio
May 110 5 80 21 n of
June 194 3 20 4 infiltrators
July 242 4 3 9 reported at
August 209 16 10 9 India-China
September 330 4 50 12 border.
October 380 5 5 1
November 306 4 15 6
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