MANU/PIBU/0557/2018

Department/Board : Press Information Bureau

Date : 20.03.2018

Amendment in AFSPA

There is no proposal to amend the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990.

There is no proposal under consideration of Government of India to withdraw the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 from Jammu and Kashmir.

However, a proposal is under consideration to make Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 more operationally effective and humane.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in a written replies to questions in the Lok Sabha today.