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Q.240 Exchange of Enclaves
STARRED QUESTION NO.240
TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2010
SHRI TARINI KANTA ROY
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of enclaves yet to be exchanged at Indo – Bangladesh border ; and
(b) the actions being taken to exchange the enclaves in accordance with Indira-Mujib treaty?
ANSWER THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S.M. KRISHNA)
(a) & (b) As per agreed list, there are 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladesh enclaves in India. The 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh states that the enclaves should be exchanged between the two sides. To address the land boundary issue including the exchange of enclaves, the two sides have set up a Joint Boundary Working Group (JBWG) in 2001 which has held four meetings so far. During the visit of PM Sheikh Hasina to India in January 2010, both sides agreed to address outstanding land boundary and agreed to convene the next meeting of the JBWG. Accordingly the JBWG met in November 2010 to discuss, inter alia, the issue of exchange of enclaves.