In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister A K Antony said, "A total of 7099 army personnel are currently deployed in these mission... Total number of Indian Army personnel killed during last three years in UN Peacekeeping Missions has been 10."
Seven personnel were killed in peacekeeping mission in Congo, two in Sudan and one in Lebanon.
"An amount of USD 70,000 is paid to the next of kin in death cases, whereas disability compensation is decided as per the degree of disability suffered by a soldier on active duty in UN Peacekeeping Operations," he said.
Maximum number of 3,770 personnel are deployed in Congo followed by 2,227 in South Sudan. Under the Observer Missions in East Timor, Ivory Coast and Sudan, one, nine and two personnels are deployed respectively.
Replying to a question on complaints regarding army recruitment rallies, Antony said, "During the last year the current year, five cases/complaints relating to involvement of middlemen including a case of fake domicile certificate racket in National Capital Region of Delhi have been reported."
Appropriate action through the police has been taken in four cases, and in one case the individual has been advised to file FIR against the tout, he said. (MORE)
