- By Raju Kumar
- Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:05 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Naxal Menace: Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai, responding to a supplementary question during the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, said the security forces have neutralised 29 top Naxal leaders since 2019, with 14 Central Committee Members (CCM) and Politburo members (PBM) killed this year alone, reducing the number of most Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts to three.
Rai said the number of affected states has gone down from 10 in 2014 to five in 2025 (till October), showing a reduction of 50 per cent, while the number of districts affected by Left Wing Extremism has witnessed a sharp decline of 91 per cent from 126 to 11 during the period.
Here Are The Key Highlights From The Minister's Statement
- 11 in October 2025 with only 3 districts now categorized as Most LWE Affected. However, to restrict CPI (Maoist) to bounce back in the areas recently taken away from LWE influence, 27 districts have been kept as ‘Legacy & Thrust Districts’ under the scope of the Security Related Expenditure Scheme.
- The LWE-related violence incidents have come down from a high of 1936 in year 2010 by 89% to 218 in 2025. Resultant deaths of Civilians & Security Forces have also come down from high of 1005 in year 2010 by 91% to 93 in year 2025.
- In 2025 (till 01 December), security forces have neutralised 335 Naxals, arrested 942 and facilitated 2167 surrenders. The details of operational achievements are given at Annexure II.
- There has been a special focus on the financial choking of LWEs and unearthing of the nexus between CPI (Maoists) and its financial supporters.
- The GoI’s focus on security infrastructure has been pivotal. In the last decade 656 fortified police stations have been built.
- In last six years 377 new security camps have been established in core LWE affected areas. The details of the year-wise details of security camps set up in LWE regions is at Annexure I.
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- For expansion of road network, 14,978 km have been constructed under 02 LWE specific schemes namely Road Requirement Plan (RRP) and Road Connectivity Project for LWE Affected Areas (RCPLWEA).
- For improving telecom connectivity in LWE affected areas 9,050 towers have been commissioned.
- For Skill Development, 46 Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and 49 Skill Development Centres (SDC) have been opened.
- For quality education in tribal areas 179 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) have been made functional.
- The resolute implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan 2015 has resulted in consistent decline in violence and constriction of geographical spread.
- LWE which has been a serious challenge to the internal security of the nation has been significantly curbed in recent times and has been constricted to only a few pockets.
