The Centre mentioned incidents of violence by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) have diminished to 374 in 2024 from its highest degree of 1936 in 2010, on Saturday.
Whereas the incidents of violence by LWE noticed a discount of 81 per cent, “the whole variety of deaths, together with civilians and safety forces, has additionally diminished by 85 per cent — from 1005 deaths in 2010 to 150 in 2024,” a authorities press launch mentioned.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned, “It’s true that Maoist violence had stalled the progress of many districts in Central and jap India. That’s the reason in 2015, our authorities formulated a complete ‘Nationwide Coverage and Motion Plan’ to eradicate Maoist violence.”
“Together with zero tolerance in the direction of violence, we’ve got additionally targeted on an enormous push towards infrastructure and social empowerment to carry a constructive change within the lives of the poor folks in these areas,” he mentioned.
The press launch mentioned, “Just lately, in one of many largest anti-Naxal operations within the nation’s historical past, safety forces achieved a significant breakthrough within the battle towards LWE alongside the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border.”
It mentioned an enormous operation was carried out between April 21 and Might 11 2025, within the Karreguttalu Hill (KGH) area — a recognized stronghold of Naxalite teams.
The variety of LWE-affected districts diminished from 126 to 90 in April 2018, 70 in July 2021 and to 38 in April 2024.
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The discharge additionally mentioned, “Within the final 10 years, over 8,000 Naxalites have deserted the trail of violence, and consequently, the variety of Naxal-affected districts has diminished to fewer than 20.”
“Lately, India’s multidimensional counter-LWE technique — combining safety enforcement, inclusive improvement, and group engagement — has delivered important success,” the press launch mentioned, including that the motion has been weakened, violence has declined and lots of LWE-affected districts are being reintegrated into the nationwide mainstream.
“The federal government of India is dedicated to utterly eradicate Naxalism by March 31 2026, since Naxalism is seen as the most important impediment within the improvement of distant areas and tribal villages, because it prevents training, healthcare, connectivity, banking, and postal companies from reaching these villages,” mentioned the assertion.