Left-Wing Extremism: Violence Down 81% Since 2010; How Many Districts Still Affected?
Violence perpetrated by left wing extremists has come down from high of 2010 by 81% in 2024 (Image courtesy: Canva)
The violence incidents and resultant deaths of civilians in India due to the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in 2024 have come down by 81% since 2010, Union Minister of State (MoS) Home Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Lower House, MoS Home, informed that deaths of security forces have also been reduced by 85% since 2010.
“The LWE-related violence incidents and resultant deaths of civilians and Security Forces, have come down from the high of 2010 by 81 per cent and 85 per cent respectively in 2024,” Rai informed, responding to the questions raised by Congress MP Kalyan Vaijinathrao.
Which action plan is behind the decline?
Rai also informed regarding the government’s efforts in curbing Naxal activities and ensuring safety in areas affected by Maoism, Rai acknowledged the serious challenge posed by left-wing extremism (LWE) and highlighted the decline in the violence related to it in tribal areas, given the implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan 2015.
“There has also been a sharp decline in LWE-affected districts from 126 in 2013 to 18 districts in April 2025,” MoS Home Rai added.
How much fund allocated for LWE-affected areas?
For capacity building of states, Rs 3364.32 crore have been released to LWE-affected states, for operational expenditure of forces, expenditure incurred on training State Police Forces, rehabilitation of surrendered LWE cadre, ex-gratia to families of civilians killed in LWE violence/martyred security force personnel, etc. under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme.
Works worth Rs 1740 crore have been sanctioned to LWE-affected states for strengthening of the State’s Special Forces, State Intelligence Branches (SIBs), District Police and construction of Fortified Police Stations (FPS) under the Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS).
A total of 621 Fortified Police Stations has been constructed in Left Wing Extremist-affected states, of which 543 have been constructed since 2014.
