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New Delhi, October 15 (IANS) The government’s aim of achieving a Naxal-free India is yielding good results as the number of districts most affected by red terror has significantly reduced from six to three.
A government release on Wednesday said that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has seen an overall decline, and today, only three districts in Chhattisgarh, namely Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur – are all affected by it.
It said that the number of districts which are still in the grip of Left Wing Extremism has been reduced from 18 to 11.
Notably, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reiterated on several occasions that the Naxalite problem will be completely eliminated from the country by March 31, 2026.
The anti-Naxal operation has achieved considerable success in the last few years as more than 300 left-wing militants, including the CPI (Maoist) General Secretary and eight other Politburo/Central Committee members, have been eliminated. At least 836 left-wing militants were arrested, while 1,639 surrendered and joined the mainstream. The Naxalites who surrendered include a Politburo member and a Central Committee member.
Under the Modi government, unprecedented success has been achieved in combating the Naxalite threat through rigorous implementation of the National Action Plan and Policy, which envisages a multi-pronged approach.
The threat of Naxalism, once called India’s “biggest internal security challenge” by the then Prime Minister in 2010, is now clearly in retreat. Naxalites had planned a red corridor from Pashupati in Nepal to Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
In 2013, Naxal-related violence was reported in 126 districts across various states; By March 2025, this number had fallen to only 18 districts, with only six classified as ‘most affected districts’.
–IANS
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