Huge success in 'Naxal Free India' campaign, number of most affected districts reduced to 3

New Delhi, October 15 (IANS). In a major achievement towards the Central Government’s intention to create a ‘Naxal-free India’, the number of districts most affected by Naxalism has reduced from 6 to just 3. Now only Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur of Chhattisgarh are the districts most affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE). According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of districts affected by left-wing extremism has also reduced from 18 to just 11. The central government is committed to ending the problem of Naxalism completely by March 31, 2026. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the success of the previous record against Naxalism has broken this year. 312 leftist cadres were killed in these operations, including the CPI (Maoist) Secretary General and eight other members of the Politburo and Central Committee. In addition, 836 leftist cadres were arrested and 1,639, including a Politburo member and a Central Committee member, surrendered to join the mainstream and abandon the path of violence. It is clear from this that the government has achieved unprecedented success in dealing with the Naxal menace by strictly implementing the national action plan and policy. The national action plan and policy includes accurate intelligence-based public-friendly LWE campaigns. These steps include rapid containment of areas with security vacuum, targeting of top leaders and workers on the ground, against deviant ideology, rapid development of infrastructure and full implementation of welfare schemes, better coordination between state and central governments, and prompt investigation and prosecution of Maoist-related cases. “Naxalism, which the then Prime Minister described as India’s ‘biggest internal security challenge’ in 2010, is now clearly on the decline,” the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a press release. Naxalites planned to establish a Red Corridor from Pashupati in Nepal to Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Naxal-related violence was reported in 126 districts across states in 2013, while this number was reduced to 18 districts by March 2025 and of these, 6 were in the category of ‘most affected districts’.” –IANS DCH/ABM Share this story Tags