Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Redraw of Red Corridor
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 241

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18TH JULY,  2017 / ASHADHA 27, 1939 (SAKA)

## REDRAW OF RED CORRIDOR

241. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R :

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to redraw the red corridor-the area affected by Left Wing Extremism and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is true that 106 districts across many States are considered as Red Corridor;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to take off 20 districts from the list of Maoist affected areas and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether it is also true that out of 683 districts in the country, 44 districts are said to be the worst affected districts and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

- (a) to (c) At present, 106 districts in 10 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States are covered under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme for the purpose of reimbursement of expenditure incurred by State Governments on counter-LWE operations. The list of 106 districts is placed at Annexure-I. The inclusion/ exclusion of districts under the SRE scheme are based on their violence  profile  and  other  parameters  as  per  SRE  guidelines  and  is  a

continuous process.

- (d)  No,  madam.  The  list  of  35  most  LWE  affected  districts  in  the  10  LWE affected States is placed at Annexure-I.

## List of 106 districts covered under the SRE Scheme for LWE affected States

| S. No.   | State          |   Number of Districts | Name of Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |                     8 | Anantapur, East Godavari, Guntur, Kurnool, Prakasam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram.                                                                                                                          |
| 2.       | Bihar          |                    22 | Arwal, Aurangabad, Bhojpur, East Champaran, Gaya, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimur, Munger, Nalanda, Nawada, Patna, Rohtas, Sitamarhi, West Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Vaishali, Banka, Lakhisarai, Begusarai and Khagaria. |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    16 | Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Jashpur, Kanker, Korea (Baikunthpur), Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon, Sarguja, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Gariyaband Balod, Sukma, Kondagaon and Balrampur.                                               |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    21 | Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Giridih, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Latehar, Lohardagga, Palamu, Ranchi, Simdega, Saraikela-Kharaswan, West Singhbhum, Khunti, Ramgarh, Dumka, Deoghar and Pakur.       |
| 5.       | Madhya Pradesh |                     1 | Balaghat                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6.       | Maharashtra    |                     4 | Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia and Aheri                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7.       | Odisha         |                    19 | Gajapati, Ganjam, Keonjhar, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Navrangpur, Rayagada, Sambhalpur, Sundargarh, Nayagarh, Kondhamal, Deogarh, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bargarh and Bolangir                      |
| 8.       | Telangana      |                     8 | Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Medak, Mehboobnagar, Nalgonda, Warangal and Nizamabad                                                                                                                                      |
| 9.       | Uttar Pradesh  |                     3 | Chandauli, Mirzapur and Sonebhadra                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10.      | West Bengal    |                     4 | Bankura, West Medinipur, Purulia and Birbhum                                                                                                                                                                              |
|          | Total          |                   106 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

## List of 35 worst LWE affected districts among 106 LWE district

| S. No.   | State          |   Number of Districts | Name of Districts                                                                                                                                       |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |                    01 | Vishakhapatnam                                                                                                                                          |
| 2.       | Bihar          |                    06 | Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, Muzzafarpur, Banka, Nawada                                                                                                     |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    08 | Bijapur, Sukma, Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon, Kondagaon                                                                           |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    16 | Giridih, Gumla, Khunti, Latehar, Palamu, West Singhbhum, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Chatra, East Singhbhum, Ranchi, Garhwa, Dumka, Ramgarh, Lohardaga, Simdega |
| 5.       | Maharashtra    |                    01 | Gadchiroli                                                                                                                                              |
| 6.       | Odisha         |                    02 | Koraput, Malkangiri                                                                                                                                     |
| 7.       | Telangana      |                    01 | Khammam                                                                                                                                                 |
| Total    | Total          |                    35 |                                                                                                                                                         |