Lok Sabha Question No. 1556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Naxal Attacks
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1556

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/ MAGHA 22, 1941 (SAKA) NAXAL ATTACKS

†1556. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  soldiers,  police  personnel  and  villagers  killed by naxalites in the country since the last financial year to the current year;
- (b) the number of naxalites arrested or killed in encounters in the country during the last three years;
- (c)  the  number of security personnel and civilians killed and the damage caused to public property by the naxals during the said period, State-wise;
- (d) whether naxalite incidents have increased every year despite the antinaxal operations conducted by the Government; and
- (e) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard along with the details of action taken so far?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): The  data  relating  to  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  violence  is annexed.

Details  of  damage  caused  to  public  property  by  the  Left  Wing Extremists are maintained by respective State.

(d) & (e): To combat the LWE menace in a holistic manner, the Government of India has formulated a National Policy and Action Plan in 2015,  which  envisages  a  multi-pronged  approach  comprising  security, development and ensuring rights & entitlements of local communities etc.

| State          | 2017      | 2017             | 2017       | 2017        | 2017          |
|----------------|-----------|------------------|------------|-------------|---------------|
| State          | Incidents | Civilians Killed | SFs Killed | LWEs Killed | LWEs Arrested |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26        | 6                | 1          | 3           | 74            |
| Bihar          | 99        | 22               | 0          | 7           | 388           |
| Chhattisgarh   | 373       | 70               | 60         | 80          | 796           |
| Jharkhand      | 251       | 53               | 3          | 12          | 464           |
| M.P.           | 3         | 1                | 0          | 0           | 10            |
| Maharashtra    | 69        | 13               | 3          | 17          | 21            |
| Odisha         | 81        | 21               | 8          | 8           | 56            |
| Telangana      | 5         | 2                | 0          | 9           | 61            |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 0         | 0                | 0          | 0           | 0             |
| West Bengal    | 0         | 0                | 0          | 0           | 1             |
| Others         | 1         | 0                | 0          | 0           | 17            |
| TOTAL          | 908       | 188              | 75         | 136         | 1888          |

| State          | 2018      | 2018             | 2018       | 2018        | 2018          |
|----------------|-----------|------------------|------------|-------------|---------------|
| State          | Incidents | Civilians Killed | SFs Killed | LWEs Killed | LWEs Arrested |
| Andhra Pradesh | 12        | 3                | 0          | 0           | 63            |
| Bihar          | 59        | 13               | 2          | 2           | 374           |
| Chhattisgarh   | 392       | 98               | 55         | 125         | 931           |
| Jharkhand      | 205       | 34               | 9          | 26          | 372           |
| M.P.           | 4         | 0                | 0          | 0           | 14            |
| Maharashtra    | 75        | 12               | 0          | 52          | 15            |
| Odisha         | 75        | 11               | 1          | 19          | 39            |
| Telangana      | 11        | 2                | 0          | 1           | 113           |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 0         | 0                | 0          | 0           | 2             |
| West Bengal    | 0         | 0                | 0          | 0           | 7             |
| Others         | 0         | 0                | 0          | 0           | 3             |
| TOTAL          | 833       | 173              | 67         | 225         | 1933          |

| State          | 2019      | 2019             | 2019       | 2019        | 2019          |
|----------------|-----------|------------------|------------|-------------|---------------|
| State          | Incidents | Civilians Killed | SFs Killed | LWEs Killed | LWEs Arrested |
| Andhra Pradesh | 18        | 5                | 0          | 7           | 42            |
| Bihar          | 62        | 16               | 1          | 7           | 389           |
| Chhattisgarh   | 263       | 55               | 22         | 79          | 367           |
| Jharkhand      | 200       | 42               | 12         | 27          | 290           |
| M.P.           | 5         | 2                | 0          | 2           | 11            |
| Maharashtra    | 66        | 18               | 16         | 8           | 11            |
| Odisha         | 45        | 10               | 1          | 8           | 47            |
| Telangana      | 8         | 2                | 0          | 2           | 112           |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 0         | 0                | 0          | 0           | 4             |
| West Bengal    | 0         | 0                | 0          | 0           | 0             |
| Others         | 3         | 0                | 0          | 5           | 3             |
| TOTAL          | 670       | 150              | 52         | 145         | 1276          |

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