Lok Sabha Question No. 3638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Encounters with Maoist
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3638

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019/ AGRAHAYANA 19, 1941 (SAKA)

ENCOUNTERS WITH MAOISTS

3638. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  encounters  between  armed  forces/police  with  Maoists  in  the country since the last three years, State-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  paramilitary  personnel/policemen  killed/wounded  in  such encounters;
- (c) the number of Maoists killed in such encounters;
- (d)  whether  the  left  wing  extremist  groups  are  getting  any  type  of  assistance from any other groups;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is  thoroughly  monitoring  the  actions  of  Thunder Bolt's, set up to combat Maoists; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The numbers of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) related incidents, Security Force  personnel  killed/  injured  and  the  extremists  killed  are  tabulated  at

Annexure I.

- (d) & (e): There  are  no  inputs  regarding  LWE  groups  receiving  any  type  of assistance from other groups.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3638 FOR 10.12.2019

(f) & (g): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects,  however,  the  Central Government  supplements  efforts  of  the  State  Government  through  various measures. For  the  State  Special  Forces,  the  Central  Government organizes training with Greyhounds of Andhra Pradesh and Army. Government of India also assists in capacity building of the Special Forces and Intelligence Wings through funds from Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) having an outlay of Rs 381 Crores for period of 03 years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

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## ANNEXURE I L.S.US.Q.NO.3638 FOR 10.12.2019

## Left Wing Extremism (LWE) related incidents, Security Force Personnel killed/ injured and

## Extremists killed (State-Wise)

|                |   Incidents |   Incidents |   Incidents |   Exchange of Fires |   Exchange of Fires |   Exchange of Fires |   SFs Killed |   SFs Killed |   SFs Killed | SFs injured   | SFs injured   |   SFs injured | LWEs killed   |   LWEs killed | LWEs killed   |
|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|                |        2016 |        2017 |        2018 |                2016 |                2017 |                2018 |         2016 |         2017 |         2018 | 2016          | 2017          |          2018 | 2016 2017     |          2018 |               |
| Andhra Pradesh |          17 |          26 |          12 |                   2 |                   2 |                   0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0 0           | 0             |             3 | 2             |             0 |               |
| Bihar          |         129 |          99 |          59 |                  19 |                  12 |                  14 |           11 |            0 |            1 | 6 0           | 2             |            12 | 7             |             2 |               |
| Chhattisgarh   |         395 |         373 |         392 |                 165 |                 121 |                 117 |           11 |           16 |           10 | 36 25         | 38            |           135 | 75            |           125 |               |
| Jharkhand      |         323 |         251 |         205 |                  63 |                  35 |                  50 |            2 |            2 |            3 | 2 2           | 5             |            20 | 12            |            26 |               |
| M.P.           |          12 |           3 |           4 |                   3 |                   0 |                   0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0 0           | 0             |             0 | 0             |             0 |               |
| Maharashtra    |          73 |          69 |          75 |                  39 |                  44 |                  33 |            0 |            1 |            0 | 14            | 18 12         |             9 | 17            |            52 |               |
| Odisha         |          86 |          81 |          75 |                  35 |                  18 |                  21 |            1 |            0 |            0 | 1 5           | 1             |            40 | 8             |            19 |               |
| Telangana      |           7 |           5 |          11 |                   1 |                   2 |                   2 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0 0           | 0             |             0 | 9             |             1 |               |
| Uttar Pradesh  |           0 |           0 |           0 |                   0 |                   0 |                   0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0 0           | 0             |             0 | 0             |             0 |               |
| West Bengal    |           0 |           0 |           0 |                   0 |                   0 |                   0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0 0           | 0             |             0 | 0             |             0 |               |
| Others         |           6 |           1 |           0 |                   3 |                   0 |                   0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0 0           | 0             |             2 | 0             |             0 |               |
| Total          |        1048 |         908 |         833 |                 330 |                 234 |                 237 |           25 |           19 |           14 | 59 50         | 58            |           221 | 130           |           225 |               |