Lok Sabha Question No. 1113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Naxal Activities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1113

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH JULY, 2018/ SHRAVANA 2, 1940 (SAKA)

## NAXAL ACTIVITIES

1113. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  Naxal  attacks,  loss  of  lives/damage  to  property  in such attacks and number of persons arrested in Anti-Naxal operations in Left Wing Extremism affected regions of the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(b) the details of talks held between the Government and the Naxal Groups along with the outcome of such talks during the said period;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  implemented  Schemes/Programmes  for rehabilitation of arrested persons and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  whether  certain  shortcomings  during  implementation  of  the  said schemes/ programmes have come to the notice of the Government during the said period; and

(e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  thereon  along with the other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  root  out  Naxal  problem  in  the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Details of incidents of LWE violence, loss of lives, damage to property and number of persons arrested in LWE affected States during last three years and current year is annexed.

(b): No  talks  have  been  held  by  the  Government  with  any  LWE  Group during the said period.

(c) to (e): No, the Government has no scheme for rehabilitation of arrested LWE cadres.

The  Government  has  a  holistic  approach  towards  combating  LWE wherein it supplements the efforts of the State Governments over a wide range of measures. A National Policy and Action Plan has been put in place that envisages a multi-pronged strategy involving security related measures, developmental interventions and ensuring rights & entitlements of local communities etc. Security related measures include assistance to LWE affected States by providing CAPF Bns, helicopters, UAVs, construction of fortified police stations,  funds for modernization of State Police  forces,  arms  and  equipment,  training    assistance,  sharing  of intelligence etc. On development side, apart from flagship schemes of the Central Government in infrastructure, education, health, skill development, agriculture etc, several initiatives have been taken specifically for development of LWE affected areas. These  include  focused  schemes  for development  of  roads,  installation  of  mobile  towers,  skill  development, improving  network  of  banks  and  post  offices,  health  and  education facilities, particularly in the most affected districts. Recently the Government has approved the Special Central Assistance Scheme which envisages an outlay of Rs 1000 Cr per annum for three years for the most affected LWE districts to cover gaps in critical infrastructure and services.

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## ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO.1113 FOR 24.07.2018

## LWE VIOLENCE STATISTICS FOR LAST 03 YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR

| State          | 2015      | 2015            | 2015       | 2015          | 2016      | 2016            | 2016       | 2016          | 2017      | 2017            | 2017       | 2017          | 2018 (upto 30.06.2018)   | 2018 (upto 30.06.2018)     | 2018 (upto 30.06.2018)   | 2018 (upto 30.06.2018)   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| State          | Incidents | Civilian Deaths | SFs Deaths | LWEs arrested | Incidents | Civilian Deaths | SFs Deaths | LWEs arrested | Incidents | Civilian Deaths | SFs Deaths | LWEs arrested | Incidents                | Civilian Deaths SFs Deaths | LWEs arrested            |                          |
| Andhra Pradesh | 35        | 8               | 0          | 42            | 17        | 6               | 0          | 43            | 26        | 6               | 1 74       | 4             | 0                        | 0                          | 16                       |                          |
| Bihar          | 110       | 15              | 2          | 553           | 129       | 16              | 12         | 457           | 99        | 22              | 0          | 388           | 33 6                     | 1                          | 183                      |                          |
| Chhattisgarh   | 466       | 53              | 48         | 512           | 395       | 69              | 38         | 779           | 373       | 70 60           | 796        | 222           | 49                       | 37                         | 530                      |                          |
| Jharkhand      | 310       | 52              | 4          | 381           | 323       | 76              | 9          | 462           | 251       | 53              | 3 464      | 109           | 20                       | 8                          | 184                      |                          |
| M.P.           | 0         | 0               | 0          | 9             | 12        | 2               | 0          | 4             | 3         | 1               | 0 10       | 3             | 0                        | 0                          | 11                       |                          |
| Maharashtra    | 55        | 16              | 2          | 20            | 73        | 20              | 3          | 6             | 69        | 13              | 3 21       | 44            | 5                        | 0                          | 11                       |                          |
| Odisha         | 92        | 25              | 3          | 60            | 86        | 24              | 3          | 43            | 81        | 21              | 8          | 56            | 53 9                     | 1                          | 22                       |                          |
| Telangana      | 11        | 2               | 0          | 52            | 7         | 0               | 0          | 18            | 5         | 2               | 0 61       | 8             | 1                        | 0                          | 71                       |                          |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 0         | 0               | 0          | 0             | 0         | 0               | 0          | 0             | 0         | 0               | 0          | 0 0           | 0                        | 0                          | 2                        |                          |
| West Bengal    | 0         | 0               | 0          | 2             | 0         | 0               | 0          | 5             | 0         | 0               | 0 1        |               | 0 0                      | 0                          | 2                        |                          |
| Others         | 10        | 0               | 0          | 37            | 6         | 0               | 0          | 23            | 1         | 0               | 0 17       | 0             | 0                        | 0                          | 2                        |                          |
| TOTAL          | 1089      | 171             | 59         | 1668          | 1048      | 213             | 65         | 1840          | 908       | 188             | 75 1888    |               | 476 90                   | 47                         | 1034                     |                          |

## Number of Attacks on Economic Targets

(Mines, Railways, Telecom infrastructure, Roads, Schools etc)

|   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 (upto 30.06.2018) |
|--------|--------|--------|--------------------------|
|    127 |     79 |     75 |                       48 |

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