Lok Sabha Question No. 389 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: LWE Affected Districts
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *389

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD  MARCH, 2021/ CHAITRA 2, 1943 (SAKA)

LWE AFFECTED DISTRICTS

*389. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts in the country during the last three years, year-wise;

(b)  the  measures being taken by the Government to reduce the incidence of LWE in the country;

- (c) the development works being carried out in the districts that have recently been relieved of the status of LWE affected districts;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  special  assistance  programme, schemes  or  integrated  action  plan  for  the  districts  which  were  affected  by Left Wing Extremism; and

(e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  financial  and  other  assistance provided  to  the  said  districts,  State-wise  including  Srikakulam  district  of Andhra Pradesh?

ANSWER

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

(a)  to (e):      A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT    REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION No. *389 FOR 23.03.2021

- (i) As per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, subjects of Police and Public Order are with the State Governments. However, the Government of  India  (GoI)  has  been  supplementing the efforts of States affected by left wing extremism. A National Policy and Action Plan was promulgated in 2015 to address Left Wing Extremism (LWE). It envisages a multi-pronged strategy involving  security  related  measures,  development  interventions,  ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities etc. While on security front, the Central Government assists the LWE affected State Government by providing Central Armed Police Forces battalions, training, funds for modernization of State police forces, equipment & arms, sharing of intelligence, construction of Fortified Police Stations etc; on development side, the Central Government has taken  various  measures  including  construction  of  roads,  installation  of mobile towers, improving network of banks, post offices, skill development and education facilities in the LWE areas.

(ii) The  GoI  is  providing  funds  for  capacity  building  of  the  LWE  affected States,  under  various  scheme  like  Security  Related  Expenditure  (SRE) Scheme,  Special  Infrastructure  Scheme  (SIS),  to  fight  the   LWE   menace

## L.S. S.Q. NO *389 FOR 23.03.2021

effectively. Under these schemes funds are provided state-wise on reimbursement claims submitted  by  the  States  on  expenditure  incurred  for operational  purposes  and  capacity building  in  LWE  affected  districts  which also include Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, a district covered under the SRE Scheme. The funds provided to States in last 03 years and current financial year are given in Annexure-I.

(iii) To  give  further  impetus  to  development  in  the  most  LWE  affected districts, funds are provided to the States under 'Special Central Assistance (SCA)' to fill the critical gaps in public infrastructure and services. Presently 30 districts across 7 States are covered under the scheme. The scheme was approved in 2017 and Rs.2541.24 crore has been released to the States till date.  The  list  of  the  30  districts  presently  covered  under  the  scheme  is  at Annexure-II.

- (iv) On  development  front,  apart  from  flagship  schemes  of  Government  of India  (GoI)  has  taken  several  specific  initiatives  in  LWE  affected  States,  to improve road connectivity, Telecommunication network and financial inclusion as below:
- i. Construction of 5422 km roads is envisaged under Road Requirement  Plan-I.  Of  these  4970  km  roads  are  constructed.  Of these 2046 km road has been constructed after April-2014.

## L.S. S.Q. NO. *389 FOR 23.03.2021

- ii. The Road Connectivity Project for LWE Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) was approved in December-2016. Under the scheme 9268 km roads have been sanctioned. Of these 3060 km are completed.
- iii. To  improve  telecommunication  connectivity,  2335  mobile  towers are  installed  in  phase-I  of  the  Mobile  Tower  Project.  Further  GoI has approved installation of 4072 mobile towers in phase-II of the Mobile Tower Project in May-2018.
- iv. For  financial  inclusion  of  the  local  populace  in  these  areas,  1170 Bank Branches, 959 ATMs and 12628 Banking Correspondents in 30 Most LWE Affected Districts in last 05 years.
4. (v) The  steadfast  implementation  of  the  policy  has  resulted  in  consistent decline in violence. The incidents of LWE violence have reduced by 70% from all  time  high  of  2258  in  2009  to  665  in  2020.  Similarly  resultant  deaths (Civilians + Security Forces) have reduced by 82% from all time high of 1005 in 2010  to  183  in  2020.  The  geographical  spread  of  LWE  violence  has  also constricted. The districts reporting violence are reduced from 76 (2013) to 53 (2020). The year wise number of districts reporting LWE related violence for the last 03 years are as under:-

|   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |
|--------|--------|--------|
|     60 |     61 |     53 |

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## L.S. S.Q. NO. *389 FOR 23.03.2021

## FUNDS RELEASED TO STATES UNDER SRE (LWE) SCHEME, SIS AND SCA

## 1. Security Related Expenditure (SRE/LWE) Scheme

(Rs. In crore)

| FUND RELEASED STATUS   | FUND RELEASED STATUS   | FUND RELEASED STATUS   | FUND RELEASED STATUS   | FUND RELEASED STATUS   |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| State                  | FY 2017-18             | FY 2018-19             | FY 2019-20             | FY 2020-21             |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 21.04                  | 11.60                  | 37.23                  | 8.96                   |
| Bihar                  | 30.63                  | 14.14                  | 17.70                  | 14.23                  |
| Chhattisgarh           | 92.75                  | 54.53                  | 120.81                 | 140.61                 |
| Jharkhand              | 93.37                  | 64.54                  | 123.52                 | 56.32                  |
| Kerala                 | -                      | 2.94                   | 2.83                   | -                      |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 2.90                   | 1.94                   | 1.23                   | 0.83                   |
| Maharashtra            | 31.86                  | 13.12                  | 21.11                  | 21.25                  |
| Odisha                 | 125.82                 | 12.72                  | 12.81                  | 8.80                   |
| Telangana              | 17.22                  | 6.26                   | 16.12                  | 9.00                   |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 7.29                   | 7.15                   | 4.45                   | 3.22                   |
| West Bengal            | 22.12                  | 11.07                  | 9.44                   | 3.73                   |
| Grand Total            | 445.00                 | 200.00                 | 367.26                 | 266.95                 |

2. Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS)

(Rs. In crore)

| S.No.       | State          | FY 2017-18   |   FY 2019-20 |
|-------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh | 3.00         |         9.83 |
| 2           | Bihar          | 8.00         |        12.38 |
| 3           | Chhattisgarh   | 13.00        |        23.63 |
| 4           | Jharkhand      | 14.00        |        24.66 |
| 5           | Kerala         | -            |         0.9  |
| 6           | Madhya Pradesh | 2.90         |         0.71 |
| 7           | Maharashtra    | 3.00         |         7.5  |
| 8           | Odisha         | 6.00         |        11.61 |
| 9           | Telangana      | 3.00         |        10.12 |
| 10.         | Uttar Pradesh  | -            |         1.35 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total    | 50.00        |       102.67 |

3. Special Central Assistance (SCA) for Most LWE Affected Districts

(Rs. In crore)

| State          |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh |         5 |     33.33 |     20    |     14.25 |
| Bihar          |        30 |    133.33 |    133.32 |     80    |
| Chhattisgarh   |        40 |    266.67 |    266.64 |     71.25 |
| Jharkhand      |        80 |    433.33 |    433.29 |    199    |
| Maharashtra    |         5 |     33.33 |     20    |      0    |
| Odisha         |        10 |     66.67 |     66.66 |     14.25 |
| Telangana      |         5 |     33.34 |     33.33 |     14.25 |
| Total          |       175 |   1000    |    973.24 |    393    |

## L.S. S.Q. NO*389 FOR 23.03.2021 ANNEXURE-II

List of  Most affected LWE districts

| S. No.   | State          |   Number of Districts | Name of Districts    |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |                    01 | Vishakhapatnam       |
| 2.       | Bihar          |                    04 | Aurangabad           |
| 2.       | Bihar          |                    04 | Gaya                 |
| 2.       | Bihar          |                    04 | Jamui                |
| 2.       | Bihar          |                    04 | Lakhisarai           |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    08 | Bijapur              |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    08 | Sukma                |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    08 | Bastar               |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    08 | Dantewada            |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    08 | Kanker               |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    08 | Narayanpur           |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    08 | Rajnandgaon          |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                    08 | Kondagaon            |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Giridih              |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Gumla                |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Khunti               |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Latehar              |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Lohardaga            |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Simdega              |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Bokaro               |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Chatra               |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Ranchi               |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Garhwa               |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Hazaribagh           |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | Palamu               |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                    13 | West Singhbhum       |
| 5.       | Maharashtra    |                    01 | Gadchiroli           |
| 6.       | Odisha         |                    02 | Koraput Malkangiri   |
| 7.       | Telangana      |                    01 | Bhadradri-Kothagudem |
| Total    | Total          |                    30 |                      |

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