Lok Sabha Question No. 2121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Maoists Activity
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2121

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022/ AGRAHAYANA 29, 1944 (SAKA)

MAOISTS ACTIVITY

2121.      SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Maoists activity has increased in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  States  in  which  such  activity  is increasing, State-wise;

(c) the details of the number of security personnels killed by the Maoists during the last three years; and

(d) the details of urban naxal in custody for unlawful activities as on date?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): To  address  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  menace  holistically, Government  of  India  (GoI)  approved  'National  Policy  and  Action  Plan  to address  LWE'  in  2015.  This  policy  envisages  a  multi-pronged  strategy involving security related measures, development interventions, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities, etc.

Steadfast  implementation  of  this  policy  has  resulted  in  consistent decline  in violence in LWE affected areas.  Incidents of LWE violence have

## L.S.U.Q.NO. 2121 FOR 20.12.2022

reduced  by  77%  from  high  of  2213  in  2010  to  509  in  2021.  Similarly, resultant deaths (Civilians + Security Forces) have reduced by 85% from high of 1005 in 2010 to 147 in 2021.

Geographical spread of violence has also significantly reduced and only 191 Police Stations of 46 districts reported LWE related violence in 2021 as compared to high of 465 Police Stations of 96 districts in 2010. Decline in geographical spread is also reflected in the reduced number of districts covered under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme. SRE districts  reduced  from  126  to  90  in  April  2018  and  further  to  70  in  July 2021.List of SRE districts is enclosed at Annexure I. Similarly, the number of districts contributing approximately 90% of the LWE violence, categorised as Most LWE Affected Districts, came down to 30 from 35 in 2018 and further to 25 in 2021.  State-wise details of LWE violent incidents and deaths is enclosed in Annexure II.

(c): The  details  of  the  number  of  security  personnel  (SF)  killed  in  LWE incidents during the last three years is as follows:-

| Year                       |   Security Force Personnel Killed |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2019                       |                                52 |
| 2020                       |                                43 |
| 2021                       |                                50 |
| 2022 (Upto 30 November 22) |                                15 |

(d): Government of India's National Policy and Action Plan addresses Left Wing  Extremism  in  all  its  manifestations,  including  the  urban  activities. Law  and  Order  being  a  state  subject,  custody  details  of  Left  Wing Extremists  involved  in  LWE  activities  including  urban  areas  are  not maintained centrally.

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## LIST OF DISTRICTS COVERED UNDER SRE SCHEME

| Sl. No.   | State          |   No. of District | Districts covered Under SRE Scheme                                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh |                05 | East Godavari, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagram, West Godavari.                                                                                                |
| 2.        | Bihar          |                10 | Aurangabad, Banka, Gaya, Jamui, Kaimur, Lakhisarai, Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, West Champaran.                                                                          |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh   |                14 | Balrampur, Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Gariyaband, Kanker, Kondagaon, Mahasamund, Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon, Sukma, Kabirdham, Mungeli.                      |
| 4.        | Jharkhand      |                16 | Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Dumka, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Giridih, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Khunti, Latehar, Lohardaga, Palamu, Ranchi, Saraikela-Kharaswan, West Singhbhum. |
| 5.        | Madhya Pradesh |                03 | Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori.                                                                                                                                           |
| 6.        | Maharashtra    |                02 | Gadchiroli, Gondia.                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7.        | Odisha         |                10 | Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabrangpur, Nuapada, Rayagada, Sundergarh.                                                             |
| 8.        | Telangana      |                06 | Adilabad, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Jayashankar- Bhupalpally, Komaram-Bheem, Mancherial, Mulugu.                                                                         |
| 9.        | West Bengal    |                01 | Jhargram.                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10.       | Kerala         |                03 | Malappuram, Palakkad, Wayanad.                                                                                                                                       |
|           | Total          |                70 |                                                                                                                                                                      |

ANNEXURE II L.S.U.Q. NO. 2121 FOR 20/12/2022

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF LWE INCIDENTS

| State          | 2010    | 11    | 12   | 13   |   14 |   15 |   16 | 17      | 18   | 19   | 20   |   2021 |
|----------------|---------|-------|------|------|------|------|------|---------|------|------|------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 100     | 54 67 | 28   |      |   18 |   35 |   17 | 26 12   | 18   | 12   |      |     11 |
| Bihar          | 307 316 | 166   |      | 177  |  163 |  110 |  129 | 99 59   | 62   | 26   |      |     26 |
| Chhattisgarh   | 625     | 465   | 370  | 355  |  328 |  466 |  395 | 373 392 |      | 263  | 315  |    255 |
| Jharkhand      | 501     | 517   | 480  | 387  |  384 |  310 |  323 | 251     | 205  | 200  | 199  |    130 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7       | 8     | 11   | 1    |    3 |    0 |   12 | 3       | 4    | 5    | 16   |     19 |
| Maharashtra 94 |         | 109   | 134  | 71   |   70 |   55 |   73 | 69      | 75   | 66   | 30   |     31 |
| Odisha         | 218     | 192   | 171  | 101  |  103 |   92 |   86 | 81 75   |      | 45   | 50   |     32 |
| Telangana      | -       | -     | -    | 8    |   14 |   11 |    7 | 5       | 11   | 8    | 15   |      5 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 6       | 1     | 2    | 0    |    0 |    0 |    0 | 0       | 0    | 0    | 0    |      0 |
| West Bengal    | 350     | 92    | 6    | 1    |    0 |    0 |    0 | 0       | 0 0  |      | 0    |      0 |
| Kerala         | 3       | 2     | 0    | 3    |    8 |   10 |    5 | 0       | 0    | 3    | 2    |      0 |
| Others         | 2       | 4     | 8    | 4    |    0 |    0 |    1 | 1       | 0    | 0    | 0    |      0 |
| Total          | 2213    | 1760  | 1415 | 1136 | 1091 | 1089 | 1048 | 908     | 833  | 670  | 665  |    509 |

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF LWE DEATHS

| State          | 2010   | 11   | 12   | 13   |   14 |   15 | 16   |   17 | 18    |   19 | 20   | 2021   |
|----------------|--------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-------|------|------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 24     | 9 13 | 7    |      |    4 |    8 | 6 7  |    3 | 5     |    4 | 1    |        |
| Bihar          | 97 63  |      | 44   | 69   |   32 |   17 | 28   |   22 | 15 17 |    8 |      | 7      |
| Chhattisgarh   | 343    | 204  | 109  | 111  |  112 |  101 | 107  |  130 | 153   |   77 | 111  | 101    |
| Jharkhand      | 157    | 182  | 163  | 152  |  103 |   56 | 85   |   56 | 43    |   54 | 39   | 26     |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1      | 0    | 0    | 0    |    0 |    0 | 2    |    1 | 0     |    2 | 2    | 3      |
| Maharashtra    | 45     | 54   | 41   | 19   |   28 |   18 | 23   |   16 | 12    |   34 | 8    | 6      |
| Odisha         | 79     | 53   | 45   | 35   |   26 |   28 | 27   |   29 | 12    |   11 | 9    | 3      |
| Telangana      | -      | -    | -    | 4    |    5 |    2 | 0    |    2 | 2     |    2 | 2    | 0      |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 1      | 0    | 0    | 0    |    0 |    0 | 0    |    0 | 0     |    0 | 0    | 0      |
| West Bengal    | 258    | 45   | 0    | 0    |    0 |    0 | 0    |    0 | 0     |    0 | 0    | 0      |
| Kerala         | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0    |    0 |    0 | 0    |    0 | 0     |    0 | 0    | 0      |
| Others         | 0      | 1    | 0    | 0    |    0 |    0 | 0    |    0 | 0     |    0 | 0    | 0      |
| Total          | 1005   | 611  | 415  | 397  |  310 |  230 | 278  |  263 | 240   |  202 | 183  | 147    |

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