Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Naxal Attacks
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Geeta Kora, Vishnu Dayal Ram, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 79

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021/ MAGHA 13, 1942 (SAKA)

## NAXAL ATTACKS

†79.  SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of major naxalite attacks during each of the last three years and the current year and the number of citizens and security personnel who died and naxalites who got arrested/killed, State-wise;
- (b)  the  reasons for  the alarming increase in naxal attacks in recent times especially in Jharkhand;
- (c)  the  amount  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  various  schemes  in naxal affected States for dealing with naxalism during the said period and the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  deal  with  increasing  naxalite activities along with imparting training to the security forces to engage in guerilla warfare;
- (d)  whether  the  resources  currently  deployed  by  the  State  Governments including Jharkhand are adequate;
- (e) if not, whether the Government has prepared a plan of action for curbing the ever-increasing naxal menace; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## L.S.US. Q. No. 79 FOR 02.02.2021

- (i)  As per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, subjects of Police and  Public  Order  are  with  the  State  Government.  However,  the  resources deployed by the States to combat left wing extremism are supplemented by the Government of India (GoI).
- (ii)    To  address the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) holistically, Government of India has approved a National Policy and Action Plan in 2015. It envisages a multi-  pronged  strategy  involving  security  related  measures,  development intervention,  ensuring  rights  and  entitlements  of  local  communities  etc. While  on  security  front,  the  Central  Government  assists  the  LWE  affected State  Governments  by  providing  Central  Armed    Police  Force  battalions; training; funds for modernization of State police forces; equipment & arms, provision of helicopters, sharing of intelligence etc; provision of funds under various schemes like Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS); on the development side, the Central Government has taken various measures including constructions of roads, installation  of  mobile  network  towers,  improving  network  of  banks,  post offices, health and education facilities in the LWE areas.

## L.S.US. Q. No. 79 FOR 02.02.2021

- (iii)    To  provide  further  impetus  to  development  in  most  LWE  affected districts,  funds  are  provided  under  'Special  Central  Assistance'  to  fill  the critical gaps in public infrastructure and services.

(iv)  The  steadfast  implementation  of  the  policy  has  resulted  in  consistent decline  in  LWE  violence  and  its  geographical  spread  in  the  county.  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 80% from all time high of 1005 in 2010 to 183 in 2020.

- (v)  The  funds  released  to  States  under  Security  Related  Expenditure (SRE/LWE) scheme, Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) and SCA, in last 03 years and in the current year are given in the annexure-I.
- (vi)  The state-wise data on violence for the last three years is at annexureII.

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## LSUSQNo. 79 for 02.02.2021 Annexure -I

## FUNDS RELEASED TO STATES UNDER SRE (LWE) SCHEME, SIS AND SCA, in last 03 years Security Related Expenditure

(Rs. In crore)

| FUND RELEASED STATUS (as on 22.01.2021)   | FUND RELEASED STATUS (as on 22.01.2021)   | FUND RELEASED STATUS (as on 22.01.2021)   | FUND RELEASED STATUS (as on 22.01.2021)   | FUND RELEASED STATUS (as on 22.01.2021)   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 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                                    | 28.58                                     |
| 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                                    | 239.21                                    |

## Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS)

| State          | FY 2017-18   |   FY 2019-20 |
|----------------|--------------|--------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 3.00         |         9.83 |
| Bihar          | 8.00         |        12.38 |
| Chhattisgarh   | 13.00        |        23.63 |
| Jharkhand      | 14.00        |        24.66 |
| Kerala         | -            |         0.9  |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2.90         |         0.71 |
| Maharashtra    | 3.00         |         7.5  |
| Odisha         | 6.00         |        11.61 |
| Telangana      | 3.00         |        10.12 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |              |         1.35 |
| West Bengal    |              |         0    |
| Grand Total    | 50.00        |       102.67 |

(Rs. In crore)

*Inc - Incidents

## LSUSQNo. 79 for 02.02.2021

## Annexure -II

## List of LWE violence incidents, Civilians Killed, Security Forces

## Killed, LWEs Killed and LWE Arrested

|              | 2018   | 2018              | 2018       | 2018        | 2018         | 2019   | 2019              | 2019       | 2019        | 2019         |
|--------------|--------|-------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|--------|-------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
| State        | Inc    | Civilia ns Killed | SFs Killed | LWEs Killed | LWE Arrested | Inc    | Civilia ns Killed | SFs Killed | LWEs Killed | LWE Arrested |
| A.P.         | 12     | 3                 | 0          | 0           | 63           | 18     | 5                 | 0          | 7           | 42           |
| Bihar        | 59     | 13                | 2          | 2           | 374          | 62     | 16                | 1          | 7           | 389          |
| Chhattisgarh | 392    | 98                | 55         | 125         | 931          | 263    | 55                | 22         | 79          | 367          |
| Jharkhand    | 205    | 34                | 9          | 26          | 372          | 200    | 42                | 12         | 27          | 290          |
| M.P.         | 4      | 0                 | 0          | 0           | 14           | 5      | 2                 | 0          | 2           | 11           |
| Maharashtra  | 75     | 12                | 0          | 52          | 15           | 66     | 18                | 16         | 8           | 11           |
| Odisha       | 75     | 11                | 1          | 19          | 39           | 45     | 10                | 1          | 8           | 47           |
| Telangana    | 11     | 2                 | 0          | 1           | 113          | 8      | 2                 | 0          | 2           | 112          |
| U.P.         | 0      | 0                 | 0          | 0           | 2            | 0      | 0                 | 0          | 0           | 4            |
| West Bengal  | 0      | 0                 | 0          | 0           | 7            | 0      | 0                 | 0          | 0           | 0            |
| Other        | 0      | 0                 | 0          | 0           | 3            | 3      | 0                 | 0          | 5           | 3            |
| Total        | 833    | 173               | 67         | 225         | 1933         | 670    | 150               | 52         | 145         | 1276         |

|              | 2020   | 2020              | 2020       | 2020        | 2020         |
|--------------|--------|-------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
| State        | Inc    | Civilia ns Killed | SFs Killed | LWEs Killed | LWE Arrested |
| A.P.         | 12     | 4                 | 0          | 0           | 31           |
| Bihar        | 26     | 8                 | 0          | 5           | 255          |
| Chhattisgarh | 315    | 75                | 36         | 44          | 320          |
| Jharkhand    | 199    | 38                | 1          | 14          | 378          |
| M.P.         | 16     | 2                 | 0          | 3           | 1            |
| Maharashtra  | 30     | 5                 | 3          | 9           | 5            |
| Odisha       | 50     | 7                 | 2          | 17          | 13           |
| Telangana    | 15     | 1                 | 1          | 10          | 103          |
| U.P.         | 0      | 0                 | 0          | 0           | 0            |
| West Bengal  | 0      | 0                 | 0          | 0           | 0            |
| Other        | 2      | 0                 | 0          | 1           | 4            |
| Total        | 665    | 140               | 43         | 103         | 1110         |