Lok Sabha Question No. 5334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Persons Killed by Maoists
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5334

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH  APRIL, 2022/ CHAITRA 15, 1944 (SAKA)

PERSONS KILLED BY MAOISTS

5334.      SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details and the number of people killed by Maoists during each of the last five years, State/UT-wise;

(b) the number of Maoists killed by security forces during the said period, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details and the number of people jailed and released on charge of being a Maoist/Maoist supporter/ associate during the said period, State/UT-wise; and

(d)  the  details  and  total  number  of  people  monetarily  compensated  for being a LWE violence victim, State/UT-wise?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): There has been an unprecedented improvement in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in the country over the past few years. This has been possible due to resolute implementation of the National Policy and Action  Plan  to  combat  LWE  which  was  launched  by  the  Government  of India (GoI) in 2015.  The number of civilians killed in LWE related violence has declined by 48% from 188 in 2017 to 97 in 2021.  State wise details for last five years are enclosed at Annexure - I.  State wise details of Number of Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)  killed  in  last  five  years  are  enclosed  at

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 5334 FOR 05.04.2022

Annexure - II. Data regarding number of persons jailed and released is not maintained centrally. State wise details of arrests of LWE Cadres in last five years are enclosed at Annexure - III.

(d):   Law and Public Order being a State subject, State Governments have their  own  compensation  policies  for  people  killed  in  LWE  violence.    The GoI reimburses the State Governments, an ex gratia payment of upto Rs 2 Lakh  to  the  family  of  civilian  killed  in  LWE  violence  under  the  Security Related Expenditure Scheme.

In addition to the State compensation, the GoI is also administering a scheme titled 'Central Scheme for Assistance to Civilian Victims/Family of Victims of Terrorist/Communal/ LWE Violence and Cross Border Firing and Mine/IED  Blasts  on  Indian  Territory'  (CSACV)  under  which  a  financial assistance of Rs 5 Lakh is given for each death or permanent incapacitation  (disability  of  50%  and  above)  to  the  family  of  civilian victims subject to conditions of the scheme.  Amount of Rs 31,22,80,000 has  been  compensated  to  1527  beneficiaries  since  the  inception  of  this scheme  in  LWE  affected  states.    State  wise  details  are  enclosed  at Annexure-IV,

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ANNEXURE-I L.S.US.Q.NO.5334 FOR 05.04.2022

State-Wise Data of Civilians Killed During the Period 2017- 2021

| State/ Year    |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |
|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh |      6 |      3 |      5 |      4 |      1 |
| Bihar          |     22 |     13 |     16 |      8 |      7 |
| Chhattisgarh   |     70 |     98 |     55 |     75 |     56 |
| Jharkhand      |     53 |     34 |     42 |     38 |     21 |
| Madhya Pradesh |      1 |      0 |      2 |      2 |      3 |
| Maharashtra    |     13 |     12 |     18 |      5 |      6 |
| Odisha         |     21 |     11 |     10 |      7 |      3 |
| Telangana      |      2 |      2 |      2 |      1 |      0 |
| Total          |    188 |    173 |    150 |    140 |     97 |

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State-Wise Data of LWEs Killed During the Period 2017- 2021

| State/Year     |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |
|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh |      3 |      0 |      7 |      0 |      6 |
| Bihar          |      7 |      2 |      7 |      5 |      6 |
| Chhattisgarh   |     80 |    125 |     79 |     44 |     48 |
| Jharkhand      |     12 |     26 |     27 |     14 |      6 |
| Kerala         |      0 |      0 |      5 |      1 |      0 |
| Madhya Pradesh |      0 |      0 |      2 |      3 |      3 |
| Maharashtra    |     17 |     52 |      8 |      9 |     49 |
| Odisha         |      8 |     19 |      8 |     17 |      7 |
| Telangana      |      9 |      1 |      2 |     10 |      1 |
| Total          |    136 |    225 |    145 |    103 |    126 |

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## State-Wise Data of LWEs Arrested During the Period 2017- 2021

| State/ Year    |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |
|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh |     74 |     63 |     42 |     31 |     29 |
| Assam          |      2 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| Bihar          |    388 |    374 |    389 |    255 |    217 |
| Chhattisgarh   |    796 |    931 |    367 |    320 |    420 |
| Jharkhand      |    464 |    372 |    290 |    378 |    349 |
| Gujarat        |      2 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| Kerala         |      4 |      1 |      2 |      2 |      5 |
| Karnataka      |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      2 |
| Madhya Pradesh |     10 |     14 |     11 |      1 |     18 |
| Maharashtra    |     21 |     15 |     11 |      5 |      8 |
| Odisha         |     56 |     39 |     47 |     13 |     23 |
| Telangana      |     61 |    113 |    112 |    103 |     81 |
| Tamil Nadu     |      7 |      0 |      1 |      2 |      1 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |      0 |      2 |      4 |      0 |      0 |
| Uttarakhand    |      2 |      2 |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| West Bengal    |      1 |      7 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| Total          |   1888 |   1933 |   1276 |   1110 |   1154 |

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## Year-Wise and State-Wise Details of Beneficiaries of LWE Cases in CSACV

2009-10

|   Sl.No | State        |   No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Chhattisgarh |                   1 | 3,00,000            |

2010-11

| Sl.No   | State        |   No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Chhattisgarh |                  24 | 72,00,000           |
| 2       | Odisha       |                  14 | 42,00,000           |
|         | Total        |                  38 | 1,14,00,000         |

## 2011-12

| Sl.No   | State        |   No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Chhattisgarh |                  33 | 99,00,000           |
| 2       | Jharkhand    |                  15 | 45,00,000           |
| 3       | Maharashtra  |                  58 | 1,74,00,000         |
| 4       | Odisha       |                  10 | 30,00,000           |
| 5       | West Bengal  |                  88 | 2,64,00,000         |
|         | Total        |                 204 | 6,12,00,000         |

2012-13

| Sl.No   | State          |   No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh |                   7 | 21,00,000           |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh   |                   6 | 18,00,000           |
| 3       | Jharkhand      |                   4 | 12,00,000           |
| 4       | Maharashtra    |                  14 | 42,00,000           |
| 5       | Odisha         |                   2 | 6,00,000            |
| 6       | West Bengal    |                 100 | 3,00,00,000         |
|         | Total          |                 133 | 3,99,00,000         |

2013-14- Nil

## 2014-15

| Sl.No   | State        |   No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Bihar        |                   6 | 12,60,000           |
| 2       | Odisha       |                   5 | 10,50,000           |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh |                  21 | 44,10,000           |
| 4       | West Bengal  |                 132 | 2,77,20,000         |
|         | Total        |                 164 | 3,44,40,000         |

## 2015-16

| Sl.No   | State        |   No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Bihar        |                   5 | 10,50,000           |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh |                   3 | 6,30,000            |
| 3       | Odisha       |                  39 | 81,90,000           |
|         | Total        |                  47 | 98,70,000           |

## 2016-17

| Sl.No   | State          |   No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Assam          |                  13 | 27,30,000           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh |                   4 | 8,40,000            |
| 3       | Odisha         |                  11 | 23,10,000           |
| 4       | Bihar          |                   1 | 2,10,000            |
| 5       | West Bengal    |                 132 | 1,18,80,000         |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh   |                  54 | 1,11,00,000         |
|         | Total          |                 215 | 2,90,70,000         |

2017-18

| Sl.No   | State          |   No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Odisha         |                 110 | 1,65,00,000         |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh |                   9 | 18,90,000           |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh   |                 269 | 4,65,30,000         |
| 4       | Bihar          |                   2 | 4,20,000            |
| Total   |                |                 390 | 6,53,40,000         |

## 2018-19

| Sl.No   | State          |   Total No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh |                         5 | 4,50,000            |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh   |                       132 | 2,21,00,000         |
| 3       | Jharkhand      |                        59 | 1,07,10,000         |
| 4       | Bihar          |                         9 | 13,10,000           |
|         | Total          |                       205 | 3,45,70,000         |

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## 2019-20

| Sl.No   | State        |   Total No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Bihar        |                        11 | 17,10,000           |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh |                        58 | 80,80,000           |
|         | Total        |                        69 | 97,90,000           |

## 2020-21

| Sl.No   | State        |   Total No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Bihar        |                        12 | 21,20,000           |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh |                        25 | 60,90,000           |
|         | Total        |                        37 | 82,10,000           |

- 2021-22 (till 29.03.2022)
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| Sl.No   | State        |   Total No of Beneficiary | Amount reimbursed   |
|---------|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Bihar        |                         7 | 28,00,000           |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh |                        10 | 35,00,000           |
| 3       | Odisha       |                         7 | 18,90,000           |
|         | Total        |                        24 | 81,90,000           |

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