Lok Sabha Question No. 3407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Naxal Incidents
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3407

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 30, 1944 (SAKA)

NAXAL INCIDENTS

†3407.      SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  and  the  number  of  Naxal  incidents  that  has  occurred  in Chhattisgarh during the last five years, year-wise; and

(b) the details and the number of Naxalities, jawans and local people killed in these incidents?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): There  has  been  significant  improvement  in  the  Left  Wing Extremism (LWE) security situation in  the  country  in  the  last  five  years. Government  of  India  (GoI)  approved  'National  Policy  and  Action  Plan  to address  LWE'  in  2015.    The  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  LWE  violence  across  the  nation.  The  number  of  LWE  related violent incidents have come down by 77% in 2022 in comparison to high of

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2010.  The  number  of  resultant  deaths  (Security  Forces  +  Civilians)  have also reduced by 90% in 2022 as compared to high of 2010.  Details of LWE related  violent  incidents  and  deaths  in  Chhattisgarh  during  the  last  five years are as under:-

|   Serial No. | Year                  |   Violent incidents Perpetrated by Left Wing Extremists |   Incidents Initiated By Security Forces |   Security Forces Persons Killed |   Civilians Killed |   Left Wing Extremists Killed |
|--------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|            1 | 2018                  |                                                     275 |                                      117 |                               55 |                 98 |                           125 |
|            2 | 2019                  |                                                     182 |                                       81 |                               22 |                 55 |                            79 |
|            3 | 2020                  |                                                     241 |                                       74 |                               36 |                 75 |                            44 |
|            4 | 2021                  |                                                     188 |                                       67 |                               45 |                 56 |                            48 |
|            5 | 2022                  |                                                     246 |                                       59 |                               10 |                 51 |                            31 |
|            6 | 2023 (upto 28 Feb 23) |                                                      37 |                                       04 |                                7 |                 10 |                             1 |

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