Lok Sabha Question No. 2179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Naxalite Activities in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2179

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 th  MARCH, 2022/PHALGUNA 24,1943 (SAKA)

NAXALITE ACTIVITIES IN ANDHRA PRADESH

2179.   SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  any  Naxalite  activities  or  movements  has  taken  place  in  the  red corridor region of Andhra Pradesh during the last three years, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has a framework to monitor and mitigate naxalite activities and movements in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

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

(a): Details  of  Left  wing  Extremism  (LWE)  violence  reported  from  Andhra

Pradesh in the last three years are as under:-

LWE violence in Andhra Pradesh

| Year               | Incidents   |   Civilian deaths |   Security Forces deaths | LWE deaths   |
|--------------------|-------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
|                    | 18          |                 5 |                        0 | 2019 7       |
| 2020 12            |             |                 4 |                        0 | 0            |
| 2021               | 11          |                 1 |                        0 | 6            |
| 2022 (till 28 Feb) | 0           |                 0 |                        0 | 0            |

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2179 FOR 15.03.2022

(b) & (c): 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 LWE as envisaged in the 'National Policy and Action Plan to address Left Wing Extremism', which was launched in 2015.

GoI is providing funds for operational purposes and capacity building of the LWE  affected  States  under  various  scheme  like  Security  Related  Expenditure (SRE)  Scheme,  Special  Infrastructure  Scheme  (SIS),  Modernisation  of  Police Force (MPF) scheme, Special Central Assistance (SCA) scheme, to fight the LWE menace effectively. MHA is also supporting the State Governments extensively by  way  of  deployment  of  CAPF  Battalions,  provision  of  helicopters,  UAVs  and sanction  of  India  Reserve  Battalions  (IRBs)/  Special  India  Reserve  Battalions (SIRBs).

For development works in Left Wing Extremism affected districts, Government of India, apart from Implementation of flagship schemes has taken several  specific  initiatives  with  special  thrust  on  expansion  of  road  network, improving  telecommunication  connectivity,  skilling,  education  and  financial inclusion.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2179 FOR 15.03.2022

Resolute implementation of National Policy and Action Plan has resulted in consistent  decline  in  the  LWE  violence  and  its  geographical  spread  in  the country including in Andhra Pradesh.

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