Lok Sabha Question No. 3886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Curbing Naxalism
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3886

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025/ SRAVANA 21, 1947 (SAKA)

CURBING NAXALISM

3886. DR. KALYAN VAIJINATHRAO KALE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Naxalism  is  the  biggest  hurdle  in  the  development  of  tribal areas and an enemy of humanity as a whole;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to eliminate the Naxal activity from the tribal areas including details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether due to Naxalism, more than 8 crore people have been deprived of basic amenities which constitutes a major violation of human rights; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  of  steps  taken by the Government to provide safety, security  and  basic  amenities  to  Naxal  affected  areas  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table.
- (i) The Left Wing Extremists perpetrate violence and kill innocent civilians  and  Security  Forces  as  they  believe  in  violence  as  the means  to  capture  State  power.  In  past  few  decades,  this  has resulted in spiraling cycle of violence in some parts of the country.

The  poor  and  marginalized  sections  of  the  society  especially  the tribals have borne the brunt of this violence as majority of civilians killed  by  Left  Wing  Extremists  are  tribals,  often  branded  as  'Police Informers' before being brutally tortured and kill ed.  Ironically, it is the  same    tribals  and  the  economically  underprivileged  sections, whose cause the Maoists claim  to  espouse  have  been  the  biggest victims  of  the  so  called  'protected  peoples  war'  of  the  Left  Wing Extremists  against  the  Indian  State.    The  LWE  affected  areas  are marred by dual challenges of a vicious circle of backwardness and the  security  concerns  arising  out  of  LWE  influence.  Poverty,  low levels  of  literacy,  poor  health  standards,  lack  of  infrastructure  and connectivity are all manifestations of LWE violence.

(ii) 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 Left Wing Extremism (LWE). To address the LWE menace holistically,  a  'National  Policy  and  Action  Plan  to  address LWE' was  approved  in  2015.  It envisages a multi-pronged strategy

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3886 FOR 12.08.2025

involving security related measures,  development  interventions, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities etc.

(iii) On  security  front,  the  GoI  assists  the  LWE  affected  State Government by providing Central Armed Police Forces battalions and sanctioning of India Reserve Battalions, helicopter support, strengthening of camp infrastructure, training, funds for modernization of State police forces, equipment & arms, sharing of intelligence, construction of Fortified Police Stations etc.

## -Since 2014-15,

For  capacity  building  of  states,    Rs.3364.32  crore  have  been released  to  LWE  affected  states,  for  operational  expenditure  of forces,    expenditure  incurred  on  training  State  Police  Forces, rehabilitation  of  surrendered  LWE  cadre,  ex-gratia  to  families  of civilians killed in LWE violence/martyred security force personnel etc. under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme. Works of Rs. 1740 crore have been sanctioned to LWE affected states  for strengthening    of State's Special   Forces,   State  Intelligence

Branches    (SIBs),  District    Police  and  construction  of  Fortified Police Stations (FPS) under Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS).

-621  Fortified  Police  Stations  have  been  constructed  in  LWE affected states, of which 543 have been constructed since 2014.

(iv)  The  efforts  of  the  States  for  equipping  and  modernizing  their police forces have been supplemented under the scheme of 'Assistance to States & UTs for Modernization of Police'. Under the scheme, central assistance is provided to the State Governments for weapons,  equipment  for  Information  Technology,  Communication, Training, construction of Police stations, mobility and construction of police housing and other police infrastructure etc.

(v)  On  development  front,  apart  from  the  flagship  schemes  of Government  of  India  (GoI),  several  LWE  affected  areas  specific initiatives have been taken with special thrust on expansion of road network, improving telecommunication connectivity, education, skill development and financial inclusion. A few of these are enumerated below:

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-For expansion of road network, 14,928 km have been constructed under 02 LWE specific schemes namely Road Requirement  Plan  (RRP)  and  Road  Connectivity  Project  for  LWE Affected Areas (RCPLWEA).

-For improving telecom connectivity in LWE affected areas 8,640 towers have been commissioned.

-For Skill Development, 46 Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and 49 Skill Development Centres (SDC) have been opened.

-For quality education in tribal areas 179 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) have been made functional.

-For  financial  inclusion,  Department  of  Posts  has  opened  5899 Post  Offices  with  banking  services  in  LWE  affected  districts.  1007 Bank Branches & 937 ATMs  have been opened in Most LWE affected districts.

-For  further  impetus  to  development,  funds  are  provided  for filling  critical  gaps  in  public  infrastructure  in  Most  LWE  affected Districts  under  Special  Central  Assistance  (SCA)  scheme.  Till  now, Rs. 3,769.44 crore have been released since the inception of Scheme in  2017.      State-wise  developmental  achievements  in  LWE  affected areas since 2014 are attached as Annexure.

(vi) The resolute implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan 2015  has  resulted in consistent decline in violence  and constriction of geographical spread.  LWE which has been a serious challenge to the internal security of the nation has been significantly curbed in the recent times and has been constricted to only a few pockets. The LWE related violence incidents and resultant deaths of civilians  &  Security  Forces,  have  come  down  from  high  of  2010  by 81%  and  85%  respectively  in  2024.  There  has  also  been  a  sharp decline in LWE affected districts from 126 in 2013 to 18 districts in April 2025.

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## DEVELOPMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN LWE AFFECTED STATES SINCE 2014

| STATE   | ROAD CONSTRUCTED ( IN KM)   | MOBILE TOWERS COMMISSIONED   | EMRSS SANCTIONED   | ITI FUNCTIONAL   | SDC FUNCTIONAL   | POST OFFICES   | BANKING TOUCH POINTS IN MOST LWE AFFECTED DISTRICTS   | BANKING TOUCH POINTS IN MOST LWE AFFECTED DISTRICTS   | BANKING TOUCH POINTS IN MOST LWE AFFECTED DISTRICTS   |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                             |                              |                    |                  |                  |                | BANK BRANCHES                                         | ATMs                                                  | Bank CORRESPONDENTS                                   |
| AP      | 1184                        | 1507                         | 22                 | 01               | -                | 320            | -                                                     | 30                                                    | 257                                                   |
| BH      | 1868                        | 363                          | 03                 | 08               | -                | 264            | 171                                                   | 38                                                    | 7874                                                  |
| CG      | 3535                        | 1420                         | 36                 | 09               | 14               | 1382           | 297                                                   | 268                                                   | 5044                                                  |
| JH      | 2600                        | 1589                         | 73                 | 16               | 20               | 1240           | 349                                                   | 352                                                   | 21357                                                 |
| KER     | -                           | 83                           | 01                 | -                | -                | -              | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| MP      | 244                         | 162                          | 08                 | 01               | 02               | 568            | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| MH      | 720                         | 600                          | 07                 | 02               | -                | 845            | 82                                                    | 25                                                    | 704                                                   |
| OD      | 792                         | 2421                         | 59                 | 06               | 10               | 541            | 66                                                    | 93                                                    | 1481                                                  |
| TEL     | 566                         | 319                          | 11                 | -                | 02               | 514            | 150                                                   | 131                                                   | 1133                                                  |
| UP      | 503                         | 78                           | -                  | 01               | 01               | 224            | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| WB      | -                           | 98                           | -                  | 01               | -                | 01             | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |
| TOTAL   | 12012                       | 8640                         | 220                | 45               | 49               | 5899           | 1115                                                  | 937                                                   | 37,850                                                |

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