Lok Sabha Question No. 918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Naxal Activities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 918

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11, 1937 (SAKA)

## NAXAL ACTIVITIES

918. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH: SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO: SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of increasing Naxal activities in Odisha due to incursions from outside the State, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  deploy  additional battalions  of  CAPF  at  the  Odisha-Chhattisgarh  border  to  contain  the growing spread of naxal activities and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government plans to waive the CRPF deployment cost of the State to combat left wing extremism; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a):    As per available inputs, inter-state movement of CPI (Maoist) has been  noticed  in  Odisha  from  the  bordering  areas  of  Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh. In order to gain a foothold in Odisha, the CPI (Maoist) are making efforts to extend its area of influence

## LS.USQ.No. 918 FOR 1.3.2016

in  certain  parts  of  the  state.  The  LWE  violence level in the state  has been declining from 2011 onwards. However, in the current year (upto 15 th February,  2016),  24  incidents  of  LWE  violence  took  place  with  07 resultant deaths as compared to 14 incidents of LWE violence with 04 resultant deaths in the corresponding period of 2015.

The  Central  Government  has been  pursuing a four  pronged strategy to tackle LWE  insurgency -security related  measures; development related interventions; ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities and public perception management. While  on security front, the Central Governments assists the State Governments by providing Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) battalions, training, funds  for  modernization  of  State  police  force,  equipment  and  arms, sharing of intelligence etc., on development side, the Central Government  has  taken  various  measures  including  construction  of roads, strengthening of communications networks, installation of mobile  towers,  improving  network  of  banks,  post  offices,  health  and education facilities in LWE areas.

## LS.USQ.No. 918 FOR 1.3.2016

(b):   At present, 8 battalions of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 8 battalions  of  Border  Security  Force  (BSF)  and  1  battalion  &  1  coy  of Commando  Battalion  for  Resolute  Action  (CoBRA)  are  deployed  in Odisha  for  assisting  the  state  police  in  anti-LWE  operations.  Due  to over-stretched  deployment  of  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  (CAPFs)  in the  country,  presently,  there  is  no  proposal  for  providing  additional battalion  of  CAPFs  to  Odisha.  Moreover,  the  deployment  of  CAPFs  in LWE  affected  states  is  a  dynamic  process.  Additional  battalions  of CAPFs are provided to the LWE affected states depending upon the LWE scenario  in  the  state,  availability  of  the  forces,  request  of  the  state government and other ground realities.

(c) & (d):   At present, there is no proposal to waive the cost on account of deployment of CRPF in the LWE affected states.

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