• • • There has been a special focus on the financial choking of LWEs and unearthing of the nexus between CPI (Maoists) and its financial supporters. For effective action towards choking of funds and other resources to LWE, coordinated actions are being taken by State Police in cooperation with Central agencies by various means.
• • • The GoI’s focus on security infrastructure has been pivotal. In the last decade 656 fortified police stations have been built. In last six years 377 new security camps have been established in core LWE affected areas. The details of the year-wise details of security camps set up in LWE regions is at Annexure I.

1. 2. 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. The efforts undertaken are periodically monitored, evaluated and modified to optimize the results. A few of these initiatives undertaken on development front are enumerated below:

• • • For expansion of road network, 14,978 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 9,050 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 6,025 Post Offices with banking services in LWE affected districts. 1804 Bank Branches and 1321 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. 3,848.49 crore have been released since the inception of Scheme in 2017.

1. 3. 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 number of Naxal-affected districts reduced from 126 to 90 in April-2018, 70 in July- 2021, 38 in April-2024, 18 in April-2025 and only 11 in October-2025 with only 3 districts now categorized as Most LWE Affected. However, to restrict CPI (Maoist) to bounce back in the areas recently taken away from LWE influence, 27 districts have been kept as ‘Legacy & Thrust Districts’ under the scope of Security Related Expenditure Scheme.
2. 4. The LWE related violence incidents have come down from high of 1936 in year 2010 by 89% to 218 in 2025. Resultant deaths of Civilians & Security Forces have also come down from high of 1005 in year 2010 by 91% to 93 in year 2025. In 2025 (till 01 December), security forces have neutralized 335 Naxals, arrested 942 and facilitated 2167 surrenders. The details of operational achievements are given at Annexure II.

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