Naxal violence down 73% since 2010: Government to Lok Sabha

The Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the country has been contained in a significant manner in the last one decade so much so that the number of affected districts has come down to 38 from 126 such districts in 2013, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. It also said that the LWE violence-related incidents have reduced by 73% since 2010.

Replying to questions on LWE by BJP member Satish Kumar Gautam, minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai further said the civilian and security personnel deaths due to LWE have been "reduced by 86%, from an all-time high of 1,005 in 2010 to 138 in 2023."

Till June 30, 2024, the government said, "There has been a sharp reduction of 32% in LWE-perpetrated incidents and 17% in the resultant deaths of civilians and security force personnel in comparison to the figures of the corresponding period of 2023."


On the number of police stations reporting LWE-related violence, the minister said, "It has significantly reduced from 465 police stations of 96 districts in 2010 to 171 police stations across 42 districts in 2023. In 2024 (up to June 2024), the LWE violence was reported from 89 police stations across 30 districts."