Parliament Question: Mission towards Naxal-free India

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *58 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4TH FEBRUARY, 2026/ MAGHA 15, 1947 (SAKA) MISSION TOWARDS NAXAL-FREE INDIA *58 SHRI UJJWAL DEORAO NIKAM: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether enhanced inter-State coordination and periodic leadership reviews have accelerated progress towards achieving the target of a Naxal- free India by 31 March, 2026, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether Government maintains State-wise and year-wise data on the reduction in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts and police station areas, if so, the details thereof as on December, 2025; and (c) whether corresponding State-wise and year-wise data is available on surrenders, arrests and successful rehabilitation of former LWE cadres, if so, the details thereof as on December, 2025? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI) (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.-2- R.S.S.Q.NO. *58 FOR 04.02.2026 STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *58 FOR 04.02.2026 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 involving security related measures, development interventions, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities etc. (i) On security front, the GoI assists the LWE affected State Government by providing Central Armed Police Forces and raising of India Reserve Battalions, helicopter support, strengthening of security camp infrastructure, training, funds for modernization of State police forces, equipment & arms, sharing of intelligence, construction of Fortified Police Stations etc. • For capacity building of states since 2014-15, Rs. 3681.73 crore have been released to LWE affected states on operational expenditure and training needs of Security Forces, rehabilitation of surrendered LWE cadre, ex-gratia to families of martyred security force personnel/civilians killed in LWE violence etc. under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme.-3- R.S.S.Q.NO. *58 FOR 04.02.2026 • GoI and State Governments have formulated comprehensive surrender- cum-rehabilitation policies. The GoI also supports the States in the endeavor through ‘Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation’ Policy as part of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme. The GoI reimburses the expenditure incurred by the LWE affected States on rehabilitation of surrenderees under the SRE Scheme. The rehabilitation package inter- alia, includes an immediate grant of Rs. 5 lakhs for higher ranked LWE cadres and Rs 2.5 lakhs for other LWE cadres. In addition, incentives for surrender of weapons/ammunition are also provided under the Scheme. In addition, provision also exists for imparting training in trade/vocation of their liking with monthly stipend of Rs. 10,000/- for three years. The affected States have further revised their Surrender cum Rehabilitation policies to make them lucrative and contemporary. • The efforts of the States for equipping and modernizing their police forces have been supplemented under the scheme of “Modernization of Police Forces”. 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. Under its sub scheme i.e. Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS), works of Rs. 1761 crore have been sanctioned to LWE affected states for-4- R.S.S.Q.NO. *58 FOR 04.02.2026 strengthening of State’s Special Forces, State Intelligence Branches (SIBs), District Police and construction of Fortified Police Stations (FPS). The GoI’s focus on security infrastructure has been pivotal. So far 656 fortified police stations have been built. • Under Assistance to Central Agencies for LWE Management (ACALWEMS) Scheme, assistance is provided for basic structure of camps and for provisioning of helicopters for counter LWE operations. Rs1224.59 Crores has been provided to Central Agencies through this scheme since 2014-15. • 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. (ii) 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:-5- R.S.S.Q.NO. *58 FOR 04.02.2026 • For expansion of road network, 15,016 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 9,233 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. 3,953.67 crore have been released since the inception of Scheme in 2017.-6- R.S.S.Q.NO. *58 FOR 04.02.2026 (iii) 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 LWE-affected districts reduced from 126 in 2018 to only 08 in December-2025 with only 3 districts now remaining Most LWE Affected. The LWE perpetrated violence incidents have come down from high of 1936 in year 2010 by 88% to 234 in 2025. Resultant deaths of Civilians & Security Forces have also come down from high of 1005 in year 2010 by 90% to 100 in year 2025. In 2025, security forces have neutralized 364 Naxals, arrested 1022 and facilitated 2337 surrenders. State-wise and Year-wise details of LWEs arrested and surrendered are given at Annexure I. The number of Police Stations reporting LWE related violence has significantly reduced from 465 Police Stations in 2010 to 119 Police Stations in the year 2025. State-wise and year-wise details of districts and police stations reporting LWE violence is given at Annexure II. (v) GoI is committed for complete eradication of LWE from our country as well as holistic development of areas getting freed from Left Wing Extremism. ******ANNEXURE I R.S.S.Q.NO. *58 FOR 04.02.2026 Achievements in Counter LWE Operations Year LWEs Arrested LWEs Surrendered 2019 1276 440 2020 1110 475 2021 1153 736 2022 816 496 2023 924 376 2024 1090 881 2025 1022 2337 2026 (15th Jan) 18 139 Total 7409 5880ANNEXURE II R.S.S.Q.NO. *58 FOR 04.02.2026 No. of districts and Police Stations/PSs reporting LWE Perpetrated Violence Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 (till Jan. 29) Districts PSs Districts PSs Districts PSs Districts PSs Districts PSs Districts PSs Districts PSs Districts PSs Andhra 2 7 2 7 2 6 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 Pradesh Bihar 14 30 7 23 5 13 6 11 1 4 2 2 3 4 0 0 Chhattisgarh 12 85 12 78 11 76 12 75 12 80 12 60 10 52 3 9 Jharkhand 16 80 16 70 13 56 16 58 15 60 13 52 11 36 2 2 Karnataka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Kerala 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Madhya 2 2 2 8 2 10 1 7 1 5 2 7 2 9 0 0 Pradesh Maharashtra 2 12 1 8 2 8 1 4 2 6 1 11 1 5 0 0 Odisha 8 22 8 21 9 20 7 15 7 10 7 10 3 7 0 0 Telangana 3 5 4 9 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 6 1 2 0 0 Total 61 245 53 226 46 191 46 176 42 171 42 151 32 119 5 11