India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Year
LWE
Civilian
SF
LWE death
2021
361
97
50
126
2022
413
82
16
57
2023
486
106
32
50
2024
374
131
19
290
2025
234
64
36
364
2026 (Mar 15)
26
5
1
52
Total
1894
485
154
939
Year
LWE
Civilian
SF
LWE death
2021
20
7
0
6
2022
11
1
0
3
2023
4
0
0
0
2024
2
1
0
0
2025
3
0
0
1
2026 (Mar 15)
0
0
0
0
Total
40
9
0
10
perpetrated
death
death
perpetrated
death
death
violence
violence
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.
175.25 crore have been released to Bihar. Works of Rs. 1761 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), out of which Rs 173.6 crore have been released to Bihar.
Branches in Bihar), 1321 ATMs (including 26 ATMs in Bihar) and 74,720 Banking Correspondents (including 17,855 Banking Correspondents in Bihar) have been made operational in LWE affected districts.
which are no more LWE affected, but support to these districts is required for consolidating the position and continued support in respect of security and development measures for some more time. 04 districts of Bihar (Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, Lakhisarai) are catgegorized as Legacy & Thrust districts.
Annexure I
Incidents of Violence Perpetrated by LWEs in the Country
Annexure II
Incidents of Violence Perpetrated by LWEs in Bihar
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
