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Nation Left Wing Extremism
completely stop illegal violent activities. Second,
to rapidly compensate for the loss in those areas
that remained deprived of development due to the 544 FORTIFIED POLICE
long Naxalite movement. The Union Home Minister STATIONS BUILT BETWEEN
said in the meeting that for the first time in 30 years,
the number of deaths due to left-wing extremism in 2014 AND 2024
the year 2022 was less than 100, which is a huge
achievement. Very few incidents of Naxalism were
recorded between 2014 and 2024. Apart from this,
14 top Naxalite leaders were neutralized. The graph 66 fortified police stations were built in
of government welfare schemes has also gone up. the 10 years between 2004 and 2014,
He said that 85 percent of the cadre strength of LWE while 544 have been built in the 10
has been eliminated in Chhattisgarh and now we years between 2014 and 2024. In the
need to make a final attack on Naxalism. 10 years before 2014, 2,900 km of road
Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the review network was constructed which has
meeting with the Chief Ministers of Left Wing increased to 14,400 km in the last 10
Extremism-affected states on October 6, 2023. In that years. Along with this, no efforts were
meeting, the Home Minister gave comprehensive made for mobile connectivity from
guidelines to root out Left Wing Extremism. Amit 2004 to 2014 whereas 6,000 towers
Shah said that for the complete elimination of have been installed from 2014 to 2024.
Naxalism, it is necessary that we give a final push Out of that, the work of converting 3,551
and eliminate this problem forever. He urged the towers to 4G has also been completed.
Before 2014, only 38 Eklavya models
Chief Ministers of all affected states to review the were approved, now in the last 10 years,
progress of development and anti-Naxal operations 216 schools have been approved, out of
at least once a month, and requested the Director which 165 Eklavya model schools have
Generals of Police to conduct such reviews at least come into existence.
once every 15 days. He said that we should work
towards the complete eradication of Naxalism.
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