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He emphasized that by April 2026, through the 70% REDUCTION IN CIVILIAN-SECURITY
collective strength of the people, we should be able FORCES DEATHS
to announce that the states and central government, There were 16,463 incidents of violence in 10 years
working together, have fully eliminated the menace between 2004 and 2014 which has now come
of Naxalism. After that there will be no obstacle in the down to 7,700 with a reduction of about 53%.
path of development, there will never be a violation of Similarly, there has been a 70% reduction in civilian
human rights and there will also be no violence in the and security forces deaths. The number of police
name of ideology. The Central Government is giving stations reporting violence has also come down to
all possible assistance to all the states affected by 171 from 465, out of which 50 police stations are
Left Wing Extremism to deal with this problem. new. This success is the result of joint efforts of all
the state governments and the central government.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT STARTED
IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-PRONGED SECURITY EXPENDITURE HAS ALMOST
STRATEGY FROM 2019 TRIPLED IN A DECADE
The central government started implementing a In the state of Chhattisgarh, a total of 237 Naxalites
multi-pronged strategy from 2019 under which have been killed, 812 arrested and 723 have
vacuums were found for the deployment of Central surrendered since January this year. More than 13
Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). As a result, more than thousand people have left violence and joined the
194 camps were set up in a single year, which brought mainstream of society in North East, Kashmir, and
great success. The strategy has been successful due Left Wing Extremism affected areas. The security-
to the elimination of the security vacuum through 45 related expenditure scheme, which cost Rs 1,180
police stations, strengthening of state intelligence crore from 2004 to 2014, was increased by almost
branches and very good performance of special three times by the Modi government to Rs 3,006
forces of the states. The number of deaths of soldiers crore between 2014 and 2024. The assistance to
has reduced a lot by arranging helicopters for the central agencies for managing the LWE scheme was
soldiers. Earlier where 2 helicopters were deployed given Rs 1,055 crore. Special central assistance is a
in the service of the soldiers, today 12 helicopters (6 new scheme under which the Modi government has
BSF and 6 Air Force) are deployed. spent Rs 3,590 crore in the last 10 years.

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