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COVER STORY | Naxal-Free India

Continuous Decline in Violence

n The implementation Extremely Affected Violent Incidents Decline in Fatalities
Districts
of the ‘National Policy Perpetrated by LWE Among Security Forces
and Action Plan 2015’
led to a reduction in (90% Decline)
violence. Left-Wing (88% Decline)
Extremism (LWE)— Number of Districts Number of Violent Incidents Number of Fatalities 1,005
which had posed a 1,936 234 100
grave challenge to 35 00
the country's internal 2014 2026 2010 2025 2010 2025
security—was brought
under control. Police Stations 24 Naxalites surrendered on

n The number of Naxalite Fatalities Reporting Violence May 23, 2025.
districts affected by Year Number Related to Left-
LWE declined from Wing Extremism 197 Naxalites surrendered in
126 in 2014 to just 11 2025 364 Year Police Chhattisgarh and 61 in
in December 2025. Stations Maharashtra in October 2025.
Now, no district n 1,022 individuals Left-Wing Extremists were
remains ‘extremely were arrested, while 2010 465 7,409 arrested Between the year
affected.’ 2,337 surrendered. 2025 119 2019 and January 15, 2026,

2026 60 while 5,880 surrendered.
706 Resolve Turning into Reality 4,839

Naxals were killed in encounters by 2,218 Naxalites
from 2024, 2025, to March 2026. Naxalites were arrested surrendered

more than 10,000 youths in the Northeast have laid INDIA FREE FROM ‘RED TERROR’
down their arms and joined the mainstream, and a One of India’s biggest achievements in national security
monumental task of establishing peace in the region over the past 12 years has been breaking the backbone
has been accomplished through over 12 peace of Naxal–Maoist terrorism. Before 2014, the situation
accords. In Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as well, a in our country was such that Naxalite-Maoists ran their
new era of development has commenced following own parallel governments right in the heart of India. In
the abrogation of Article 370. those regions, the Constitution of India did not function.

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