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Measures to Curb Funding

The government has placed special emphasis on curbing the flow of funds to Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)
groups. In particular, continuous action has been taken to uncover the nexus between the Communist Party of
India (Maoist) and those providing them with financial support. Coordinated and effective measures have been
undertaken jointly by state police forces and central agencies to prevent LWE groups from accessing funds and
other resources. Measures taken by the government to dismantle the financial networks of LWE groups include:

n To curb terror financing, a specialized unit named Unlawful Activities (Prevention) ₹40
the "Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF) Cell" Act. These measures included the
was established within the Ministry of Home freezing and seizure of funds and
Affairs in 2011. This cell coordinates with various assets, thereby curbing the flow of crore worth of assets
intelligence and enforcement agencies to take funds to terrorist organizations. were seized by the
action against terrorist financial networks. NIA through its
n In 2016, two multi-disciplinary dedicated anti-Naxal
n The National Investigation Agency (NIA) also groups were constituted financing unit, while
established a "Terror Funding and Fake Currency within the Ministry of Home states also seized
Cell" (TFFC) to investigate and prosecute cases Affairs—one at the central assets exceeding ₹40
involving terrorist financing and Fake Indian level and the other at the state crore, effectively
Currency Notes (FICN). level—to monitor the flow of curbing Naxalite
funds to LWE cadres.
n To combat the circulation of FICN within the funding networks
country, an "FICN Coordination Centre" (FCORD)
was established to facilitate the sharing of
intelligence and information among various security Crore Rupees were attached by the
agencies at both the central and state levels. Enforcement Directorate. This action
inflicted severe moral and psychological
n Various sanctions were imposed against terrorist damage upon the ‘Urban Naxals’ and
organizations and their members under United resulted in even tighter control over their
Nations Security Council Resolutions and the information warfare networks.

robust strategy against Naxalism—an approach that has Amit Shah, the past was characterised by a fragmented
proven successful in replacing the fragmented method- approach, reactive incident-based actions, and a com-
ologies of previous administrations. Guided by the clear plete absence of a permanent policy framework. In a
principles of Dialogue → Security →Coordination, the sense, the steering wheel of the government’s response
government successfully rendered every Naxal-affected was effectively in the hands of the Naxals. However, since
region completely Naxal-free by March 2026. 2014, the steering of the government’s campaigns and
According to Union Home and Cooperation Minister programmes has firmly rested with the Ministry of Home

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