Govt to LS: Maoist violence down 77% since 2009

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Last Updated22/07/2022

Incidents of Naxal violence have dropped by 77% b/w 2009 and 2021.
Deaths of security force personnel due to Maoist violence have more than doubled in Chhattisgarh in past three years

Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence has decreased from 2,258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021.
Resultant deaths (civilians and security forces) have reduced by 85%.
2021: Chhattisgarh accounted for 90% of all security personnel deaths in the country.
Jharkhand is the only state that recorded security personnel deaths (five) after Chhattisgarh in 2021.
2020: Chhattisgarh recorded 36 out of 43 such deaths in the country.
Decline in geographical spread is also reflected in reduced number of districts covered under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme.
SRE districts reduced from 126 to 90 in April 2018 and further to 70 in July 2021.