Extra security camps to be established to tackle Maoists
2 months ago

Extra security camps to be established to tackle Maoists

The Hindu  

As part of a continued offensive against the Maoists, the Central security forces and police aim to establish 88 additional security camps in Left Wing Extremism affected States this year, a senior Home Ministry official said on Tuesday. The official added that since 2019, a total of 290 security camps have been set up in the LWE affected States, mostly in Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Since 2017-18, ₹3,503.29 crore has been released by the MHA under the Special Central Assistance scheme for the 12 most LWE affected districts. To improve connectivity in the 34 LWE affected districts in States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh, the government approved a scheme called Road Requirement Plan - I under which the construction of 5,178 km road out of proposed 5,361 km road lengths has been completed.

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Modi govt sets 2026-deadline to end Maoist extremism, Budget 2025 allocates Rs 3,500 cr for security boost
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Modi govt sets 2026-deadline to end Maoist extremism, Budget 2025 allocates Rs 3,500 cr for security boost

Firstpost  

The allocation for security-related expenditure is considered significant in the wake of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s repeated statements that the Narendra Modi government has resolved to end Naxalism in the country by March 2026. PTI The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 3,481.27 crore for security-related expenditure and the Special Infrastructure Scheme for Left Wing Extremist areas as the …

Forces to set up 88 new bases in Maoist-hit areas
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2 months ago

Forces to set up 88 new bases in Maoist-hit areas

Hindustan Times  

Security forces involved in anti-Maoist operations are planning to open 88 new forward operating bases deep inside the jungles this year, people familiar with the development said, as the Union government’s March 31, 2026 deadline to eliminate Left Wing Extremism from the country nears. Once operationalised, the total number of security FOBs or camps in core areas previously dominated by …

DC Edit | Maoists are fewer now, but still remain a threat
2 months ago

DC Edit | Maoists are fewer now, but still remain a threat

Deccan Chronicle  

That the security forces have been unrelenting in their fight against the banned Communist Party of India has been reflected in the reports of the series of encounters and loss of life on both the sides in 2025, and the latest is the one in which the cops gunned down 14 Maoists including a top-ranking leader of the organisation. As …

Amit Shah chairs high-level meet on anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh
7 months ago

Amit Shah chairs high-level meet on anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah chaired an inter-state coordination meeting of states affected by Naxal violence on Saturday in Chhattisgarh, as the Centre is aiming to end the reign of red ultras in the next one year. The high-level meeting is being attended by the Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai, including the dy CM and Union ministers …

Anti-Maoist ops have led to a drastic drop in insurgency: Amit Shah
11 months, 1 week ago

Anti-Maoist ops have led to a drastic drop in insurgency: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Action against Maoists has accelerated since the Bharatiya Janata Party formed the government in Chhattisgarh in December 2023 and the Centre will eliminate the rebels from the country soon, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday, a day after 29 insurgents were killed in an encounter with police and the Border Security Force in the eastern state. Union home …

Amit Shah sets three-year deadline to free Chhattisgarh from Maoist menace
1 year, 2 months ago

Amit Shah sets three-year deadline to free Chhattisgarh from Maoist menace

The Hindu  

At a review meeting of Chattisgarh’s Left Wing Extremism situation held in Raipur on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised the need to free the affected pockets of the State within the next three years. Those who attended the meeting included Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, his two Deputies Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, as well as senior officials, …

Maoist influence down to just 41 districts: Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Maoist influence down to just 41 districts: Centre

The Hindu  

The geographical influence of Maoists has contracted to only 41 districts in the country, a sharp reduction from 96 such districts in 10 States in 2010, according to data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs to Chief Ministers and other officials at a meeting held on Sunday. Addressing the meeting, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren accused the Centre of …

MHA drops 3 J’khand districts out of LWE-hit list
3 years, 7 months ago

MHA drops 3 J’khand districts out of LWE-hit list

Hindustan Times  

In a boost for the state police, the Union home ministry has reduced the number of Left Wing Extremism -hit districts to 16 from 19 in Jharkhand. The list is revised by the Union home ministry based on the number of Maoist incidents in the districts over last three years, officials said. As per data provided by the Union home …

Odisha asks MHA to remove 5 Maoist-affected districts from SRE list
4 years, 8 months ago

Odisha asks MHA to remove 5 Maoist-affected districts from SRE list

Hindustan Times  

Odisha has recommended to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to take off the names of five Left-wing-extremist -hit districts from the Centre’s consolidated list of Communist Party of India -affected districts for which the state receives funds under the Security Related Expenditure scheme. Abhay, director-general of police, Odisha, said the MHA has been urged to take off the names …

Jharkhand CM asks Centre to waive off dues on CRPF
7 years, 10 months ago

Jharkhand CM asks Centre to waive off dues on CRPF

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand on Monday asked the Centre to waive the amount due on Central Reserve Police Force for carrying out anti-Maoist operation besides more sharing of intelligence information among Left Wing Extremism affected states. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh presides over a meeting with the Chief MInisters of LWE affected states at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi Chief minister Raghubar Das …

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