There has been significant improvement in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) security situation in the country in the last five years. Government of India (GoI) approved ‘National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE’ in 2015. The Policy envisages a multi-pronged strategy involving security related measures, development interventions, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities, etc.
Steadfast implementation of this policy has resulted in consistent decline in LWE violence across the nation. The number of LWE related violent incidents have come down by 77% in 2022 in comparison to high of 2010. The number of resultant deaths (Security Forces + Civilians) have also reduced by 90% in 2022 as compared to high of 2010. Details of LWE related violent incidents and deaths in Chhattisgarh during the last five years are as under:-
| Serial
No. |
Year | Violent incidents Perpetrated by Left Wing Extremists | Incidents Initiated By Security Forces | Security Forces Persons Killed | Civilians Killed | Left Wing Extremists Killed |
| 1. | 2018 | 275 | 117 | 55 | 98 | 125 |
| 2. | 2019 | 182 | 81 | 22 | 55 | 79 |
| 3. | 2020 | 241 | 74 | 36 | 75 | 44 |
| 4. | 2021 | 188 | 67 | 45 | 56 | 48 |
| 5. | 2022 | 246 | 59 | 10 | 51 | 31 |
| 6. | 2023 (upto 28 Feb 23) | 37 | 04 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
