The Financial Express

Govt issues fresh categorisation of LWE-hit areas, 12 out of 38 are ‘most affected districts’

The Home Ministry has issued a fresh categorisation of the districts affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) across 10 states after their number came down by almost half in the past nine years, ...
The Financial Express

Challenge of LWE in red corridor is on its last legs

It is no doubt a momentous occasion when the Union home minister—who announced last year that Naxalism or left-wing extremism (LWE) would be eradicated by March 31, 2026—stated in Parliament that this ...
Hindustan Times

MHA revises count of LWE-hit districts covered by special funding scheme to 58 from 72

New Delhi, The number of Left Wing Extremism-hit districts in the country covered under the special SRE funding scheme has come down to 58 from 72 following a "comprehensive" review by the Union home ...
thehindu

7,400 Maoists arrested since 2019, LWE violence down 88% from 2010: Government tells Lok Sabha

More than 7,400 Maoists have been arrested, and 5,880 have surrendered since 2019, with incidents of Left Wing Extremism-perpetrated violence coming down by 88% from 1,936 in 2010 to 234 in 2025, the ...
Deccan Herald

Forces to remain in LWE-hit areas beyond March 2026 to prevent Maoists' return, engage with locals

The central security forces, with about 1.5 lakh personnel deployed for anti-Naxal operations in various states, will continue to undertake preventive patrols to check for possible Maoist regrouping ...
Asian News International

Only 3 districts now categorized as Most LWE Affected: MoS Home Nityanand Rai

New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that the number of Naxal-affected districts has been ...