Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha stated that incidents of LWE violence have reduced by 77% from an all time high of 2,258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021.
Similarly, the resultant deaths (Civilians + Security Forces) have reduced by 85% from an all time high of 1,005 in 2010 to 147 in 2021. The number of LWE incidents in last five years i.e. 2017 to 2021, year-wise is as follows:-
YEAR | INCIDENTS |
2017 | 908 |
2018 | 833 |
2019 | 670 |
2020 | 665 |
2021 | 509 |
The details of Left Wing Extremists, security personnel and civilians killed in LWE incidents in the last five years, year-wise is as follows:-
Details of State-wise LWE violence incidents and property damaged during the last three years is as given below:-
The geographical spread of the violence has significantly reduced over the years and now only 191 Police Stations of 46 districts have reported LWE related violence in 2021 as compared to a high of 465 Police Stations of 96 districts in 2010.
In 2014, LWE violence was reported from 333 Police Stations from 70 districts. Decline in geographical spread is also reflected in the reduced number of districts covered under the SRE Scheme.
The number of SRE districts reduced from 126 to 90 in April 2018 and further to 70 in July 2021.
Similarly, the number of districts contributing approximately 90% of the LWE violence, categorised as Most LWE Affected Districts, came down to 30 from 35 in 2018 and further to 25 in 2021.