Question : SPREAD OF NAXALISM



(a) whether naxalism is spreading in the country including the NCT of Delhi;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Government to check naxal activities in such areas?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY MAKEN)

(a) & (b): Naxal violence was reported from 448 Police areas of 91 districts in 2009, while in 2008 naxal violence was reported from 399 PSs of 87 districts. No violence has, however, been reported from any parts of NCT of Delhi.

(c): Government has adopted an integrated approach in dealing with LWE activities in the arenas of security, development and public perception. State Governments deal with the various issues related to naxalite activities in the States. The Central Government supplements their efforts in several ways. These inter-alia include deployment of Central paramilitary forces (CPMFs), sanction of India Reserve (IR) battalions, setting up of Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorism (CIAT) schools, modernization and upgradation of the State Police and their Intelligence apparatus under the Scheme for Modernization of State Police Force (MPF Scheme), re-imbursement of security-related expenditute under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, filling up critical infrastructure gaps under the scheme for Special Infrastructure in Leftwing Extremist affected States; assistance in training of State Police through Ministry of Defecne, Central Police Organizations and Bureau of Policed Research and Development; sharing of Intelligence, facilitating inter-State coordination; assistance in community policing and civil actions and assistance in development works through a range of schemes of different Central Ministries.