MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R P N SINGH)
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question number 113 for 05.03.
2013 regarding naxal activities
(a): The state-wise details of the number of naxals arrested & killed and the number of civilians
and security personnel killed in the country during last three years and in the current year are
Annexed.
(b) & (c): The details of Court cases against the Maoists/ Naxals and the number of Maoists/
Naxals awarded life term or death penalty are maintained by the State Governments concerned
since Police and Public order are state subjects. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs
maintains the details of total number of naxals arrested in various States. During the last
3 years and the current year, a total number of 7000 naxals have been arrested and cases
filed against them by State Governments concerned.
(d): At present, there are Special Courts only for those cases investigated by the National
Investigating Agency (NIA), who have been assigned some cases of Maoist offences by the MHA.
However, in order to ensure speedy trial of cases, the Government has advised the LWE affected
States to set up Special Courts and Special Prosecutors to try Naxal offenses.
(e): The Central Government has a holistic approach towards combating LWE insurgency, wherein
it supplements the efforts of the State Governments over a wide range of measures. The Central
Government assists the State Governments through security related and development related
interventions. In security related interventions, apart from directly deploying CAPFs, the
Government of India provides assistance for capacity building of the States through Schemes
like the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme, the Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS),
the Construction/Strengthening of Fortified Police Stations Scheme, etc. Other security
related interventions includes providing Helicopters to States for Anti-naxal operations,
setting up of
Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorism (CIAT) Schools, assistance to raise India Reserve
Battalions (IRB), modernization and upgradation of the State Police and their Intelligence
apparatus under the Scheme for Modernization of State Police Forces (MPF scheme), etc.
On the development front, the Central Government is implementing Special Schemes for LWE
affected areas like the Integrated Action Plan (IAP), the Road Requirement Plan-I, etc.
It is the belief of the Government of India that a combination of calibrated police action,
focused development efforts and improvement in governance are the effective instrumentalities
to combat LWE insurgency in the long-term. The efficacy of this policy is being gradually
felt and is reflected in the decrease in LWE violence profile during the last two years.
