Question : NAXAL ACTIVITIES IN MAHARASHTRA

(a) whether naxalite activities are increasing in Garhchiroli in Maharashtra;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Government thereon?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT)

(a) & (b): Though Gadchiroli district has witnessed some violent incidents by Left Wing Extremists in recent past, the State of Maharashtra as a whole witnessed 94 incidents of LWE violence involving 45 casualties in 2010 as compared to 154 incidents of LWE violence involving 93 casualties in 2009.

(c): ‘Police’ and ‘public order’ being State subjects, action with respect to maintenance of law and order lies primarily in the domain of the State Governments concerned, who deal with the various issues related to naxalite activities in the States. Central Government also closely monitors the situation and supplements their efforts over a wide range of schemes, on both security and development fronts.