Incidents of violence perpetrated by Left Wing Extremists have been declining consistently over the years. Data for last five years is as under:-

 

Year	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Incidents	1415	1136	1091	1089	1048

 

            Details of loss of lives and property due to attacks by Left Wing Extremists in last three years is as follows:-

Ser.	Parameters	2014	2015	2016
1.	Civilians killed	222	171	213
2.	No. of Security Forces killed	88	59	65
3.	Incidents of Attacks on Infrastructure and Economic Targets	100	127	79

 

The Government already has a comprehensive National Policy and a multi-pronged action plan to deal with Left Wing Extremism comprising of security related measures, developmental interventions and ensuring rights & entitlements of local communities etc.

 

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in a written reply to question by Shri Naresh Agrawal in the Rajya Sabha today.

 

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