To address the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) menace holistically, Government of India approved ‘National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE’ in 2015. The Policy envisages a multi-pronged strategy involving security related measures, development interventions, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities, etc.

• On security front, the Government of India assists the LWE affected States by providing Central Armed Police Forces battalions, training, funds for strengthening of the State police forces, equipment & arms, sharing of intelligence, construction of Fortified Police Stations etc;
• Under the Special Infrastructure Scheme for LWE affected areas (SIS), assistance is provided to LWE affected states by Government of India for the following:

1. Strengthening of Special Forces,
2. Strengthening of Special Intelligence Branches, 
3. Strengthening of District Police,
4. Construction of Fortified Police Stations (FPS).

 The details of assistance to States for Districts Police and Fortified Police Station are as under:

• During last 05 years, works of Rs.363.26 crore have been sanctioned for the District Police.
• Under the scheme, 302 Fortified Police Stations worth Rs. 759.51 crore have been sanctioned since 2017-18.
• The Special Infrastructure Scheme is implemented on fund sharing basis on 60 (Central) : 40 (State) basis. 

   This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.

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