New Delhi, March 26 -- There has been 81 per cent reduction in Naxal violence in the last 14 years, since the 2010 menace touched its peak with maximum of 1,936 such incidents, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Citing data collated by the ministry, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the number of naxal violence reduced to 374 in 2024.

The number of "deaths (civilians + security forces) has also reduced by 85 per cent during this period from 1,005 deaths in 2010 to 150 in 2024."

MoS Rai further said, "Incidents of violence by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) which were 501 in 2019 have reduced to 374 in 2024-- a reduction of 25 per cent."

In 2023, 485 cases of Naxal violence were registered...