New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that the number of Naxal-affected districts has been reduced from 126 to 90 in April-2018, 70 in July-2021, 38 in April-2024, 18 in April-2025 and only 11 in October-2025 with only three districts nowcategorizedd as Most LWE Affected.

MoS Home Rai, in a written reply to BJP MP Janardan Singh Sigriwal's question, informed the Lower House that the resolute implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan 2015 has resulted in a consistent decline in violence and contraction of geographical spread. LWE, which has been a serious challenge to the nation's internal security, has been significantly curbed in recen...