India, Nov. 28 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government is on course to eliminate Naxalism nationwide before the next conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police.

Speaking at the inaugural session of the three-day DGP/IGP annual conference, Shah said the Centre's sustained efforts over the past several years have significantly weakened left-wing extremism.

"Before the upcoming DGP/IGP Conference, the country will be completely free from the problem of Naxalism," he said, adding that the Centre has strengthened its security framework over the past seven years by constructing 586 fortified police stations.

This, he said, has helped bring down the number of Naxal-affected districts from 126 in 20...