New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The ministry of home affairs (MHA) informed Parliament on Tuesday that left wing extremism (LWE) related violent incidents have come down by 80% - from 1,936 incidents in 2010 to only 234 in 2025.

Deaths of civilians and security personnel have also come down by 90%, from 1,005 deaths in 2010 to 100 last year, it said, adding that a record number of 2,337 Naxals surrendered, 364 were killed and 1,022 were arrested in a 2025 alone.

Responding to a written question in the Lok Sabha, union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai said, "The resolute implementation of the 'National Policy and Action Plan 2015' has resulted in consistent decline in violence and constriction of geographical spread. LWE, which has been a s...