India, Dec. 10 -- The Centre on Tuesday said the number of districts affected by left-wing extremism has decreased from 126 in April 2018 to 90 in July 2021, 70 in April 2024, 38 in April 2025, and further to 11 in October 2025, with only three districts now considered to be the "most affected" by left-wing extremism. The Pioneer carried a report on December 8, 2025, that only three districts are now most affected by Naxalism in Chhattisgarh.

Responding to a supplementary during the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the number of affected States have gone down from 10 in 2014 to five in 2025 (till October) showing a reduction of 50 per cent while the number of districts affected by Left Wing Extrem...