The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said about the decline in Left Wing Extremism in the last five years.
This has been possible mainly due to the implementation of “National Policy and Action Plan-2015”.
In 2019, number of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has reduced by 38% as compared to 2014.
The control of these organizations and the counter measures are governed by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) act of India, 1967.
The Naxalite and Maoists organizations in the regions were declared as terrorists’ group under the act.
The Red Corridor includes the southern, central and eastern parts of India.
It includes Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, and West Bengal and eastern Uttar Pradesh states.