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Naxal-affected districts down from 126 to 11

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Naxal-affected districts down from 126 to 11 (GS3 · Internal security, 13 December 2025)

What happened

  • Naxal-affected districts fell from 126 in 2014 to 11 in 2025; the most-affected went from 36 to 3 [PIB].
  • Over 12,000 km of roads, 586 fortified police stations and 8,500+ mobile towers have come up in LWE areas [PIB].

Background

  • The approach combines security operations with roads, phone networks and welfare delivery.

Why it matters

  • The government’s deadline to end LWE is March 2026. The last pockets are the hardest.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Internal security challenges

  1. As per PIB (2025-12-13): naxal-affected districts fell from 126 in 2014 to 11 in 2025; the most-affected went from 36 to 3.
  2. The government's deadline to end LWE is March 2026. The last pockets are the hardest.
Quotable data point

Over 12,000 km of roads, 586 fortified police stations and 8,500+ mobile towers have come up in LWE areas.

PIB: PIB Backgrounder: Red Corridor to Naxal-free, 13 Dec 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: LWE data. · Mains: LWE strategy.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Affected districts 2025

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Most-affected districts 2025

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Fortified police stations

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

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Official source: PIB: PIB Backgrounder: Red Corridor to Naxal-free, 13 Dec 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending