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Centre’s strategy against Naxalism: target March 2026

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Centre's strategy against Naxalism: target March 2026 (GS3 · Internal security, 25 October 2025)

What happened

  • The Centre aims to make all affected districts Naxal-free by March 2026 [PIB].
  • Between 2004-14 and 2014-24, violent incidents fell from 16,463 to 7,744 and security force deaths from 1,851 to 509 [PIB].

Background

  • The strategy combines security, development and rehabilitation [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Roads, mobile towers and banks in remote areas are what keep gains from reversing.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Internal security

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-25): the Centre aims to make all affected districts Naxal-free by March 2026.
  2. Roads, mobile towers and banks in remote areas are what keep gains from reversing.
Quotable data point

Between 2004-14 and 2014-24, violent incidents fell from 16,463 to 7,744 and security force deaths from 1,851 to 509.

PIB: PIB Backgrounder: Strategy against Naxalism, 25 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Mains: LWE strategy.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Target to end Naxalism

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Violent incidents 2014-24

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

SF deaths 2004-14

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerLeft Wing Extremism (Naxalism) in India: Origins, Causes, the Red Corridor, SAMADHAN Strategy, Development Response and the Road Ahead (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: PIB Backgrounder: Strategy against Naxalism, 25 Oct 2025

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