Naxal violence drops in 2025 in comparison to 2010
New Delhi | Desk: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai shared crucial data on the status of Left-Wing Extremism in the country in Parliament on Tuesday, stating that India is rapidly moving towards becoming Naxal-free. According to the data released by the government, there has been a remarkable 88 percent reduction in incidents of Naxal violence in 2025 compared to 2010.
While there were 1,936 incidents of violence in 2010, this number has shrunk to just 234 in 2025.
Responding to a question from BJP MP Rupkumari Choudhary, the minister stated that there has also been a 90 percent decline in the death toll of security forces and civilians.
In 2010, 1,005 people lost their lives in Naxal violence, while this figure has dropped to 100 in 2025.
Such is the effectiveness of the security forces that in just one year (2025), 364 Naxalites were killed and 1,022 were arrested, while 2,337 Naxalites surrendered and decided to return to the mainstream.
According to the Home Ministry report, the geographical spread of Naxalism has also become extremely limited. While 465 police stations reported incidents of violence in 2010, now only 119 police stations are affected.
Currently, only 8 districts in the country remain Naxal-affected, of which 6 are in Chhattisgarh, 1 in Jharkhand, and 1 in Odisha. Major operations like 'Operation Black Forest' have crippled the Maoist leadership. The government aims to make the whole of India completely free from Naxalism by March 31, 2026.
