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New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy, in written replies to questions regarding measures taken by government to tackle Naxal Violence in Rajya Sabha on March 18, 2020, said that steadfast implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan – 2015 has resulted in consistent decline in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) related violence in the country during last five years. In 2019, the number of LWE related incidents have reduced by over 38% in comparison to 2014, he said.
Reddy informed the House that large, mini and micro, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been deployed in support of anti Left Wing Extremist operations. Further, the number of Security Force (SF) personnel killed in the violence has reduced from 317 in 2009 to 52 in 2019, according to a PIB release.
| Year | Incidents |
| 2015 | 1089 |
| 2016 | 1048 |
| 2017 | 908 |
| 2018 | 833 |
| 2019 | 670 |
| 2020 (up to 29.02.2020) | 123 |