The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday said that the districts most affected by Naxalism have been brought down to three.

Now, only Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh are the most affected districts by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), the ministry said in a statement that came as 88 members of CPI (Maoist) surrendered in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in yet another success for the anti-Naxal campaign.

“In a giant stride towards the Modi government’s vision of building a Naxal-free Bharat, the number of districts most affected by Naxalism has been brought down to three from six,” the ministry said.

In the category of LWE affected districts, the number has also been further brought down to just 11 from 18.

These 11 districts that are Left Wing Extremism affected, including the thr

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