C H A L L E N G E S A N D S T R AT E G Y F O R

T R A N S F O R M AT I O N O F A S P I R AT I O N A L

D I S T R I C T S A F F E C T E D B Y L W E

Ministry of Home Affairs4th January 2018

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O V E R V I E W

106 LWE affected Districts in 10 States

35 Districts identified by MHA as worst affected

Maoist ideology based on theme of displacement of tribals, exploitation and human rights violations

Multi pronged approach under National Action Plan comprising security measures, development measures, ensuring rights and entitlements of locals and perception management

Steady decline in LWE violence and geographical spread

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V I O L E N C E P R O F I L E

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1136 1091 1088 1048851

564 482 515 566677 678 696 721

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611415 397 310 230 278 255

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Incidents Deaths

L W E D I S T R I C T S

I N S U R G E N C Y D I S T R I C T S

C Y C L E S O F D E V E L O P M E N T & E X T R E M I S M

Extremism – Vicious Cycle

Lack of livelihood

opportunities

Weak socio-economic indicators

Dis-enchantment

Increase in LWE area of

influence

Deficit in governance

Development - Virtuous Cycle

Accelerating Development

Improvement in

Infrastructure and service

delivery

Providing Livelihood

Opportunities

Improved socio-

economic indicators

Trust in governance

and administration

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G O V E R N M E N T ’ S M U L T I - P R O N G E D A P P R O A C H

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Government Policy

Security Measures

Development Measures

Ensuring Rights and

Entitlements of Local

Communities

Managing Perception

Lead role by States

• Improving governance

• Operations by security forces

• Speeding up implementation of

development schemes

Role of MHA

• Coordination, Monitoring &

Assistance to State

Governments

- Providing CAPFs

- Security related schemes

(SRE, SIS, Fortified Police

Stations)

- Sharing intelligence

- Important developmental

interventions

I N T E R V E N T I O N S B Y M H A T O S T R E N G T H E N

S E C U R I T Y

Deployment of CAPFs

Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme

Scheme for Fortified Police Stations

Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS)

Training assistance

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S E C U R I T Y I N D I C A T O R S T R A C K E D B Y M H A

LWE District Incident and Violence Index

Geographical Spread

Vacancies Index

Surrender with arms

Number of arrests

Action against LWE cadre

Choking of funds

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I N I T I A T I V E S O F M H A T H R O U G H L I N E M I N I S T R I E S

Road ConnectivityRoad Requirement Plan I and Road Connectivity Project for

LWE affected areas

Mobile Connectivity

Installation of Mobile Towers

Education & SkillMaking education accessible by initiatives like RMSA, SSA

and establishing KVs, JNVs and ITIs

Financial InclusionOpening up of banks, ATMs and post offices in coordination with Department of Financial Services and Department of

Post

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S P E C I A L C E N T R A L A S S I S T A N C E

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Scheme aimed at transforming the 35 worst LWE affected districts

For filling the critical gaps in Public infrastructure and Services, which are of emergent nature, and are not covered under any other developmental scheme

Approximately Rs. 30 crore per district per year for three years

Funds sanctioned by District Committee

Guidelines issued by MHA

C H A L L E N G E S R E M A I N

Significant decline in LWE violence, shrinking geographical spread, however challenges remain

Strong correlation between between incidence of extremism and poor socio-economic indicators

MHA has well established mechanisms for monitoring & decision making

Need for major developmental push to root out left wing extremism

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E X P E C T A T I O N S F R O M D M ’ S & P R A B H A R I

O F F I C E R S

District Magistrates Prabhari Officers

Suggest specific, actionable interventions in

existing schemes

Monitor, guide & facilitate

Promote involvement of civil society and

youth

Act as a bridge between Centre and States

Unleash competitive spirit among all

stakeholders

Ensure convergence between Central &

State Schemes

Sharing information on district specific

issues (eg. Arsenic contamination)

Suggest policy changes and additional

measures

Dissemination of best practices (‘Dular’ in

Giridh, Jharkhand)

Remove bottlenecks and suggest special

dispensation/relaxation required13

T H A N K Y O U

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