"Maoist-Free India By March 31 Next Year": Amit Shah To NDTV | Read
The Maoists have been badly hit, underscored Home Minister Amit Shah, adding that India will be Maoist-free by March 31 next year.
In 2013, there were 126 Left-Wing Extremism-affected (LWE) districts, the number was restricted to 18 in April 2025. The three districts identified by the government as still being most affected are all in Chhattisgarh: Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur.
"I have already said that by March 31, 2026," Amit Shah told NDTV's Editor-in-Chief and CEO Rahul Kanwal at NDTV Power Play conclave in Bihar's Patna on eliminating Maoists.
