Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed the Maoist sitation in Andhra Pradesh and assured the state of all possible help from the Centre.
At a meeting with senior officials, he said the Left-wing extremism situation in the country has shown massive improvement in recent months, with the number of violence incidents coming down to 1,088 in 2015.
Highlighting the achievements of the security agencies, Singh said the spread of LWE-affected districts dipped to 141 in 2015 from 162 in 2014. “The security agencies and the developmental programmes and policies of the government deserve the credit for this improved scenario,” he said.
Praising the Andhra Pradesh Police in leading the fight against naxals, the Home Minister stressed on the need for cooperation between Andhra Pradesh and its neighbouring states and appreciated the recent successes of state police and its agencies in inter-state operations.
As per the Centre’s plans to construct fortified police stations in naxal-hit states, construction of 11 such police stations has been completed, while work is under progress on three others.
The Home Ministry has also approved one extra battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) to Andhra Pradesh for deployment in Maoist-affected areas.
Assuring the state government of speedy clearance of projects, Singh said under the Road Requirement Plan (RRP)-2, the Centre has approved the construction of 1,200 km of road in Andhra Pradesh of the total 5,400 km to be constructed across the country.
The communication network in LWE-affected areas of Andhra Pradesh has been strengthened and out of 53 mobile towers allotted in the first phase, 33 were already activated and the remaining 20 were under construction.
Maoists-hit states witnessed lowest violence in six years, with casualties and incidents coming down substantially in 2015.