Number of Left Wing Extremism districts reduced to three from six: Home Ministry

The Union home ministry on Wednesday said that the number of districts affected by “Left-wing extremism” has come down to 11 from 18 in March.

In 2013, 126 districts across different states had reported “Naxal-related violence”, the ministry said in a statement.

In 2025, the number of “most affected” districts has also come down from six to three, it added. These are Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh.