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Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
05-February-2019 17:26 IST
Naxal affected Districts

90 districts in 11 States are considered as affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE). The State-wise list is given below:

List of 90 districts of LWE affected States

S. Number of
State Name of Districts
No. Districts

East Godavari, Guntur, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam,

1. Andhra Pradesh 6
Vizianagaram, West Godavari

‘Police' and

Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Gaya, ‘Public order'

East Champaran,
Lakhisarai, Munger, being
State
Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimur,
2. Bihar 16 subjects, the
Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada, Rohtas, Vaishali, West
primary
Champaran
responsibility
of meeting the
Balod, Balrampur, Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, challenge of
Dhamtari, Gariyaband, Kanker, Kondagaon, LWE lies with
3. Chhattisgarh 14
Mahasamund, Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon, Sukma, the State
Kabirdham Governments.
However, the
Central
Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Dumka, East Singhbhum, Government
Garhwa, Giridih, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Khunti, Koderma, monitors the
4. Jharkhand 19
Latehar, Lohardaga, Palamu, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Simdega, situation
Saraikela-Kharaswan, West Singhbhum closely,
supplements
and coordinates
5. Kerala 3 Malappuram, Palakkad, Wayanad the efforts of
the State
Governments.
6. Madhya Pradesh 2 Balaghat, Mandla A National
Policy and
Action Plan to
7. Maharashtra 3 Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia
address LWE
problem has
been put in
Angul, Bargarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Deogarh, Kalahandi,
place that
8. Odisha 15 Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabrangpur, Nayagarh,
envisages a
Nuapada, Rayagada, Sambhalpur, Sundargarh
multi-pronged
strategy
Adilabad, Jayashankar- involving
Bhadradri-Kothagudem,
9. Telangana 8 Bhupalpally, Khammam, Komaram-Bheem, Mancherial, security related
Peddapalle, Warangal Rural measures,
developmental
interventions,
10. Uttar Pradesh 3 Chandauli, Mirzapur and Sonebhadra ensuring
rights &
entitlements
11. West Bengal 1 Jhargram of local
communities
etc. On
Total 90 security front,
the Central

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