Ten security personnel returning from a counter-insurgency operation and a civilian driver were killed by Maoists, in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada.

LWE Situation in India

Falling consistently due to these factors:

1. Stronger push by security forces
2. Development of Infrastructure & Civic Amenities in affected areas
3. General Disenchantment with moist ideologies among people

Why in Chattisgarh ?

1.   Dense forests
2. Asylum for the offenders
3. Lack of governance
4. Lack of infrastructure

How has the Centre responded?

• Different schemes to support LWE states
  • Security Related Expenditure (SRE) – focuses on equipping security forces to fight Maoists;
  • The Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) – aims to strengthen local police and intelligence set ups
  • Special Central Assistance for building infrastructure such as roads in LWE districts.
• Massive presence of the CRPF
  • Massive presence of the CRPF in the affected states for almost two decades.
• Erection of mobile towers
  • To local people connect with the mainstream, and also generate technical intelligence

• SAMADHAN doctrine
  • It is the one-stop solution for the LWE problem. SAMADHAN stands for-
    • S– Smart Leadership,
    • A– Aggressive Strategy,
    • M– Motivation and Training,
    • A– Actionable Intelligence,
    • D– Dashboard Based KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and KRAs (Key Result Areas),
    • H– Harnessing Technology,
    • A– Action plan for each Theatre,
    • N– No access to Financing

Read Also: Analysis of Article 13 of the Indian Constitution

Chattisgarh Maoists Attack,Chattisgarh Maoists Attack