New Delhi: Months forward of the March 31, 2026 deadline to totally eradicate armed Naxalism from the nation, the Heart declared that the full variety of Left-wing extremism-hit districts have fallen to simply 11 from 18 in March 2025 and 126 in 2013, with the “most-affected districts” additionally down to a few from six within the final seven months.Hailing the “historic milestone in eliminating Naxalism” in a put up on Amit Shah mentioned, “Beneath Modi ji’s imaginative and prescient for a terror-free India, tireless counter-insurgency operations and people-centric improvement are shrinking the house of the left-wing extremists, leaving no place for to cover them. By March 31, 2026, India will probably be free from the menace of Naxalism”.The house ministry in a separate assertion mentioned solely Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur districts in Chhattisgarh are actually most-affected by left wing extremism (LWE).Andhra, Telangana newest states to be out of Naxal-affected record, says MHAKanker district in Chhattisgarh, West Singhbhum in Jharkhand, and Gadchiroli in Maharashtra have been shifted from the record of districts “most affected” by Left-wing extremism to “affected” class after newest evaluate by the house ministry.The 5 remaining districts in “Naxal-affected” record are Gariyaband, Dantewada, and Mohalla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki in Chhattisgarh; Balaghat in MP; and Kandhamal in Odisha. Seven districts — Alluri Sitarama Raju in Andhra Pradesh, Kalahandi and Malkangiri in Odisha, Bhadradri-Kothagudem and Mulugu in Telangana, Latehar in Jharkhand, and Nuapada in Odisha — have been eliminated. from the MHA record.Andhra and Telangana are actually out of the LWE-affected states. Earlier, in March 2025, Kerala (Wayanad & Kannur) and West Bengal (Jhargram) had been additionally delisted.Operational successes in 2025 have been record-breaking, with 312 LWE cadres killed — together with the CPI (Maoist) common secretary and eight different politburo or central committee members. One other 836 cadres had been arrested and 1,639 surrendered.Modi govt’s Nationwide Motion Plan in opposition to LWE — centered on intelligence-based ops, concentrating on management, improvement of infra, choking funds, and Centre-state coordination — has delivered main setbacks to the motion as soon as dubbed India’s “largest inside safety problem.”