<p>New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Naxal issue is now confined to just six districts in the country, from the earlier 12.</p><p>Shah said the Modi government is building a 'Sashakt, Surakshit and Samriddh Bharat' with a ruthless approach to Naxalism and relentless efforts for all-pervasive development.</p><p>He said Bharat is determined to uproot Naxalism for good by March 31, 2026.</p><p>"Taking a giant stride towards building a Naxal-free Bharat, today our nation achieved a new milestone by significantly reducing the number of districts most affected by left-wing extremism to just 6 from 12," Shah posted on microblogging site X.</p>.Amit Shah to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week for security review .<p>As per the Union home ministry data, Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts are those where Naxal activities and violence still continue.</p><p>The LWE-affected districts have been further sub-categorised as 'most-affected districts', a terminology brought in in 2015, and 'districts of concern', which was coined by the home ministry in 2021.</p><p>There were 12 'most-affected districts' according to the last review.</p><p>As per official records, there were 35 such districts in 2015, 30 in 2018 and 25 in 2021.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Naxal issue is now confined to just six districts in the country, from the earlier 12.</p><p>Shah said the Modi government is building a 'Sashakt, Surakshit and Samriddh Bharat' with a ruthless approach to Naxalism and relentless efforts for all-pervasive development.</p><p>He said Bharat is determined to uproot Naxalism for good by March 31, 2026.</p><p>"Taking a giant stride towards building a Naxal-free Bharat, today our nation achieved a new milestone by significantly reducing the number of districts most affected by left-wing extremism to just 6 from 12," Shah posted on microblogging site X.</p>.Amit Shah to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week for security review .<p>As per the Union home ministry data, Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts are those where Naxal activities and violence still continue.</p><p>The LWE-affected districts have been further sub-categorised as 'most-affected districts', a terminology brought in in 2015, and 'districts of concern', which was coined by the home ministry in 2021.</p><p>There were 12 'most-affected districts' according to the last review.</p><p>As per official records, there were 35 such districts in 2015, 30 in 2018 and 25 in 2021.</p>