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January 6
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The UMHA flagged the operational
efficiency of SFs in the Naxal-affected areas as one of
its biggest achievements during a presentation before PM Narendra
Modi. The Ministry informed Modi that since the NDA Government
came to power in May 2014, there had been a 45 per cent increase
in the efficiency of Central Forces (CFs) in operations against
the Naxals. In a presentation made by Home Secretary, Rajiv
Mehrishi, Modi and other officials were informed that the number
of Naxal cadres killed in 2016 had been the highest ever
in six years. Eighty-Four cadres of the CPI-Maoist were killed
in 2015 and in 2016, the number swelled to 218, which was an increase
of 160 per cent. There was also an increase in the number of Police
encounter from 237 in 2015 to 316 in 2016. UHM Rajnath Singh told
in a press conference earlier this week that demonetization had
increased the problems of CPI-Maoist and that they had weakened.
The EFC has already given the go-ahead for an ambitious road project
in the 44 worst Naxal-affected Districts. Under this project,
the Government proposes to construct 5,412 km of roads and 126
bridges and it would cost INR 117.25 million. The Government is
redrawing the 'Red Corridor' - the area affected by LWE - and
may soon take off 20 Districts from the list of Naxal-affected
areas. The 106 Districts which span 10 States - Bihar, Jharkhand,
Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal, Madhya
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh - constitute the Red Corridor.
Of these, 44 Districts are said to be the worst affected. India
has a total of 683 Districts.
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| July 15 |
To counter social evils and to aware the public
in Naxal-affected Mirzapur District of the State, Uttar Pradesh
Police is promoting women gang like Bundelkhand's Gulabi (Pink)
gang. SP in Mirzapur, Ashish Tewari told reporters that they have
started a unique experiment in Naxal-affected areas.
Police is promoting women's Gulabi gang like it was active in
Bundelkhand. Members of Gulabi gang will lead awareness programme
against social evils and blind faiths of society. There are Naxal
affected 107 village in Mirzapur and Police is promoting Gulabi
gang in these villages. The Gulabi gang will have at least 10
women member initially. Also, the members of Gulabi gang will
get training and gears from local Police. He said these members
of the gang will also work as informer for Police. Government
can provide some funds for these gangs which will help them to
be self-reliant.
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