The Centre removed 20 Districts out of 90 Districts and one State out of 11 Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States from the coverage of Central funding under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme for conducting focused operations against the Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] to contain the menace, reports The Pioneer on June 27. The number of most affected Districts in terms of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence has also come down from 30 to 25. These Districts account for 85 per cent of the violence perpetrated by the Naxals.