Naxalism in India is now towards its end. In the last 10 years, more than 10,000 Maoists have surrendered their arms. Officials said that pressure from security forces and the rehabilitation policies of the government have dealt a blow to this insurgency. The central government had set a deadline of March 31 to eliminate Naxalism from the country.
Hundreds of Naxalites are surrendering every year
According to statistics, 2,300 Maoists surrendered in the year 2025. At the same time, in the first three months of 2026 itself, more than 630 cadres left the path of violence. The government has now adopted a strong and united strategy in place of the old and scattered policies.
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Earlier, contractors were afraid to work in the ‘Red Corridor’ (Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh). Now the Central Government has given the task of building roads in the main areas to the Border Roads Organization (BRO). This included the construction of five main roads and six vital bridges in these strongholds of the rebellion. More than 15,000 km of roads have been built in Maoist-affected areas, of which 12,250 km have been completed in the last 10 years alone.
Big changes on the security front
Major changes have also taken place on the security front. In the year 2014, there were only 66 strong police stations, the number of which has now increased to 586. In the last 6 years, 361 new security camps have been built. To increase the strength of the operation, 68 night-landing helipads have also been built. The effect of this was that the number of police stations where Naxalite incidents occurred has reduced from 330 to only 52. For the first time in Chhattisgarh, the Maoist movement is left without any big leader.
Schemes reaching common people
The effect of this is that the benefits of government schemes are now reaching the common people. The number of houses under PM-Awas Yojana has increased from 92,847 to more than 2.54 lakh. There has also been a huge increase in the number of Aadhaar enrollments and Ayushman cards. 250 Eklavya schools have been approved for education, out of which 179 are running. Apart from these, 11 Kendriya Vidyalayas and 6 Navodaya Vidyalayas are also running.
ITI and skill development centers have been created in 48 districts to provide employment to the youth. This has stopped new recruitment of Naxalites. 9,000 mobile towers have been installed for communication. Railways has also laid a rail line between Bastar and Chhattisgarh. The survey of the new railway line from Dantewada to Munuguru has also been completed.
Crackdown on urban Naxalites
To stop the funding of Naxalites, NIA and ED have seized assets worth crores of rupees. This has caused deep damage to the urban Naxalites and their information system. Under the new rehabilitation policy of the government, those who surrender are being given financial help, training and houses.
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