Context: Left Wing Extremism
With the declining spread of Left Wing Extremism, the focus is shifting from security-led control to consolidation through targeted tribal development and governance interventions.
Summary
- Left-wing extremism has contracted sharply in geography and intensity, reflecting success of coordinated security operations and infrastructure push.
- However, the challenge persists in a residual form, rooted in tribal deprivation, land alienation, and weak state presence in remote areas.
- The present phase requires a transition from security dominance to governance and development-led stabilisation, aimed at preventing resurgence.
- The strategy centres on last-mile delivery, recognition of tribal rights, livelihood creation, and connectivity, to integrate affected regions with the mainstream.
- Targeted interventions such as PM JANMAN, Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, Janjatiya Gaurav initiatives, and Aadi Karmayogi programme aim to address structural gaps in tribal regions.
- These are complemented by broader schemes like Aspirational Districts Programme and Special Central Assistance (SCA) to LWE Districts, creating a security-development convergence model.
- Sustainable resolution lies in deepening governance, empowering tribal communities, and ensuring inclusive growth, while maintaining calibrated security presence.
