In response to the recent killing of a sitting Member and ex-Member of Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh, the State Government has beefed up security of VIPs during their visits to LWE affected areas.The Central Government has a holistic multi-pronged approach towards combating LWE wherein it supplements the efforts of the State Governments over a wide range of measures to include security, development and ensuring rights & entitlements of local communities. The steadfast implementation of Action Plan has resulted in continuous decline in LWE violence and reduction in geographical spread of LWE influence.
The state-wise deaths (SF and civilians) in LWE violence in last three years and present year is as under:-
| S No | State | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018
(till 15 Dec) |
| 1 | A.P. | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Bihar | 17 | 28 | 22 | 14 |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 101 | 107 | 130 | 149 |
| 4 | Jharkhand | 56 | 85 | 56 | 42 |
| 5 | M.P. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Maharashtra | 18 | 23 | 16 | 12 |
| 7 | Odisha | 28 | 27 | 29 | 12 |
| 8 | Telangana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | U.P. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | West Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
