ALL three prominent internal security threats -- Jammu and Kashmir, Maoist-affected regions and the northeast -- have seen a dramatic dip in violence after the BJP-led NDA came to power at the Centre in 2014, with such incidents dropping by 53 to 70 per cent in the following decade as compared to the period from 2004 to 2014, sources said. Data shows that the Maoist-affected regions reported 16,463 cases of violence from 2004 to 2014, which came down to 7,744 between 2014 and 2024, showing a drop of 53 per cent. The number of security personnel killed in the region also declined by 73 per cent during the period -- from 1,851 to 509. Maoist violence claimed the lives of 4,766 civilians from 2004 to 2014.

 

This number also dropped by 70 per cent -- to 1,495 -- between 2014 and 2024, the sources said. A major crackdown of security forces on Maoist ultras in 2025 has so far resulted in the killings of 226 cadres, including two central committee members, arrest of 418 and surrender of 896. Last year, 290 Naxals were neutralised, 1,090 arrested and 881 had surrendered. The security forces have managed to neutralise the top 18 Naxal leaders so far. Centre approves additional Rs 25 cr as compensation for damaged houses