With both the violence levels and geographical spread of Left-wing extremism (LWE) in the country shrinking over the past decade, the number of affected districts identified under the security-related expenditure (SRE) scheme came down to 70 in July 2021 from 126 in April 2018. Even the most affected districts declined to 25 in July 2021 from 35 before April 2018.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/home-minister-amit-shah-urges-cms-to-give-priority-to-end-naxal-menace/articleshow/86532113.cms