Left-wing extremism-hit dists down from 72 to 58
The Free Press Journal|March 17, 2024
Extremism-hit The number of Left Wing districts in the country covered under the special SRE funding scheme has come down to 58 from 72 following a "comprehensive" review by the Union home ministry and the 10 affected states, official sources and records state.
Left-wing extremism-hit dists down from 72 to 58

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) division concerned with Left Wing Extremism (LWE) issued a communication earlier this week to the chief secretaries and the directors general of police (DGPs) of these states, saying the new categorisation would be effective from the financial year beginning on April 1.

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