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Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah said that the number of districts most affected by Left-Wing Extremism has come down to six from twelve, marking a significant step towards making India free of Naxalism. The total number of Naxalism-affected districts in the country was 38. Among these, the number of most affected districts has been reduced from 12 to 6, the number of districts of concern has come down from 9 to 6, and the number of other LWE-affected districts has dropped from 17 to 6.
Of the six most affected districts, four are in Chhattisgarh, Bijapur, Kanker, Narayanpur, and Sukma. One is in Jharkhand, West Singhbhum, and one in Maharashtra, Gadchiroli.