New Delhi: A decade-long integrated approach combining security, development, and rehabilitation has taken the Union government closer to its target of ridding the country of Maoism by March 2026, an official said on Saturday, pointing to the killing of 270 rebels in 2025 alone.

The official also highlighted a 53 per cent drop in violent incidents in 2014-2024 as compared to the previous decade.

In 2025, the security forces arrested 680 Maoists and facilitated 1,225 surrenders, the official said in a statement. In 2025, 521 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) cadres have surrendered so far, and in the last two years, 1,053 surrenders have been recorded in Chhattisgarh.

The official said in a statement that financial networks sustaining Maoism have been systematically dismantled. A special v

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