Raipur: Naxalism in Chhattisgarh is “on the verge of extinction”, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai declared while completing his two years in office.

Speaking to media persons, the Chief Minister said that security forces have neutralised 505 Maoists, while 2,386 Maoists have surrendered and 1,901 have been arrested.

Sixty-nine security camps have been established in affected regions, CM Sai said while the Niyada Nella Nar Yojana rehabilitation policy has encouraged integration into mainstream society.

He added that overcoming the Maoist menace was a major success in the past two years.

Fifty schools and several hospitals which were shut due to violence have reopened, and development has reached 403 villages with paved roads, health centres, mobile towers, and ration shops.

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