The government today said the implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan to address Left Wing Extremism, LWE, has resulted in a consistent decline in LWE violence across the nation. This information was given by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai in the Lok Sabha. 

In a written reply, he said that 76 percent reduction has been witnessed in the number of left-wing extremism-related violence, and 90 percent reduction in the number of deaths in the affected states in last year in comparison to 2010.