<span style="color: #222222;">The Centre today said that there has been an unprecedented improvement in the country as Left Wing extremism (LWE) has declined over the past few years. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that there has been an overall 77 percent reduction in violent incidents from all-time high of 2258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021.<br />''<br />''He said 85 percent LWE related deaths are also reduced which was all time high of 1005 in 2010 and came down to 147 in 2021 in the country. Mr Rai said this has been possible due to resolute implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan to combat LWE, which was launched by the Centre in 2015.<br />''<br />''The Minister said the number of security forces personnel killed in LWE related violence has reduced by 84 per cent from all time high of 317 in 2009 to 50 in 2021.<br />''<br />''The number of civilian deaths has also gone down by 86 percent from all time high of 720 in 2010 to 97 in 2021.<br />''<br />''Mr Rai said the geographical spread of LWE has also reduced from all time high of 464 Police Stations in 96 districts in 2010 to 191 Police Stations in 46 districts in 2021.</span><br />