Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh is among eight new districts now in the country included in the potential area of expansion by left Wing Extremists (lWE) list of the Union Ministry of Home as a pre-emptive measure to check spread of extremism by rebels, the Union Home Ministry has informed.
In view of the improving security situation in lWE affected States, a review of districts covered under the ‘Security Related Expenditure Scheme ‘was undertaken by the Central Government. Accordingly 44 districts were excluded and eight new districts were included under the scheme from April 1, 2018, it informed.
The inclusion of new districts was a pre-emptive measure taken to address potential areas of expansion by left Wing Extremists. As a result of the review, 90 districts in 11 States are now covered under the 'Security Related Expenditure Scheme.'
The new districts included - West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh), Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh), Mandla (Madhya Pradesh), Angul & Boudh (Odisha), Malappuram, Palakkad & Wayanad (Kerala).
The 44 districts which have been excluded are as follows:- Andhra Pradesh --Prakasam, Kurnool, Anantapur.Bihar --Patna-- Bhojpur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Khagaria, Chhattisgarh-- Surguja, Koriya, Jashpur, Jharkhand -- Deoghar, Pakur, Maharashtra -Aheri, Odisha -Mayurbhanj, Ganjam, Gajapati, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Telangana --Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Medak, Mahboobnagar, Nalgonda, Jagtiyal, Nagarkurnool, Rajanna-Sircilla, Jogulamba-Gadwal, Wanaparthy, Nirmal, Suryapet, Mahbubabad, Sangareddy, Warangal Urban, Janagaon, Siddipet, Yadadri-Bhongir, Kamareddy, West Bengal -- Bankura, Purulia, Birbhum and West Medinipur.