The State has witnessed improvement in Maoist situation as no security personnel was killed in 2014, informed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the House replying a question by Ayub Khan in the State Assembly. Patnaik said 109 common people and 71 security personnel were killed in 377 Maoist incidents happened between 2009 and 2011. Similarly, 67 common people and 26 security staff were killed in 254 Maoist incidents between 2012 and 2014, he added.
He also stated that the State has received Rs 240.44 crore from the Centre through different schemes like the Security Related Expenditure (SRE), Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS), Construction/Strengthening of Fortified Police Stations Scheme and Counter Insurgency and Anti Terrorist School (CIAT). These funds have been spent for the development of left Wing Extremism (lWE) affected areas and to control Maoist insurgency in the State, he added.