Madhya Pradesh to Raise Special Force for a Year to Monitor Naxal Movements

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to raise a special auxiliary force to monitor movements of Naxals in the three Leftwing extremism-affected districts in the state.

The tenure of the force to be raised in the Naxal-hit districts of Mandla, Dindori and Balaghat will be one year.

The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting here chaired by chief minister Mohan Yadav.

The force will comprise 850 personnel recruited from these three districts, state urban development minister Kailash Vajayvargiya said in his post cabinet meeting briefing.

“The jawans recruited in the force will keep surveillance on the Maoists by monitoring their movements in their respective areas of jurisdiction”, he said.

Later, reviewing the law and order situation at a high-level meeting of police officers here, the chief minister said his government has set a target to end Naxalism in Madhya Pradesh by March 2026 as directed by Union home minister Amit Shah.

He said Madhya Pradesh has witnessed ten incidents related to Naxal violence but the police never allowed Maoists to create bases in MP.

Mr. Yadav said Naxals have two options left before them, either surrender or die.

He directed the state police to ensure law and order in the state, particularly curb crimes against women and girls.

He asked the police to launch a campaign to stop crimes against women and girls in the state.

Mr. Yadav said the civil defense mock drill will be held in five cities in the state on May seven as per the directive by the Union home ministry in the wake of security challenges facing the country.

The five cities where the mock drills will be held are Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Katni.

All the guidelines prescribed by the Union home ministry for the mock drill will be followed.